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| University of Calabria | |
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| Università della Calabria | |
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| Established: | 1972 |
| Type: | State-supported |
| Rector: | Prof. Giovanni Latorre |
| Staff: | 800 |
| Students: | ca 35,000 |
| Location: | Cosenza, Italy |
| Sports teams: | CUS Cosenza (http://www.cuscosenza.it/) |
| Website: | www.unical.it |
The University of Calabria (Università della Calabria, UNICAL), also known as the University of Cosenza (Università di Cosenza), is a state-run university in Italy. Located in Arcavacata di Rende, a suburb of Cosenza, the university was founded in 1972. It currently has about 35,000 students, 800 teaching and research staff and about 700 administrative staff.
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Campus
The Campus of the University of Calabria was originally designed by Vittorio Gregotti and Dänen Martensson. The buildings are situated along a suspension bridge, which is currently 1.3 kilometres long. As in British and North-American campuses, students live in specific residential blocks near the University. The whole structure is swathed in greenery of hills near Arcavacata, a small village at 10 km from Cosenza.
Organization
These are the 6 faculties in which the university is divided into:
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Letters and Philosophy
- Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmacology
- Faculty of Political Sciences
Points of interest
See also
External links
- University of Calabria Website (Italian)
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