University of Salerno

This article is about the modern University of Salerno. For the medieval medical school located in the same city, see Schola Medica Salernitana.
University of Salerno
Università degli Studi di Salerno
Latin: Hippocratica Civitas Studium Salerni
Type State-supported
Established 1968
Rector Prof. Aurelio Tommasetti
Students 34,000[1]
Location Salerno, Italy
Sports teams CUS Salerno
Affiliations EASN
Website www.unisa.it

The University of Salerno (Italian: Università degli Studi di Salerno, UNISA) is a university located in Salerno, Italy. It is organized in 10 Faculties. Its main campus is located in Fisciano, other faculties in Baronissi.

History

Salerno's Schola Medica Salernitana was the most important medical school in Europe between the 10th and 13th centuries. Following the rise of university medical schools, it briefly merged with the University of Naples, which moved to Salerno from 1253 to 1258 before returning to Naples and establishing its own medical school there. Meanwhile, the University of Montpellier displaced Salerno as the most prestigious medical school internationally and by the 14th century the latter had ceased to exist.

The modern University of Salerno traces its origin to the Istituto Universitario di Magistero “Giovanni Cuomo”, a teacher training college founded in 1944 with this renowned and ancient tradition in mind. In 1968 the institute became a State university, the University of Salerno, and it has since seen a great increase in student numbers.

Organization

The University of Salerno offers a wide range of degrees in 10 faculties:

The University of Salerno is one of the most important universities in southern Italy. The Fisciano and Baronissi campuses, located in the picturesque environment of the Irno valley, are equipped with all the best services and infrastructure necessary for carrying out university activities to the highest standards.

The library "biblioteca Eduardo R. Caianiello" offers students over 400.000 volumes and constitutes one of the major collections of books in Italy. The university of Salerno was a great advancement for Europe.

The libraries, the Language Centre, the museum, the laboratories, the restaurants, the coffee bars, the sports facilities and other meeting places available to students and staff, complete the picture of the University, whose aim is to distinguish itself not only for the quality of its teaching and professional training, but also for the efficiency of its services and the pleasantness of its surroundings.

During the academic year many cultural and artistic events take place involving both students and staff, adding life to the Campus.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Anagrafe Nazionale Studenti - Iscritti 2012/2013". MIUR (in Italian). 7 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

Coordinates: 40°46′16″N 14°47′26″E / 40.77111°N 14.79056°E / 40.77111; 14.79056

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