University of Urbino
| University of Urbino | |
|---|---|
| motto | Urbino città campus |
| founding | 1506 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Urbino , Italy |
| Rector | Vilberto Stocchi |
| Students | 22,000 |
| Professors | 790 |
| Website | www.uniurb.it |
The University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" ( Italian Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" , UNIURB ) is a university with headquarters in the Italian city of Urbino and facilities in Pesaro and Fano . It was founded in 1506 at the instigation of Pope Julius II , was a private university until 2006 and has been state-owned ever since. Since 2003 it has been named after Carlo Bo , who was rector of the university from 1947 until his death in 2001. In 1965 the architect Giancarlo De Carlo began a comprehensive renovation project of the university buildings in Urbino. 20,000 students are currently enrolled.
Faculties
The university has ten faculties:
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Literature and Philosophy
- Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Political Science
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Sociology
- Faculty of Sports Science
- Faculty of Economics
Web links
- University website (Engl.)
Footnotes
Coordinates: 43 ° 43 ′ 19.2 ″ N , 12 ° 38 ′ 13.2 ″ E