Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
| Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | |
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| motto | Nel cuore della realtà |
| founding | 1921 |
| Sponsorship | ecclesiastical |
| place | Milan |
| country |
 Italy
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| Rector | Franco Anelli |
| Students | 42,388 (2006/07) |
| Professors | 4,160 (2006/07) |
| Networks | AARC , FIUC IAU |
| Website | www.unicattolica.it |
The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ( Italian : Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ; Latin : Universitas Catholica Sacri Cordis Jesu ) is the largest private university in Europe and the largest and one of the most important Catholic universities , with six locations, 14 faculties and approx. 42,000 enrolled students worldwide. In addition to the headquarters in Milan, there are departments in Brescia , Piacenza , Cremona , Rome and Campobasso .
history
In 1919, a group of Catholic Italian intellectuals under the leadership of the renowned medical doctor, publicist and Franciscan father Agostino Gemelli developed the idea of founding a Catholic university in order to contribute to the development of culture and education in Italy from a decidedly Catholic perspective after the decline as a result of the First World War to fight anti-church aspirations of Italian liberalism. As a result of this initiative, the Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori was founded in 1920 , which can be regarded as the university's predecessor institution. On June 24, 1921, the institute was recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education.
The first rector was Agostino Gemelli and the lectures began in December 1921 with 100 first-year students from the two faculties of social sciences and philosophy . It received state recognition as a public university on October 2, 1925, since then it has been called Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore .
With a service on December 7, 1921, the university was dedicated and dedicated. The mass was celebrated by the Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Achille Ratti, who was elected Pope three months later and named Pius XI. led.
In 1924 the Italian state gave the university the right to award academic degrees; this right was confirmed in the statutes of October 2, 1924 with a royal decree . This was followed by the expansion of the range of courses and the establishment of several institutes , the expansion and further development at several locations, and the creation of new courses and exams .
On August 4, 1958, the state gave approval to the establishment of a medical faculty in Rome, and in 1959 the establishment of additional institutes and the construction of a polyclinic began . Pope John XXIII In 1961 the foundation stone was laid for the medical college for general medicine and dentistry (today's Gemelli Clinic ), in 1964 Pope Paul VI handed over the building . the clinic of its destination.
In the meantime, several extensions have been completed and academic years are regularly celebrated:
- 1956 Faculty of Education (Brescia)
- 1971 Faculty of Mathematics , Physics and Natural Sciences in (Brescia)
- 1990 Faculty of Economics, Finance and Insurance (Milan)
- 1991 Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature (Milan)
- 1997 Faculty of Economics (Milan; later Piacenza)
- 1999 Faculty of Psychology (Milan)
- 2000 Faculty of Law (Piacenza)
- In 2000, the University was present with 13 centers across Italy, with satellite links that organize courses and offer distance learning. The centers promote training initiatives.
- On April 13, 2000, Pope John Paul II gave an address at the university
- During the academic year 2001–2002, the Faculty of Sociology was opened in Milan .
- Pope Benedict XVI opened the academic year 2005–2006 with a speech.
Goal setting
“The Catholic University is an academic institution, it serves the development of special studies, scientific research and the preparation of young adults for work and service in research, teaching professions and is intended to contribute to work in public and private teaching areas. This goal should be achieved with an exemplary academic education, which is connected with the basic characteristics of Christianity. "
With a Catholic understanding and loyalty to the Catholic Church , the university is dedicated to research , teaching and study in all subjects of the sciences. In all of these endeavors, people should have their place in the center of the social order. The following principles apply: Scientific research, instruction, good preparation and training that essentially corresponds to a person's character development.
organization
- 14 faculties
- 72 three-year main courses
- 54 courses
- 47 Masters courses
Rectors
- Agostino Gemelli , founder of the university
- Francesco Vito
- Ezio Franceschini
- Giuseppe Lazzati
- Adriano Bausola
- Sergio Zaninelli
- Lorenzo Ornaghi
- Franco Anelli, since 2012
Personalities
- Armida Barelli (1882–1952), Italian co-founder of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Giacomo Violardo (1898–1978), Italian cardinal to the curia
- Sergio Pignedoli (1910–1980), Italian cardinal to the curia
- Roberto Busa SJ (1913–2011), Italian humanities scholar and linguist, inventor of the Index Thomisticus
- Luigi Gui (1914-2010), Italian politician
- Luigi Mengoni (1922–2001), Italian jurist and judge at the Italian Constitutional Court
- Elio Sgreccia (1928–2019), bioethicist and cardinal to the curia
- Emanuele Severino (1929–2020), Italian philosopher
- Silvio Cesare Bonicelli (1932–2009), Bishop of Parma
- Jorge Brovetto (1933–2019), Uruguayan politician
- Carlo Ghidelli (* 1934), Archbishop of Lanciano-Ortona
- Francesco Conz (1935-2010), Italian publisher
- Alberto Quadrio-Curzio (* 1937), Italian political scientist
- Luisa Muraro (* 1940), Italian philosopher
- Giovanni Maria Flick (* 1940), Italian lawyer and politician
- Ettore Gotti Tedeschi (1945), Italian bank manager and 2009–2012 President of the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR)
- Raffaello Martinelli (* 1948), Italian bishop of Frascati
- Lorenzo Ornaghi (* 1948), Italian political scientist, Rector of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (since 2006) and Italian Minister of Culture (2011–13)
- Ioan Petru Culianu (1950–1991), Romanian religious scholar, cultural historian, philosopher and essayist
- Enrico dal Covolo SDB (* 1950), Italian rector of the Pontifical Lateran University
- Mario Toso SDB (* 1950), Italian Curia Bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
- Helga Thaler Ausserhofer (* 1952), Italian politician
- Paul Dembinski (* 1955), Polish-Swiss economist
- Giovanni Marseguerra (* 1962), Italian economist
- Silvia Pellegrini (* 1965), Italian theologian and professor of biblical theology at the University of Vechta
- Michela Vittoria Brambilla (* 1967), Italian entrepreneur and politician and minister
- Angelino Alfano (* 1970), Italian politician, former Minister of Justice, former Minister of the Interior and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Lara Comi (* 1983), Italian politician and member of the European Parliament
See also
Web links
- Official website (English, Italian)
- Address by Benedict XVI. when visiting the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart on the occasion of the opening of the 2005-2006 academic year
Individual evidence
- ↑ ucsc.it
- ↑ unicatt.it
- ^ Members of AARC. In: www.alps-adriatic.net. Rector's Conference of the Universities of the Alpes Adriatic Region, accessed on September 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed September 27, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 2, 2019 .
- ↑ La Cattolica - I numeri ( Memento of September 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), on: www.unicattolica.it (ital.)
- ↑ Inaugurazione dell'anno accademico 2003-2004 ( Memento from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), on www.unicatt.it (Italian; PDF)
- ↑ unicatt.it
- ↑ unicatt.it
Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '47.2 " N , 9 ° 10' 36.9" E