University of Perugia
Università degli Studi di Perugia | |
Latin: Studium Generale Civitatis Perusii | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1308 |
Rector | Prof. Maurizio Oliviero[1] |
Academic staff | 1,088 (2017)[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,200 |
Students | 26,732 (2017/18)[3] |
Undergraduates | 12,868 |
Postgraduates | 8,670 |
470 (2015)[3] | |
Address | Piazza dell'Università, 1 - 06121 Perugia , , |
Campus | Both urban and rural |
Sports teams | CUS Perugia [1] |
Colours | blue and red |
Affiliations | AlmaLaurea, Compostela Group of Universities |
Website | www.unipg.it/ |
The University of Perugia (
The official seal of the university depicts Saint Herculan, one of the patron saints, and the rampant crowned griffin, which is the city symbol; they represent the ecclesiastical and civil powers, respectively, which gave rise to the university in the Middle Ages.
History
One of the "free" universities of Italy, it was elevated into a studium generale on September 8, 1308, by the Bull "Super specula" of
On May 19, 1355, the Emperor
With the unification of Italy in 1860 the University of Perugia was established under the jurisdiction of the Rector and the Town Council, who issued statutes subject to approval by the Government. From 1944 to the present, the University of Perugia has achieved an outstanding reputation as one of the leading universities in Italy.
Since the time of
Organization
With its 16 faculties and a vast selection of first and second-level and single-cycle degree programs, the University of Perugia offers its main courses in Perugia and Terni, and specialized programs throughout the Umbria region in the cities of Assisi, Foligno, and Narni.
The faculties into which the university is divided are:
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Economics
- Department of Engineering
- Department of Humanities, Ancient and Modern Languages, Literature and Cultures
- Department of Law
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Department of Medicine and Surgery
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education
- Department of Physics and Geology
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Veterinary Medicine
Its research programs are conducted by 14 departments with a total of 1,200 full-time staff.
The University's activities also include 25 service organizations and research centers as well as 11 libraries with rich collections and equipment. It had a total enrolment of over 27,000 students for the 2021–2022 academic year.
Academic authorities
- Rector Prof. Maurizio Oliviero Università degli Studi di Perugia
- Prorector Prof. Fausto Elisei Università degli Studi di Perugia
- Deputy Rectors Università degli Studi di Perugia
- Prof. Luca Bartocci[4]
- Prof. Paolo Belardi[5]
- Prof. Stefano Brancorsini[6]
- Prof. Gabriele Cruciani[7]
- Prof. Fausto Elisei[8]
- Prof.ssa Carla Emiliani[9]
- Prof. Daniele Parbuono[10]
- Prof. Daniele Porena[11]
- Prof. Roberto Rettori[12]
- Prof.ssa Stefania Stefanelli[13]
- Prof. Mario Tosti[14]
- Prof. Helios Vocca[15]
Eminent faculty and alumni
Among its eminent teachers were:
- Luca Pacioli (c. 1447 - 1517), father of accounting
- Jacobus de Belviso (c. 1270-1335), jurist
- Johannes Andreas, canonist
- Cino da Pistoia, (1270-1336), poet and jurist
- Bartolus de Saxoferrato, (1314–1357), famous civil jurist
- Baldus de Ubaldis (1327-1400), jurist, (its figure is represented on all diploma certificates)
- Gentile da Foligno (d. 1348), physician
- Albericus Gentilis, founder of the science of international law
- Sixtus IV)
- Annibale Mariotti, physician
- Annibale Vecchi, pharmacist
- Domenico Bruschi, botanist
- Bernardo Dessau, physicist
- Giuseppe Antinori, arcadian and classicist
- Francesco Coppola, politician
Among its students have been:
- Nicholas IV
- Gregory XI(c. 1329 - 1378, r. 1370-1378)
- Innocent VII
- Martin V
- Pius III
- Julius II
- Julius III
- Urban VII
- Gregory XIV
- Clement VIII
- Paul V
- Ruggero Oddi, physician
- Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada and current Secretary-General of La Francophonie
- Monica Bellucci, actress
- Suze Rotolo
- Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Points of interest
- Orto Botanico dell'Università di Perugia, the university's botanical garden
In Popular Culture
The 1973 film Torso, a giallo directed by Sergio Martino, retrospectively recognized as one of the first "proto-slasher films", is set at the University of Perugia and surrounding locales.
See also
- List of Italian universities
- List of medieval universities
- Perugia
References
- ^ "Rettore - Università degli Studi di Perugia". Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Ricerca avanzata per docenti - Cerca Università". cercauniversita.cineca.it.
- ^ a b "Home". USTAT.
- ^ "Luca Bartocci - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Paolo Belardi - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Stefano Brancorsini - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Gabriele Cruciani - Università degli Studi di Perugia". www.unipg.it.
- ^ "Fausto Elisei - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Carla Emiliani - Università degli Studi di Perugia". www.unipg.it.
- ^ "Daniele Parbuono - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Daniele Porena - Università degli Studi di Perugia". www.unipg.it.
- ^ "Roberto Rettori - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Stefania Stefanelli - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Mario Tosti - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
- ^ "Helios Vocca - Università degli Studi di Perugia".
External links
- Official website (in Italian and English)
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .