MEET UNIPV
UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA
We are one of the oldest universities in Europe.
Since 1361 we have been the home of scientists and scholars who have changed the world.
Our contribution to humanity: the universal joint, probabilistic calculus, abolition of torture, artificial insemination, measurement of electrical output (volt), safe cesarean delivery, fight against malaria, pneumothorax, cure for tuberculosis, structure of the central nervous system, serotonin, Golgi apparatus, the Nobel Prize winners Moneta, Natta, Rubbia and Golgi and much more.
A commitment that continues today in an innovative, interdisciplinary and international university, with:
- 18 Departments (from molecular medicine to musicology)
- 84 Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
- 7 Master programs taught in English
- 42 Professional Master Programs
- 70 Research centers
- 3 Research hospitals (San Matteo, Mondino, Maugeri)
- Home to the Institute for Advanced Studies (IUSS)
- 25.000 National and International students
- 969 faculty members
- 20 residence halls established since 1561
- 9 museums
- 30 libraries
- 3,000 scholarships and a special fund for students from developing countries
- Over 400 International partnerships
- Over 700 Erasmus exchange agreements
In Pavia, one of the most beautiful Italian cities, in an area of about one mile in diameter, the university’s community can enjoy extraordinary works of art, nature and sports, in addition to all the wonders that characterize Pavia’s culture, craftsmanship, and food. Besides this, they can also enjoy the university campus, and research centers at the forefront in medicine, earthquake studies, nuclear physics, and other subjects. In short it is a “Golden Mile of Knowledge.”