The following universities have been founded in Europe since the end of World War II.

No universities were established in Switzerland and Malta during this period.

List

The list is sorted alphabetically.

Albania

Founded City University 1957Rüegg 2011, pp. 575–594 Tirana University of Tirana 1991 Tirana Polytechnic University of Tirana

Austria

Founded City University 1962 Salzburg University of Salzburg 1962/6 Linz Johannes Kepler University Linz 1970 Klagenfurt Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt 1973 Linz University of Art and Design Linz

Belarus

Founded City University 1945 Brest A.S. Pushkin Brest State University 1951 Grodno Grodno State Agrarian University 1961 Gomel Francysk Skaryna Homiel State University 1978 Hrodna Hrodna State University 1992 Minsk Belarusian State Academy of Music 1992 Horki Belarusian State Agricultural Academy 1993 Minsk Belarusian State Technological University 1993 Navapolatsk Polotsk State University 1994 Minsk Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University 1994 Vitebsk Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine

Belgium

Founded City University 1965 Mons Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons 1965 Mons Faculté polytechnique de Mons 1965 Mons University of Mons-Hainaut 1968 Leuven Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1968 Louvain-la-Neuve Université catholique de Louvain 1969 Brussels Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis 1969 Brussels Université Libre de Bruxelles 1969 Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1991 Hasselt Hasselt University 2003 Antwerp University of Antwerp 2007 Brussels Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel 2007 Mons University of Mons

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Founded City University 1949 Sarajevo University of Sarajevo 1975 Banja Luka University of Banja Luka 1976 Tuzla University of Tuzla 1977 Mostar University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar 1992 Istočno Sarajevo University of East Sarajevo 1992 Mostar University of Mostar 1997 Bihać University of Bihać 2000 Zenica University of Zenica

Bulgaria

Founded City University 1971 Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo University 1972 Plovdiv Plovdiv University 1995 Bourgas Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University 1995 Gabrovo Technical University of Gabrovo 1995 Pleven Medical University Pleven 1995 Sofia Sofia Medical University 1995 Sofia Technical University of Sofia 1995 Sofia Agricultural University 1995 Varna Medical University of Varna

Croatia

Founded City University 1973 Rijeka University of Rijeka 1974 Split University of Split 1975 Osijek University of Osijek 2002 Zadar University of Zadar 2003 Dubrovnik University of Dubrovnik 2006 Pula Juraj Dobrila University of Pula

Cyprus

Founded City University 1989 Nicosia University of Cyprus 2002 Nicosia Open University of Cyprus 2004 Limassol Cyprus University of Technology 2007 Nicosia University of Nicosia 2007 Nicosia European University Cyprus 2007 Nicosia Frederick University 2007 Paphos Neapolis University Paphos

Czech Republic

Founded City University 1945/6 Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Prague 1946 Prague Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague 1947 Brno Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts 1950 Pardubice University of Pardubice 1952 Prague Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 1952 Prague Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague 1953 Prague University of Economics, Prague 1991 České Budějovice University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice 1991 Ostrava University of Ostrava 1991 Opava Silesian University (Opava) 1991 Plzeň University of West Bohemia 1991 Ústí nad Labem Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem 1994 Liberec Technical University of Liberec

Denmark

Founded City University 1966 Odense Odense University 1972 Roskilde Roskilde University 1974 Aalborg Aalborg University

Estonia

Founded City University 1951 Tartu Estonian University of Life Sciences 1991 Tallinn University Nord

Finland

Founded City University 1950 Turku Turku School of Economics 1958 Oulu University of Oulu 1966 Tampere University of Tampere 1966 Jyväskylä University of Jyväskylä 1966/9 Lappeenranta Lappeenranta University of Technology 1972 Tampere Tampere University of Technology 1977 Vaasa University of Vaasa 1979 Rovaniemi University of Lapland 1982 Helsinki Sibelius Academy 1983 Helsinki Aalto University School of Art and Design 1984 Joensuu University of Joensuu 1984 Kuopio University of Kuopio 1987 Helsinki Theatre Academy (Finland) 1993 Helsinki Finnish National Defence University

France

Founded City University 1964 Villeurbanne École nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques 1965 Paris École nationale du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts 1968 Lille Hautes études d'ingénieur 1970 Amiens University of Picardie Jules Verne 1970 Talence Bordeaux I 1970 Bordeaux Bordeaux II (Victor Segalen) 1970 Pessac Bordeaux III (Michel de Montaigne) 1970 Brest University of Western Brittany 1970 Caen University of Caen Lower Normandy 1970 Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand I (Auvergne) 1970 Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand II (Blaise Pascal) 1970 Dijon University of Burgundy 1970 Grenoble Grenoble I (Joseph Fourier) 1970 Grenoble Grenoble II (Sciences Po Grenoble) 1970 Grenoble Grenoble III (Stendhal) 1970 Villeneuve d'Ascq Lille I (Science and Technology) 1970 Lille Lille II (Health and Law) 1970 Villeneuve d'Ascq Lille III (Charles de Gaulle) 1970 Limoges University of Limoges 1970 Villeurbanne Lyon I (Claude Bernard) 1970 Lyon Lyon II (Lumière) 1970The University of Aix-Marseille I, the University of Aix-Marseille II and the University of Aix-Marseille III merged on 1 January 2012 by décret n° 2011-1010 24 August 2011 forming Aix-Marseille University Marseille Aix-Marseille I (Provence) 1970 Montpellier Montpellier I 1970 Montpellier Montpellier II (Sciences and Techniques) 1970 Montpellier Montpellier III (Paul Valéry) 1970 Nancy Nancy I (Henri Poincaré) 1970 Nancy Nancy II 1970 Nancy School of architecture of Nancy 1970 Orléans University of Orléans 1970 Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne University 1970 Paris Panthéon-Assas University 1970 Paris Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle) 1970 Paris Paris-Sorbonne University 1970 Paris Paris V (Paris Descartes) 1970 Paris Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University 1970 Paris Paris VII (Paris Diderot) 1970 Paris Paris VIII (Vincennes in Saint-Denis) 1970 Paris Paris IX (Paris Dauphine) 1970 Paris Paris X (West Paris) 1970 Paris Paris XI (South Paris) 1970 Paris Paris XII (East Paris) 1970 Paris Paris XIII (North Paris) 1970 Pau University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour 1970 Poitiers University of Poitiers 1970 Reims University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne 1970 Rennes Rennes I 1970 Rennes Rennes II (Haute-Bretagne) 1970 Rouen University of Rouen 1970 Saint-Étienne Jean Monnet University 1970 Strasbourg Strasbourg I (Louis Pasteur) 1970 Strasbourg Strasbourg II (Marc Bloch) 1970 Strasbourg Strasbourg III (Robert Schuman) 1970 Toulouse Toulouse I (Capitole) 1970 Toulouse Toulouse II (Le Mirail) 1970 Toulouse Toulouse III (Paul Sabatier) 1970 Tours François Rabelais University 1971 Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis 1972 Angers University of Angers 1972 Compiègne University of Technology of Compiègne 1973 Marseille Aix-Marseille II (Mediterranean) 1973 Marseille Aix-Marseille III (Paul Cézanne) 1973 Lyon Lyon III (Jean Moulin) 1975/61 Corte University of Corsica Pascal Paoli 1975 Mulhouse Upper Alsace University 1976 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine 1976 Nantes University of Nantes 1976 Valenciennes University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis 1978 Le Mans University of Maine (France) 1978 Perpignan University of Perpignan Via Domitia 1979 Chambéry University of Savoy 1979 Toulon University of the South, Toulon-Var 1984 Toulouse National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse 1991 Nantes École centrale de Nantes 2009 Strasbourg University of Strasbourg 2012 Marseille Aix-Marseille University 2018 Lille University of Lille

Georgia

Founded City University 1990 Tbilisi Georgian Technical University 1991 Tbilisi Georgian State Agrarian University 1992 Tbilisi AIETI Medical School

Germany

Founded City University 1946 Mainz Johannes Gutenberg University 1946 Berlin Technische Universität Berlin 1947 Speyer German University of Administrative Sciences 1948 Saarbrücken Saarland University 1948 Berlin Free University of Berlin 1948 Hamburg Hochschule of Economics and Politics 1953 Ilmenau Technical Hochschule 1962/5 Bochum Ruhr University Bochum 1962/6 Regensburg University of Regensburg 1962/8 Dortmund University of Dortmund 1963/8 Hanover Hannover Medical School 1965 Düsseldorf University of Düsseldorf 1966 Konstanz University of Konstanz 1967 Ulm University of Ulm 1967 Hohenheim University of Hohenheim 1967 Mannheim University of Mannheim 1969 Bielefeld Bielefeld University 1970 Augsburg University of Augsburg 1970 Trier–Kaiserslautern University of Trier and Kaiserslautern University of Technology 1970 Cologne German Sport University Cologne 1971 Bremen University of Bremen 1971 Kassel University of Kassel 1972/5 Bayreuth University of Bayreuth 1972/5 Bamberg University of Bamberg 1972/5 Duisburg Gerhard Mercator University 1972/5 Essen University of Essen 1972/5 Hamburg University of the German Federal Armed Forces Hamburg 1972/5 Paderborn Paderborn University 1972/5 Siegen University of Siegen 1972/5 Wuppertal Bergische Universität Wuppertal 1973 Munich University of the Bundeswehr Munich 1973 Oldenburg Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg 1973/4 Osnabrück University of Osnabrück 1973/8 Passau University of Passau 1973/8 Vechta University of Vechta 1974 Hagen FernUniversität Hagen 1978 Hamburg-Harburg Hamburg University of Technology 1978 Hildesheim University of Hildesheim 1980 Eichstätt Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt 1985 Lübeck Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences 1986 Chemnitz Chemnitz University of Technology 1989 Lüneburg University of Lüneburg 1990 Koblenz–Landau University of Koblenz and Landau 1991 Cottbus Brandenburg Technical University 1991 Frankfurt (Oder) Viadrina European University 1991 Potsdam University of Potsdam 1993 Magdeburg Otto von Guericke University 1994 Flensburg University of Flensburg

Greece

Founded City University 1964 Patras University of Patras 1970 Ioannina University of Ioannina 1973 Komotini Democritus University of Thrace 1973 Rethymno University of Crete 1977 Chaniá Technical University 1984 Corfu Ionian University 1984 Mytilene University of the Aegean 1984 Volos University of Thessaly 1989 Piraeus University of Piraeus 1989 Athens Harokopia University 1989 Thessaloniki University of Macedonia

Hungary

Founded City University 1949 Budapest University of Veterinary Medicine 1949 Miskolc Technical University of Heavy Industry 1951 Budapest Semmelweis University 1951 Veszprém University of Veszprém 1952 Gödöllő University of Agriculture 1953 Budapest University of Horticulture 1962 Sopron University of Forestry 1970 Debrecen University of Agriculture 1970 Keszthely University of Agriculture 1971 Budapest Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design 1990 Budapest Budapest University of Economics 1993 Budapest Pázmány Péter Catholic University

Iceland

Founded City University 1971 Reykjavík Iceland University of Education 1987 Akureyri University of Akureyri 1989 Bifrost School of Business

Ireland

Founded City University 1957 Dublin Institute of Public Administration (Ireland) 1968 Dublin Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy 1970 Athlone Athlone Institute of Technology 1970 Carlow Institute of Technology, Carlow 1971 Sligo Institute of Technology, Sligo 1977 Tralee Institute of Technology, Tralee 1978 Cork Cork Institute of Technology 1989 Dublin Dublin City University 1989 Limerick University of Limerick 1992 Dublin Dublin Institute of Technology 1992 Limerick Limerick Institute of Technology

Italy