University of Parma

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Welcome to the University of Parma. We hope you will consider our website as one of the most useful tools our academic community can offer to make your university career as successful as possible. Being aware of what is available will help you throughout your chosen studies and enhance your future job prospects.
After more than a thousand years of history, the University of Parma is a strategic part of a lively city, full of cultural life and incredibly welcoming towards students and their diverse needs. The size of this University, neither too large nor too small (about 24,000 students, with more than 5,000 graduates per year and 1,800 lecturers and administrative employees), and the Parma lifestyle attracts many students from all over Italy.
More than two-thirds of enrolled students come from outside Parma and its province, which places the University of Parma among the top few nationwide for its capacity to attract non-resident students.
The University of Parma is a State University. It is self-governing and has administrative, organizational, and accountancy autonomy while providing tailored services for students. Its centuries-old history dates back to 13th March 962, when Emperor Ottonian I conferred on Uberto, the Bishop of Parma, the initiation of the University in the 'Diploma': this document, which granted the Bishop the power to order and elect legal leaders ('eligere et ordinary notarios'), was the foundation for an educational institution that would last centuries later and is still preserved in the Bishop's Archives in Parma today.
The University holds 9 Departments, 39 First Cycle Degree Courses, 6 Single Cycle Degree Courses, 40 Second Cycle Degree Courses (4 of which entirely held in English), and many Postgraduate schools, Postgraduate Teacher Training courses, several Master Programmes, and Ph.D. Research Projects.
The ideal size of the University (26,000 students, with more than 5,000 graduates per year and about 1,800 faculty and staff members) and the quality of life in Parma has always attracted many students from all over Italy. More than two-thirds of our registered students come from outside of Parma and its Province. For this reason, the University deserves top ranking for attracting the most non-resident students nationwide.
The different locations of the University allow students to study in comfortable, efficient structures even near green areas, such as the Campus: a 77-hectare area in the south of the city hosting scientific departments, modern and well-equipped lecture halls, comfortable study areas, technologically-advanced laboratories, and a Technopole - as well as several sports facilities, a conference center, and a canteen.
The services and facilities of the University of Parma attract an ever-growing number of students. There are information offices and career counseling services to help students with their university-related choices, a strong international network for teaching activities and research, and a lively exchange of students thanks to community programs and scholarships. Libraries, computer laboratories and Internet access points, student residences and canteens, part-time jobs, cultural activities, a toll-free number, and post-graduation career counseling are all available to students - along with interviews and specific courses to help our graduates to find jobs.
The main building of the University is located in the heart of the city. It houses the rector's office, other administrative offices, and the Department of Law, Politics, and International Studies. The Department of Medicine and Surgery is located in the city Hospital not far from the city center. At the same time, the Department of Veterinary Science can be found in Parma's immediate north-western outskirts.
Our course catalog offers 39 First Cycle Degree courses, 39 Second Cycle Degree courses (four of them held entirely in English), and 6 Single Cycle Degree courses.
Several Departments and centers and student services and sports facilities are located in a unique 77-hectare area, the Campus - one of the few university campuses in Italy.
The University of Parma is one of the most well-known universities in Europe, thanks to its focus on excellence in teaching, research, innovation, for its capacity of meeting job market demands and for the facilities it offers (on-line communication services, information, and career counseling services, computer laboratories and Internet access points, libraries, tailored services for disabled students, language courses, foreign exchange programs and many opportunities for practicing sports).
Research is a crucial feature of the University of Parma. We are proud of our research endeavors, exemplified by the results achieved by our research teams, our many scientific publications in the most renowned international journals, and numerous group collaborations with foreign partner universities.
The University of Parma covers different research areas: from the food industry to biotechnology, from pharmaceutical innovation to experimental medicine, law, business, and art.
By reading these web pages, you will discover our commitment to our students and their career and the importance we attach to quality teaching, innovation, and research.
We want our students to become responsible citizens in a society that needs to respond to the increasing European and international challenges of our times. The University of Parma offers several course units, part of other degree courses taught in the Italian language, held in English.
The University of Parma offers two Second Cycle Degree Courses (International Business and Development Communication Engineering), single disciplines, and other English programs. The number of courses and disciplines held in English increases every year.
We promote knowledge creation, transfer, and progress to meet the increasing demand for advanced education and research in our society.
We are an independent, forward-looking community, open to the world and the future.
We foster study as a critical factor for personal development and individual enrichment. We aim to guide and encourage students to make the most of their capacities.
We firmly believe in scientific progress and do our best for its enhancement. We contribute to the improvement and welfare of our society through the diffusion of knowledge and educational tools.

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