University of Coimbra, Portugal

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University of Coimbra, Portugal

The University of Coimbra is one of the world’s oldest universities to have been in continuous use. Opening originally in Lisbon in 1290 moving to Coimbra in 1537. The buildings are magnificent dominating the town. Each May there is a ‘Queima Das Fitas’ (Burning the Ribbons) party for new graduates celebrating the end of the academic year and the month prior to final exams.

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