Università di Genova | |
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| Latin:Genuense Athenaeum | |
| Type | State-supported |
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| Established | 1481; 544 years ago (1481) |
| Rector | Federico Delfino |
Administrative staff | 1,711 |
| Students | ~ 40,000 |
| Location | , Italy |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sports teams | CUS Genova |
| Affiliations | EUA, CoNiSMA, Consorzio Nettuno |
| Website | www.unige.it |
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TheUniversity of Genoa (Italian:Università di Genova, abbreviated asUniGe[1]), is apublicresearch university. It is one of the largest universities in Italy and it is located in the city ofGenoa, on theItalian Riviera in theLiguria region of northwestern Italy. The original university was founded in 1481.
The University of Genoa is organized in several independent campuses located in different city areas:
Of great historical and artistic interest are the buildings inVia Balbi and in particular: the main university premises (via Balbi, 5) designed by the architectBartolomeo Bianco and built in 1640, Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo (via Balbi, 2), and Palazzo Balbi Senarega (via Balbi, 4). Also of major historical interest is the complex of Albergo dei Poveri (piazza Emanuele Brignole).
The university'sbotanical garden, theOrto Botanico dell'Università di Genova, occupies one hectare in the city center, just above the university's main building.
University of Genoa also has a number of regional campuses inSavona,Imperia,Ventimiglia andLa Spezia. In particular,
Near Ventimiglia, the University of Genoa operates theHanbury Botanical Garden, a Protected Area and candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status within the "Mediterranean Alps" project.
In the 13th century in Genoa there were already Colleges which conferred degrees inlaw,theology,medicine andarts.
The College of Theology was established officially in 1471 with apapal bull ofSixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere). Some years after dates the promulgation of a Statute of the College of Medicine by the Council of the Elders in 1481.
In 1569, by a decree of the Senate ofRepublic of Genoa, the Colleges were incorporated into the schools run by theJesuits. The Jesuits settled near the old Church of San Girolamo Del Rosso, and enlarged their premises by buying some land on which to house their College and schools. The building, which is now the main university premises, was designed by the architectBartolomeo Bianco, and began to be used in 1640.
After the suppression of theSociety of Jesus in 1773, a special committee reorganized the various courses of study, dividing them in higher education (Canon Law, Philosophy, Civil Law, Theology, Logic and Metaphysics, Physics) and primary education (courses in Rhetoric, Reading and Writing).
After the establishment of theFrench Empire, which absorbed the Republic of Genoa, higher education was subdivided into different special schools: Law, Medicine, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Commerce, Language and Literature, Chemistry. The University of Genoa was affiliated to the ImperialUniversity of Paris. It was reinstated as a separate university in 1812.[1]
After the fall of Napoleon, the provisional Government of the Republic appointed a new Committee in charge of higher education, and at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was decided that the University of Genoa be entrusted to theKingdom of Sardinia, enjoying the same privileges as those granted to theUniversity of Turin. The university was closed owing to political disturbances between 1821 and 1823 and again between 1830 and 1835.
In 1870, two first technical institutes of higher education were established: the Royal Naval School and the Royal School of Economic Studies, that in 1936, were absorbed by the Royal University of Genoa, becoming the Faculties of Engineering and Economics respectively.
In the late 20th century, the university expanded rapidly, with new regional campuses. In 1996, some departments were established inSavona within a remodeled Army Barrack area. That campus hosts the Department of Engineering and also courses in Business. New laboratories have been made in Simulation, Logistics & Industrial Engineering, among others.
As of the academic year 2012-2013, the university is headed by arector and it was divided into 5 schools, comprising a total of 23 departments (one of which is inter-school):
The University of Genoa shares a branch campus ofFlorida International University inMiami, Florida,United States, in Genoa.[2] The two universities mutually host students of either university's School of Architecture.
| University rankings | |
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| ARWU World[3] | 401–500 |
| QS World[4] | =530 (2026) |
| THE World[5] | 401–500 |
In the ranking of Italian universities, the University of Genoa is ranked 13th byARWU,[6] 18th byQS,[7] and 18th byTHE.[8]
The university is ranked 151–200 in Engineering - Civil and Structural in the QS World University Subject Rankings.[9]
Times Higher Education gave the university a rank of 150+ in the Law category in its 2020 list of subjects.[10]
According toMicrosoft Academic Search 2016 rankings, the University of Genoa has high-ranking positions among theEuropean universities in multiplecomputer science fields:
In the academic year 21/22, the university has a student population around 39,766. Of these, 33,920 are students entrolled in bachelor's and master's degree courses; 3,328 are students enrolled in doctorate, master's or specialisation school courses. Finally, 2,518 are students enrolled in other courses. The number of freshmen was 6,293 and the number of graduating students was 5,257.
In 2021, there were 1,307 professors and scientific employees and 1,228 non-scientific employees working for University of Genoa.[14]
Since its foundation, the University of Genoa has awarded 46 gold medals to Italian students and 2 gold medals to international students, namely the Israeli student Khor Hoksari in 1993 and the Albanian student Agasi Bledar in 2021. Since 1992, it has awarded 140 honorary degrees and 1 honorary doctorate. The most recent honorary titles granted are:
| Honorary Laureate | Honorary degree | Year of award |
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| Ivano Fossati | Letterature moderne e spettacolo | 2023 |
| Pietro Salini | Ingegneria civile | 2022 |
| Riccardo Muti | Scienze Internazionali e della Cooperazione | 2019 |
| Giuseppe Tornatore | Scienze Storiche | 2017 |
| Andrea Camilleri | Letterature moderne e spettacolo | 2016 |
| Giovanni Maria Flick | Economia e istituzioni finanziarie | 2013 |
| Mario Rigoni Stern | Scienze Politiche | 2007 |
The University of Genoa has a strong collaboration with theItalian Institute of Technology (IIT), since its foundation in 2005.
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