University of Macerata

University of Macerata

Università degli Studi di Macerata
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Type	State-supported
Established	1290
Rector	Luigi Lacchè
Students	11,213 (2008)
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, UNIMCcode: it is deprecated ) is a university located in Macerata, Italy.

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. In addition UNIMC will organize a Summer School and a Winter School focusing on Italian language studies.

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

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

External links

• University of Macerata Website (Italian)
• Macerata Student Network (Italian)