List of universities in Europe founded after 1945

This list of modern universities in Europe since 1945 comprises all universities which have been founded in Europe since the end of World War II.

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

The following list also includes Russian universities in the Asian part of the country.

The campuses of the universities of Istanbul may be located on both sides of the Bosporus.

Often those universities have much longer history, as they are created on the base of already existed institutes as a result of reforms.