University of Sassari

Public university in Sassari, Italy

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University of Sassari

Università degli Studi di Sassari

Motto| Susceptum perfice munus
Type| Public
Established| 1562; 463 years ago (1562)
Rector| Gavino Mariotti

Administrative staff

| 700
Students| 13,000[1]
Location|

Sassari, Sardinia, Italy

Sports teams| CUS Sassari
Affiliations| Vives network
Website| www.uniss.it/
Front view of the University of Sassari

The University of Sassari (Italian: Università degli Studi di Sassari, UniSS) is a public university located in Sassari, Italy. It was founded in 1562 and is organized in 13 departments.

The University of Sassari earned first place in the rankings for the best “medium-sized” Italian university, in 2009–2010, by the Censis Research Institute,[2] but in 2012 it fell to the 6th position among the best Italian universities.[3]

## History and profile

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Main building

The University of Sassari was founded by Alessio Fontana, member of Imperial Chancellery of Emperor Charles V and a distinguished gentleman in the town of Sassari in 1558. The official opening dates back to the month of May 1562. It was first run by the Jesuits.

Today, the University, which is of medium size, with a total number of over 18,000 students and about 700 teachers, comprises eleven faculties and over 40 departments, study centres and institutes. There are several specialist schools, research institutions, schools for special research and postgraduate schools.[4]

## Corporate relations

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One of the oldest universities in Italy, Sassari is now developing one of the modern network of corporate opportunities for its students and recently collaborated internationally with TreeAndHumanKnot a giving first ideology of RisingIndia ThinkTank to have students of the university an international experience.

## Organization

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These are the 11 faculties in which the university is divided into:

* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Architecture
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Economics and Business
* Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
* Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
* Faculty of Political Science
* Faculty of Pharmacy
* Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

According to the National Law 240/2010, the Departments substituted for the Faculties from January 2012.

There are 10 Departments at the University of Sassari:

* Agraria (Agriculture)
* Architettura, design e urbanistica (Architecture, Design and City Planning)
* Chimica e farmacia (Chemistry and Pharmacy)
* Giurisprudenza (Law)
* Medicina veterinaria (Veterinary Medicine)
* Scienze biomediche (Biomedical Sciences)
* Scienze economiche e aziendali (Economic and Business Sciences)
* Scienze mediche, chirurgiche e sperimentali (Medical, Surgical, Experimental Sciences)
* Scienze umanistiche e sociali (Humanistic and Social Sciences)
* Storia, scienze dell'uomo e della formazione (History, Human Sciences, Education)

## Points of interest

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* Orto Botanico dell'Università di Sassari, the university's botanical garden

## Notable alumni

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* Enrico Berlinguer \- politician
* Adelasia Cocco – possibly the first female doctor in Italy
* Francesco Cossiga \- President of Italy
* Antonio Pigliaru \- Jurist and philosopher
* Salvatore Satta \- jurist and writer
* Antonio Segni \- President of Italy
* Mariotto Segni \- politician and professor of civil law
* Beppe Pisanu \- politician and minister
* Luigi Berlinguer \- University professor of law, minister and rector

## See also

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* List of early modern universities in Europe
* List of Italian universities
* List of Jesuit sites

## References

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1. ^ "Il nostro Ateneo - Università degli Studi di Sassari". Uniss.it. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
2. ^ "Classifica dei medi Atenei Censis Repubblica 2009". Universita.it. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
3. ^ "Sardegna Oggi: Notizie e informazione regionale". Sardegnaoggi.it. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
4. ^ University of Sassari, Times Higher Education, 2025, retrieved 31 January 2025

## External links

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* (in Italian) University of Sassari Website

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