St Andrews university

 

St Andrews University was the first Scottish university, founded in 1410 when a charter was issued to the St Andrews Cathedral Augustinian Priory. Pope Benedict XIII followed this by issuing a Papal Bull in 1413 to the University. Over one hundred years later a royal charter was given to St Andrews University in 1532. Some of the early college buildings date back to this period, such as St Salvator's Chapel and St Leonards College chapel and St Mary's College quadrangle. At the beginnings st Andrews had a strong religious character and must of the teaching was carried out by clerics.

The university grew up quickly until 19th centuries, when its number of pupils began to decrease considerably. To solve the financial problems the college of Dundee was founded. This college would become a prestigious centre of medical research.

Nowadays the university of St Andrews is still one of the most important universities of Great Britain. It receives students from all over the world, specially from North- America.
I know about that because a friend of mine, who is scottish by the way, is studying international relationships in St Andrews and she told me about her college and invite me to spend a couple of days with her at her college. It was great, I really love that place.