University of Sassari
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| University of Sassari | |
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| Università degli Studi di Sassari | |
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| Established: | 1562 |
| Type: | State-supported |
| Rector: | Prof. Alessandro Maida |
| Staff: | 700 |
| Students: | 18,000 |
| 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 11 Faculties.
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[edit] History and Profile
The University of Sassari was founded by Alessio Fontana, a distinguished gentleman of 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.
[edit] Organization
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
[edit] Points of interest
- Orto Botanico dell'Università di Sassari, the university's botanical garden
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Italian) University of Sassari Website
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