Italy

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna has been a Multi-campus university – the only one in the Italian university system – since 1989, with campuses in Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini. Each campus has its own distinct scientific and educational identity and its own institutional, cultural, social and sports facilities and services. Schools, departments, or specific school and department organisational units are located on each campus. Each campus coordinates its teaching and research support services and initiatives in the best interests of the students; also, active relationships are maintained with local authorities, organisations and people with a view to enhancing the cultural, economic and social development of the area.

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna has been a Multi-campus university – the only one in the Italian university system – since 1989, with campuses in Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini. Each campus has its own distinct scientific and educational identity and its own institutional, cultural, social and sports facilities and services. Schools, departments, or specific school and department organisational units are located on each campus. Each campus coordinates its teaching and research support services and initiatives in the best interests of the students; also, active relationships are maintained with local authorities, organisations and people with a view to enhancing the cultural, economic and social development of the area.

Established in 1863, Politecnico di Milano is one of the most outstanding technical universities in Europe, and it is the largest school in Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design in Italy. Politecnico di Milano offers innovative programmes at all academic levels. Thanks to a strong internationalization policy, many programmes are taught entirely in English, attracting an ever-increasing number of talented foreign students, which now form a diverse community with more than 100 nationalities.

For more than 150 years, the Politecnico di Torino has been one of the most prestigious public institutions at both the International and the Italian levels concerning education, research, technological transfer and services in all sectors of architecture and engineering. The attention to theoretical and applied research, the knowledge and development of cutting edge technologies, the concreteness and realism concerning the management of a manufacturing process or the organization of a service, the care of functionality without ignoring design, the analysis and proposition of solutions to the challenges of the society of today in order to plan a sustainable future: graduates from the Politecnico di Torino receive an education that goes far beyond technical knowledge. They are able to manage the interdisciplinary nature of the scientific world of today without forgetting social, ethical, economic and environmental implications.

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna has been a Multi-campus university – the only one in the Italian university system – since 1989, with campuses in Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini. Each campus has its own distinct scientific and educational identity and its own institutional, cultural, social and sports facilities and services. Schools, departments, or specific school and department organisational units are located on each campus. Each campus coordinates its teaching and research support services and initiatives in the best interests of the students; also, active relationships are maintained with local authorities, organisations and people with a view to enhancing the cultural, economic and social development of the area.

The University of Genoa is one of the most valuable cultural and scientific heritage of the Mediterranean and the Italian north-western area. It is deeply interconnected with the city of Genoa and its economic framework. The University is located throughout the region, with campuses also in Savona, Imperia and La Spezia. The University meets the people's needs by offering physical resources –schools, departments, study centres, management offices, as well as a computer centre – and human resources – teachers and the administrative staff. The University is strongly engaged in promoting the progress and the values of our society.

The University of Pisa is a public institution boasting twenty departments with high level research centres in the sectors of agriculturem astrophysics, computer science, engineering, medicine, and veterinary medicine. Furthermore the University has close relations with the Pisan Institutes of the National Board of Research, with many cultural of national and international importance, and with industry, especially that of information technology, which went through a phase of rapid expansion in Pisa during the nineteen sixties and seventies.

Sapienza University of Rome, founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, is one of the oldest universities in the world, and a top performer in international university rankings. Since its foundation, Sapienza has constantly played a significant role in Italian history and has been directly involved in key changes and developments in society, economics and politics. Merging centuries of tradition with cutting-edge didactic activities, research and innovation, Sapienza provides top quality education and research opportunities. The main campus is a real city within the city located in the heart of Rome. Sapienza University is an extraordinary place for students and teachers from around the world to meet, exchange and develop new ideas and philosophies. And it all takes place in one of the most breath-taking cities in the world.