University of Siena
| University of Siena Università degli Studi di Siena |
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| founding | 1240 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Siena , Italy |
| Rector | Francesco Frati |
| Students | approx.20,000 (2006) |
| Employee | approx. 1,000 (2006) |
| Networks | Coimbra Group , IAU |
| Website | www.unisi.it |
The University of Siena ( Italian : Università degli Studi di Siena , UNISI; Latin : Universitas Senarum ) in the city of Siena in Tuscany is one of the oldest universities in Italy . It was founded in the 13th century and is best known today for its law and medicine faculties. Due to the 20,000 students, Siena with a total of only about 50,000 inhabitants is very much shaped by its university.
The State University for Foreigners in Siena originally belonged to the University of Siena, but is now an independent university.
organization
The university is divided into 9 faculties:
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy
- Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy in Arezzo
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Political Science
In 2004 the university founded the Scuola superiore Santa Chiara to promote particularly talented students .
Well-known students, alumni and professors
- Pius II. (1405–1464) (civil: Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini), Pope
- Cino da Pistoia (around 1270–1336 / 37), lawyer and poet
- Johann Georg von Werdenstein (1542–1608), cathedral capitular and cathedral cantor in Eichstätt, also canon in Augsburg; important book collector
- Giulio Mancini (1559–1630), doctor, art theorist and biographer
- Francesco Accarigi (1557–1622), professor of civil law
- Philipp von Rodenstein (1564–1604), Bishop of Worms
- Georg Anton von Rodenstein (1579–1652), Bishop of Worms
- Riccardo Francovich (1946–2007), medieval archaeologist
- Alessandro Barchiesi (* 1955), Professor of Latin Studies
- Mauro Cristofani (1941-1997), etrusologist
Web links
Commons : University of Siena - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the University of Siena (Italian, English)
- Scuola Superiore Santa Chiara
- Official website of the University for Foreigners in Siena
Individual evidence
- ^ Rector. In: unisi.it. Università di Siena, accessed on August 3, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 3, 2019 .
