The National University of Aravaipa, was the major center of learning in the Empire of Aravaipa , and was one of the three most important institutions of higher learning throughout the Empire, the other being Dawud I University and the University of St. Francis . Though the University of St. Francis (formerly known as the University of California at San Fransisco) pre-dated the formation of the Empire, NUA was the oldest university to be founded by the Imperial House of al-Sini, and thus was propelled to its status by the wealth of the house and its location in the center of the Empire. They were also known for a historical relationship with The Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Rome, which was established by the Treaty of London, and lasted for over two and and a half centuries.