University of Sassari

Coordinates: 40°43′29.46″N 8°33′35.09″E / 40.7248500°N 8.5597472°E / 40.7248500; 8.5597472

University of Sassari
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Motto svsceptvm perfice mvnvs
Type State-supported
Established 1562
Rector Massimo Carpinelli
Administrative staff
 700
Students 13,000[1]
Location Sassari, Italy
Sports teams CUS Sassari (http://cus.uniss.it/)
Website www.uniss.it/

The University of Sassari (Italian: Università degli Studi di Sassari, UniSS) is a university located in Sassari, Italy. It was founded in 1562 and is organized in 13 departments.

The University of Sassari earned first place in the rankings for the best “medium- sized” Italian university, in 2009-2010, by the Censis Research Institute.[2] while in 2012 tumbled down to the 6th position among the best Italian universities.[3]

History and profile

Main building

The University of Sassari was founded by Alessio Fontana, member of Imperial Chancellery of Emperor Charles V and a distinguished gentleman in the town of Sassari in 1558. The official opening dates back to the month of May 1562. It was first run by the Jesuits.

Today, the University, which is of medium size, with a total number of over 18.000 students and about 700 teachers, comprises eleven faculties and over 40 departments, study centres and institutes. There are several specialist schools, research institutions, schools for special research and postgraduate schools.

Organization

These are the 11 faculties in which the university is divided into:

Points of interest

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Il nostro Ateneo - Università degli Studi di Sassari". Uniss.it. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Classifica dei medi Atenei Censis Repubblica 2009". Universita.it. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sardegna Oggi: Notizie e informazione regionale". Sardegnaoggi.it. Retrieved 17 November 2017.


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