University of Milan

University of Milan
Università degli Studi di Milano
The University of Milan headquarters
Latin: Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis
Other name
UNIMI
MottoScientia illuminans dignum
Motto in English
Knowledge enlightening the worthy
TypePublic
Established1924
Academic affiliations
EUA
LERU
Budget€467 million (2020)
RectorProf. Elio Franzini[1]
Academic staff
2100 (2018)[2]
Administrative staff
1,872 (2017)[3]
Students61,547 (2018/19)[4]
Undergraduates36,717
Postgraduates23,058
869
Other students
903
Location,
Italy
CampusUrban
LanguageItalian, English
Colours  Milan blue
Sporting affiliations
CUS Milano
Websitewww.unimi.it/en

The University of Milan (Italian: Università degli Studi di Milano; Latin: Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), officially shortened in UniMi, or colloquially referred to as La Statale (lit. "the state one"), is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 60,000 students,[5] and a permanent teaching and research staff of about 2,000.[6]

The University of Milan has ten schools and offers 140 undergraduate and graduate degree programmes, 32 Doctoral Schools and 65+ Specialization Schools. The University's research and teaching activities have grown over the years and have received important international recognitions.

The University is the only Italian member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), a group of twenty-one research-intensive European Universities. It consistently ranks as first university in Italy (ARWU) sharing the place with University of Pisa and Sapienza University of Rome, and is also one of the best universities of Italy, both overall and in specific subject areas in other ranking systems.

The university has been frequented by many notable alumni, including one Nobel laureate in physics, Riccardo Giacconi,[7] one Fields medalist, Enrico Bombieri,[8] as well as the former Prime Ministers Silvio Berlusconi and Bettino Craxi. The university has also been affiliated with notable faculty such as the Nobel Laureate in chemistry Giulio Natta,[9] and the Wolf Prize in Physics Giuseppe Occhialini.

  1. ^ The Rector: Elio Franzini
  2. ^ Facts and Figures
  3. ^ Piano dei fabbisogni e Carichi di Lavoro
  4. ^ Student data
  5. ^ "Student data".
  6. ^ "Research Facts and Figures".
  7. ^ "Riccardo Giacconi biography".
  8. ^ "Enrico Bombieri biography". 9 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Archivio di Giulio Natta". www.giulionatta.it. Retrieved 19 October 2021.