University of Macerata

University of Macerata

Università degli Studi di Macerata
Type	Public
Established	1290
Rector	John Francis Mc Court
Students	11,213 (2008)[1]
Location	Macerata , Italy
Sports teams	Cus Macerata
Affiliations	Macerata Student Network
Website	www.unimc.it

The grand hall of the University

The University of Macerata (Italian: Università degli Studi di Macerata) is a public university located in Macerata, Italy. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe that are still functioning.^[2]

Overview

It was founded in 1290 and is one of the oldest in Italy. The various Departments and Offices of the University are in the old centre within its medieval walls. The average age of UNIMC teachers, who are used to discussing both academic and current events with their students, is 40. The University of Macerata has seven Faculties to choose from: Cultural Heritage (in the nearby town of Fermo), Economics, Law, Literature and Philosophy, Media Studies, Education Sciences and Political Sciences. Some offer courses entirely in English.

Organization

These are the 7 faculties in which the university is divided into:

• Faculty of Communication Sciences
• Faculty of Cultural Heritage
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Letters and Philosophy
• Faculty of Political Sciences

See also

• Cirsdig
• List of early modern universities in Europe
• List of Italian universities
• Macerata

References

1. "University Report 2007-2008" (PDF). unimc.it. Retrieved 6 June 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Top 10 Oldest Universities". thefunkonme.com. ^{[dead link‍]}

Literature

• Roberto Sani, Sandro Serangeli Per un’introduzione alla storia dell'Universita' di Macerata // Annali di Storia delle Università italiane - Volume 13 (2009)

External links

• University of Macerata Website (in Italian)
• Macerata Student Network (in Italian)
• Scholars and Literati at the University of Macerata (1540–1800), Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae – RETE.

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