University of Pisa. Coordinates: The University of Pisa (Italian: Università di Pisa, UniPi), is an Italian public research university located in Pisa, Italy. It was founded in 1343[1] by an edict of Pope Clement VI. It is the 19th oldest extant university in the world and the 10th oldest in Italy.[2] The prestigious university is ranked between first and third places nationally, in the top 30 in Europe and the top 300 in the world. It houses the Orto botanico di Pisa, Europe's oldest academic botanical garden, which was founded in 1544. The University of Pisa is part of the Pisa University System, which includes the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.
The university has about 57,000 students (of which 53,000 are undergraduate and postgraduate studies, and 3,500 are doctoral and specialization studies). History[edit] Palazzo alla Giornata on the riverbank Lungarno Pacinotti, home of the Rectorate The university's development continued under the Lorenas. Rankings[edit] University of Genoa. The University of Genoa (Italian: Università degli Studi di Genova) is one of the largest universities in Italy. Located in Liguria on the Italian Riviera, the university was founded in 1481. It currently has about 40,000 students, 1,800 teaching and research staff and about 1,580 administrative staff. Campus[edit] School of Humanities The University of Genoa is organized in several independent campuses located in different city areas.
The University of Genoa also has a number of regional campuses in Savona, Imperia, Santa Margherita Ligure, Ventimiglia and La Spezia. History[edit] Already in the 13th century in Genoa there were Colleges which conferred degrees in law, theology, medicine and arts. The College of Theology was established officially in 1471 with a Papal Bull of Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere). In 1569, by a decree of the Senate of Republic of Genoa, the Colleges were incorporated into the schools run by the Jesuits. Organization[edit] Students[edit] Faculty[edit] University of Florence. The University of Florence (Italian: Università degli Studi di Firenze, UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has about 60,000 students enrolled.
History[edit] The modern university dates from 1859, when a group of disparate higher-studies institutions grouped together in the Istituto di Studi Pratici e di Perfezionamento, which a year later was recognized as a full-fledged university by the government of newly unified Italy. In 1923 the Istituto was officially denominated as University by the Italian Parliament. Organization[edit] The 12 faculties of the university are: Agriculture; Architecture; Arts; Economics; Education; Engineering; Law; Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences; Medicine and Surgery; Pharmacology; Political Science; and Psychology. Faculties are located in traditionally strategic areas based on their subject matter. Notable people[edit] Rectorate's auditorium Alumni[edit] Faculty[edit] See also[edit]
University of Bologna. The University of Bologna (Italian: Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a university located in Bologna, Italy, founded in 1088.[1] As of 2013 the University's crest carries the motto Alma mater studiorum and the date A.D. 1088. The University has about 85,000 students in its 23 schools. It has branch centres in Imola, Ravenna, Forlì, Cesena and Rimini and a branch center abroad in Buenos Aires. It also has a school of excellence named Collegio Superiore di Bologna. It is widely recognised as the oldest university in continuous operation, considering that it was the first to use the term universitas for the corporations of students and masters which came to define the institution. History[edit] The University arose around mutual aid societies of foreign students called "nations" (as they were grouped by nationality) for protection against city laws which imposed collective punishment on foreigners for the crimes and debts of their countrymen.
Organization[edit] The 33 Departments are: University of Parma. The University of Parma (Italian: Università degli Studi di Parma, UNIPR) is one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in the 12th century. It is organised in eighteen departments. As of November 2013 the University of Parma has about 32,000 students. History[edit] The school was founded in 1117 A.D [1] as a center for study of the general liberal arts curriculum of the medieval period. Notable students, alumni and faculty[edit] Francesco Accarigi (c. 1557—1622), professor of civil lawFlavio Delbono (born 1959), economist and politicianMacedonio Melloni (c. 1798—1854), physicistBernardino Ramazzini (c. 1633—1724), professor of medicine and father of Occupational MedicineCesare Beccaria (c. 1738—1794), economist and criminologist Organization[edit] Department of Mathematics at the University of Parma The university is now divided into 18 departments.
The university was formerly divided into 12 faculties: See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Sapienza University of Rome. Coordinates: The Sapienza University of Rome, officially Sapienza – Università di Roma, also called simply Sapienza[3] formerly known as Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a coeducational, autonomous state university in Rome, Italy. It is the largest European university by enrollments[citation needed] and the oldest of Rome's four state-funded universities.
In Italian, sapienza means "wisdom" or "knowledge". Being the biggest Italian University, La Sapienza is member of several national and international groups, as: European Spatial Development Planning, Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities, CINECA, Santander Network, Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe, Mediterranean Universities Union. Sapienza is present in all major international university rankings. Biggest part of Italian ruling class come from La Sapienza.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] History[edit] Campuses[edit] Points of interest[edit] Academics[edit]