University of Naples Federico II

The University of Naples Federico II (Italian: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is an Italian public research university based in Naples, in the Campania region, founded on 5 June 1224 by Emperor Frederick II. It is the world's oldest state-funded, secular university in continuous operation and one of the largest in Europe, with more than 90,000 students in 2022. Its motto is "Ad scientiarum haustum et seminarium doctrinarum". The university conducts research across many fields, including robotics and artificial intelligence; its PRISMA Lab (Projects of Robotics for Industry and Services, Manufacturing and Automation), led by Prof. Bruno Siciliano, works on robotic manipulation, aerial and surgical robotics and human–robot interaction. In 2016 the university launched the world's first Apple Developer Academy (iOS), and in 2018 the Cisco Digital Transformation Lab.