Parthenope University of Naples

Parthenope University of Naples

Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope"
Type	Public
Established	1930
Rector	Alberto Carotenuto
Students	15,000
Location	Naples , Italy
Sports teams	CUS Napoli
Website	www.uniparthenope.it

The Parthenope University of Naples (Italian: Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope") is one of the universities located in Naples, Italy.

Now one of the fully accredited universities of Naples, the “Parthenope” University was founded in 1920 as the Regio Istituto Superiore Navale, that is, as the Royal Naval Technical Institute of the Kingdom of Italy. Initially, its purpose was to be a "support" institute for the promotion of studies aimed at improving maritime economy and naval technology.

In the 1930s it was further enlarged and improved, and its name was changed to Istituto Universitario Navale. It played a strategic role during

• Giuseppina Aliverti (geophysicist): developed the Aliverti-Lovera method of measuring the radioactivity of water.
• financial mathematics
  in 1944.
• Renato Caccioppoli (mathematician): worked as professor on the chair of mathematical analysis during the academic years 1942/43 and 1952/53.
• Carlo Miranda (mathematician): worked as professor on the chair of mathematical analysis during the academic years 1943/44 and 1955/56.
• Mauro Picone (mathematician): worked as professor on the chair of mathematical analysis during the academic year 1926/27.
• Mariano Errichiello, Scholar of Zoroastrianism at SOAS,University of London Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies

The main premises of the “Parthenope” University are located directly in the front of the passenger port of Naples. Additionally, “Parthenope” has acquired classrooms buildings on the

The university is divided into 5 departments:

• Economics
• Engineering
• Law
• Sports Science
• Sciences and Technology

• List of Italian universities
• Naples

• De Angelis, P. L.; Sbordone, C., eds. (1999), Matematici all'Istituto Universitario Navale (1926 – 1976) (in Italian), Napoli: Istituto Universitario Navale/RCE Edizioni, p. 47. "Mathematicians at the Istituto Universitario Navale (1926 – 1976)" (English translation of the title), is a booklet collecting brief biographical sketches and bibliographies of the scientific works produced by the mathematicians who taught at the Parthenope University of Naples during their stay.

• (in Italian) Parthenope University of Naples Website
• (in Italian) Wikipedia Italian page
• (in Italian) Tlcparthenope

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