Sapienza University of Rome laureates, Presidents of the European Parliament and European Commissioners, heads of several nations, notable religious figures, scientists and astronauts.. In September 2018, it was included in the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings Graduate Employability Ranking. Sapienza University of Rome was founded in 1303 with the Papal bull "In Supremae praeminentia Dignitatis", issued on 20 April 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, as a "Studium" for ecclesiastical studies more under his control than the universities of Bologna and Padua, making it the first pontifical university. In 1431 Pope Eugene IV completely reorganized the studium with the bull "In supremae",
Léonce Bekemans Léonce Bekemans Léonce Bekemans (born 20 September 1950 in Bruges) is a Belgian economist and scholar of European studies. Since 2002, he holds the Jean Monnet Chair in "Globalisation, Intercultural Dialogue and Inclusiveness in the EU" at the University of Padua. He is a former Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, where he was Associate Professor 1991-95 and full Professor 1995-2001. He has previously been a research fellow at the European University Institute. He is also a visiting professor at the La Sapienza University and the Opole University, and has been Jean Monnet Visiting Professor of European Interdisciplinary