Jews attended university during the time of the rishonim. I’ve seen no rabbinic objection prior to the 19th century. The number of great rabbis with university education is quite long, including Rambam, Sforno, Rav Hirsch, Rav Hildesheimer, Rav Herzog, and Rav Soloveitchik. Each had extensive Torah education prior to embarking on university studies; each would be a great model to follow.
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