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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]




Contents





  • 1 History and profile


  • 2 Organization


  • 3 Points of interest


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History and profile[edit]




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[edit]


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


  • Faculty of Agriculture

  • Faculty of Architecture

  • Faculty of Arts

  • Faculty of Economics and Business

  • Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature

  • Faculty of Law

  • Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences

  • Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

  • Faculty of Political Science

  • Faculty of Pharmacy

  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine


Points of interest[edit]



  • Orto Botanico dell'Università di Sassari, the university's botanical garden


See also[edit]


  • List of early modern universities in Europe

  • List of Italian universities

  • Sassari


References[edit]




  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. 




External links[edit]



  • (in Italian) University of Sassari Website










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