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Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo | |
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| Latin:Studiorum Universitas Publica Urbinatensis[1] | |
Former name | Collegio dei Dottori di Urbino (1506) Pubblico Studio di Urbino (1576) Studio generale di Urbino (1671) Università di Urbino (1671) Libera Università Provinciale di Urbino (1862) Università Libera di Urbino (1923)[2] |
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| Motto | Urbino città campus |
Motto in English | Urbino: a city campus |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1506; 519 years ago (1506) |
| Rector | Giorgio Calcagnini |
| Students | 13,876[3][4] |
| Undergraduates | 11,646[4][5] |
| Postgraduates | 2,230[4] |
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| Location | ,, Italy |
| Campus | Whole town,UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Affiliations | UNIMED |
| Website | www.uniurb.it |
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TheUniversity of Urbino Carlo Bo (Italian:Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo,UniUrb) is an Italian university located inUrbino, in the region ofMarche, in north-eastern central Italy. The main campus occupies numerous buildings throughout the historic Urbino town center and the nearby countryside, with a branch campus inFano. The university's enrollment in 2019 was 11,646 undergraduate students and 2,230 graduate students, with 858 full-time or part-time instructional and research faculty across various departments.[6]
The University of Urbino is renowned for teaching and research insports science,humanities,biology andcomputer science. Until 2006 it was afree university.[7]
The University of Urbino was founded 519 years ago in 1506 byGuidobaldo da Montefeltro, the Duke of Urbino. One year later, the magistracy of Urbino was granted power to award doctorates in canon and civil law bypapal bull fromPope Julius II.
Starting in the 1960s, under the guidance ofCarlo Bo asRector, the university succeeded in buying up numerous derelict buildings in the historic center of Urbino. The numerous buildings which have since been restored are used by the university as department centers, classrooms, and libraries.[8] It was under the long-lasting rectorship of professor Carlo Bo, distinguished humanist andSenator for Life, that the university enjoyed unprecedented growth in size and prestige, prompting the former president of theEuropean Commission,Roy Jenkins, to state that "the University of Urbino is an incisive presence in contemporary thought, contributing in original ways to the cultural and intellectual life of Europe".[9] This was also the period in which architectGiancarlo De Carlo designed and built the University Halls of Residence[10] and redesigned and modernized several of the university's other buildings.In 2003, the university was named after Carlo Bo, after serving as rector for fifty-four years from 1947 until his death in 2001.
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Until 2013 the university was divided into 11 faculties:
Following the approval of the so-calledGelmini reform in 2009, and starting from the 2013/2014 academic year, the faculty-based organisation was replaced by a department-based structure. It is currently composed of the following departments and institutes:
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| CWUR World[11] | 1191 (2025) |
| QS World[12] | 1201–1400 (2026) |
| THE World[13] | 1201–1500 (2025) |
| USNWR Global[14] | 1476 (2025) |
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The University offers to students and staff a number of libraries making up the University Library System, such as the Library for Modern and Contemporary European Literature from the charitable 'Carlo and Marise Bo' foundation.
The University does not have its ownresidence halls. However, a number of colleges and dormitories for University of Urbino students are owned and managed by theregional office for the right to academic education. They include four colleges (Vela,Tridente,Aquilone andSerpentine) and one female dormitory (Casa Studentessa) in Urbino, one college located in the scientific campus between Urbino andFermignano, and a number of rented private accommodation blocks inPesaro andFano, paid for by the regional government.
TheCommandino Medal is awarded by the University every year in recognition of extraordinary contributions in the history of science.[15]
The commission charged with awarding the Commandino medal is appointed by the Director of the International Study CenterUrbino and Perspective. Scientific humanism from Piero and Leonardo to the Galilean revolutionand the candidates are chosen according to their contributions to the history of science. It has been awarded annually since 2014, with no award being made in 2019. The 2021 and 2022 medals were awarded in 2022 and 2023. Awardees:Reviel Netz (Israel, 2014),William René Shea [fr] (Canada, 2015), Enrico Gamba (Italy, 2016),Roger Penrose (UK, 2017),Jürgen Renn (Germany, 2018),Monica Ugaglia (Italy, 2020),Victor Pambuccian (Romania, 2021),Karine Chemla (France, 2022),Niccolò Guicciardini (Italy, 2025).
TheDal Monte Medal is awarded by the University every year in recognition of contributions in the history of science by young researchers. It was inaugurated in 2022. Awardees:Vincenzo de Risi (Italy, 2022),Flavia Marcacci (Italy, 2023),Nathan Camillo Sidoli (U.S.A., 2025) .
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