Lviv was founded in 1256 and Lviv University was founded in 1661 as one of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe with the original Faculties of Philosophy and Theology. Today it has approximately 30,000 students across 18 faculties and 3 colleges with over 2,000 professors and 127 departments. The university cooperates internationally with over 60 other institutions and has professors from various European and Asian countries working there.