Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1968 |
| Rector | Santo Marcello Zimbone |
Academic staff | 287 |
Administrative staff | 230 |
| Students | 10.200 |
| Location | , Italy |
| Campus | Feo di Vito 94.88 acres (38.40 ha) |
| Sports teams | CUS Reggio Calabria |
| Colors | Cerulean goldenrod |
| Affiliations | UNIMED –ESDP |
| Website | www.unirc.it |
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Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria (Italian:Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria), also referred to asMediterranea University orUniversity of Reggio Calabria, or simplyUNIRC, is an Italianpublic research university, located inReggio Calabria, Italy. In 2021, it is the third bestuniversity in the state.
It was founded in 1968, and is one of the youngest universities in the country. UNIRC combines its commitment in research and teaching: three faculties (Architecture,Engineering,Agricultural Science), are dedicated to the territory, creating a "Environment Polytechnic" with a strong propensity to the themes ofarchitecture,landscape,urbanism,infrastructure associated at thegreen economy. The faculty ofLaw, study from theeconomic issues to those related toarcheology andartisticheritage. The university providesundergraduate,graduate andpost-graduate education, in addition to a range ofdouble degree programs.
The 2012 edition, of the ranking list of Italian public universities – written by the newspaperIl Sole 24 Ore – based on indicators of quality, putsMediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, to first place in theSouth Italy andInsular Italy,[1] and in particular, itsschool of architecture is one of the best in the country.
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On 6 December 1967, with a request of the Commissioner of the prefect of the Consortium for the Institute of Architecture of Reggio Calabria the University of Reggio Calabria was founded. The legal recognition comes with the Presidential Decree (no. 1543), of17 June 1968 which marks the birth of theFree University Institute of Architecture. Salvatore Boscarino, a professor at theUniversity of Catania, held the first lesson, on 18 December 1967, titled "Elements of Architecture and survey monuments".
In the 90s, the construction of great and modern buildings started, of the new campus located at Feo di Vito. In 2001, the rectorAlessandro Bianchi, professor ofUrban Planning, who remained in office until May 2006, the date of appointment as Minister of theItalian Republic for theTransport of theProdi government, changed the name of the University. The name of the university became "Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria", with the ambition to become a cultural and scientific centre in theMediterranean basin. In 2014, the University started a partnership (research teams, teachers and students mobility, programming of common teaching activities) together with theChongqing University, in China.
The 2012 edition of the Italian public universities ranking list – written by the Italian national newspaperIl Sole 24 Ore – based on the analysis of quality indicators – puts Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria in first place inSouth Italy andInsular Italy, and 31st nationally. 39.45% of teachers have successfully participated in the "PRIN" (Research Programs of National Interest) and "FIRB" (Fund for Investments in Basic Research). UNIRC was ranked 10th for research funding, with 82.7% of research funded by external bodies. In 2010/2011, the university ranked 18th among 63 public universities for student performance, with 23.3% achieving final marks of 90 or above. For the "dispersion", or missing entries in its second year in 2010/2011, Reggio Calabria was in 16th place with 11.0%, behind universities such asPolitecnico di Milano,University Iuav of Venice andUniversity of Turin.[2][3]
The Mediterranean University has conferred honorary degrees on:[4]
On 30 July 2013, in the presence of the Prefect of Reggio Calabria, Vittorio Piscitelli, a collaboration agreement was signed between the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria and the special agencyStazione Sperimentale per le Industrie delle Essenze e dei Derivati dagli Agrumi (SSEA).[5][6] The agreement provides for an investment of 5 million euros in equipment, and the redevelopment of the SSEA experimental field to include laboratories for analysis and certification of essential oils and food ingredients.[7]
The departments of the University are an organ in which they are awarded, by statute, the duties of promoting, organizing and conducting scientific research. Promotes, coordinates and manages the research activities conducted in their area, while respecting the autonomy of individual teachers and scientific researchers and their right to go directly to research funding. It guarantees the access to resources, according to the criteria set out in the rules. Organizes activities necessary for the attainment of doctoral research. Expresses opinions and proposals on the request, the destination and the filling of posts of professor and researcher role, limited to the scientific areas of expertise of the department.The advisory functions of promotion and coordination of research activities are delegated to the Board of Directors of the department. As part of the reform Gelmini, were adopted from the academic year 2012–2013,6 departments:[8]
| Faculty | Name of Department | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Science | Dipartimento di Agraria Department of Agricultural Science | - |
| Architecture | Dipartimento di Patrimonio, Architettura, Urbanistica Department of Heritage, Architecture, Urban Planning | PAU |
| Architecture | Dipartimento di Architettura e Territorio Department of Architecture and Territory | DARTE |
| Engineering | Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, dell'Energia, dell'Ambiente e dei Materiali Department of Civil Engineering, of Energy, of Environment and of Materials | DICEAM |
| Engineering | Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, delle Infrastrutture e dell'Energia Sostenibile Department of Information Engineering, of Infrastructures and Sustanaible Energy | DIIES |
| Law | Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza ed Economia Department of Law and Economy | - |
Urban Regeneration and Economic Development (Program:CLUDs-Commercial Local Urban Districts)[9]
The research project is supposed to last three years, with the intention to extent – after defining and experiencing the CLUDs Action Plan in selected Urban Areas – the research project to develop related aspects such as the impact on public services supply (public transportation, safety, waste, etc.), the impact on the rate of energy safe by increasing the use of appropriate technology for housing and building, the impact on new service to business start up, the impact of structural change in rural-urban pattern of the city.[10]
The partnership is characterized by a common scientific field of study that is the city and its multidisciplinary aspects, concerning the general theme of urban policy and planning. With respect this common theme each partner acquires an important role in the academic and scientific international studies. The universities along Mediterranea that participating in the program are:[11]
Aalto University–(YtkLand and Use Planning and Use Studies Group)
Sapienza University of Rome –(Centro di Ricerca sulla Valorizzazione e gestione dei centri storici minori / Fo.Cu.S.)
University of Salford–(School of the Built Environment / SOBE)
Northeastern University –(Department of Economics – School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs / NEUSUP)San Diego State University –(School of Public Affairs / SDSU)School of specialization for the legal profession (I and II year), with national programming exam:
School of High Formation in Architecture and Archeology of Classical City
Most of the students come fromSicily andCalabria, but there is a good percentage of students coming from otherItalian regions. The situation is different for foreigners. With the agreement between theItalian Republic and theRepublic of China, were distributed the provisions governing the university registrations of foreign nationals. The program "Marco Polo",[12] provides that the seats allocated for Chinese citizens, who can subscribe to theMediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, are: 30 in the Faculty ofAgricultural Science, 50 in the Faculty ofArchitecture, 18 in the Faculty ofEngineering and 20 in the Faculty ofLaw. In addition at theUNIRC are active, thanks to the Treaty of Friendship, Partnership and Cooperation between Italy andLibya, numerousscholarships for Libyan students who want to study inItalian universities.[13]
TheErasmus (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) offers the opportunity to study at a European university or an internship in a country inside theEU.
Since 2005, every year, is organized during the summer months, an advanced course in English language, in collaboration with theSt. Andrews University inScotland. The study-tour is developed in the cities ofEdinburgh,Glasgow andDundee, as well as the Lakes of the Highlands.
Rectors of the new University of Reggio Calabria.
| Years | Rector |
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| 1982–1989 | Antonio Quistelli |
| 1989–1999 | Rosario Pietropaolo |
| 1999–2006 | Alessandro Bianchi |
| 2006–2012 | Massimo Giovannini |
| 2012–2018 | Pasquale Catanoso |
| 2018–present | Santo Marcello Zimbone |
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