Università Telematica Universitas Mercatorum

Mercatorum University

Universitas Mercatorum
Latin: Universitas Mercatorum[1]
Type	Private
Established	2006
President	Fabio Domenico Vaccarono
Rector	Prof. Giovanni Cannata
Students	43,852[2]
Location	Rome , Italy
Affiliations	Camera di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura
Website	unimercatorum.it

Universitas Mercatorum, the university of the Italian Chambers of Commerce (i.e. Camera di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura and Unioncamere), is an accredited^[3] private university founded in 2006 in Rome, Italy.

History

In Latin, Universitas Mercatorum means "university of commerce", which recalls the nature and the distinctive feature of the Italian chambers of commerce and their higher education system. It is accredited by the Ministerial Decree 10 May 2006, Italian Official Journal no. 134 on June 12, 2006.

Faculties

The University comprises the following faculties:

• Faculty of Society and Communication Sciences
• Faculty of Economic and Legal Sciences
• Faculty of Technological Sciences and Innovation

It also offers postgraduate studies and courses, including several PhDs and the only Italian PhD in "Artificial Intelligence and Big data".

Rectors

• Prof. Giorgio Marbach (2009-2014)
• Prof. Pierfrancesco Pacini (2014-2015)
• Prof. Giovanni Cannata (2015–present)

See also

• List of Italian universities
• Rome
• Distance education

References

1. "Search". Internet Archive.
2. "Portale dei dati dell'istruzione superiore". Ministry of Public Education (Italy) (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
3. "Istituzioni universitarie accreditate". Ministry of Public Education (Italy) (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-08.

External links

Official website

41.8566°N 12.5212°E / 41.8566; 12.5212