With over 700 years of history, 111,000 students, 4000 teachers, and 2000 employees, technicians, and librarians, in addition to 2000 administrative staff in university hospitals, Sapienza is the first University in Europe. Our mission is to contribute to developing a knowledge society through research, excellence, quality education, and international cooperation. The world's leading university rankings place Sapienza at the forefront among Italian universities for quality research and teaching and its international dimension. In the sectoral charts, the University excels and qualifies as a benchmark for many disciplines.
Sapienza currently offers over 250 programs and over 200 vocational master courses. The School of Advanced Studies provides a program of excellence and free tuition for the best students. Students with a high school score of 100 are exempt from enrolment fees, and the bonus is extended if they keep up their good grades. Families who have more than one child enrolled at the University also enjoy a special brothers-sisters bonus. University services include 55 libraries (two with 24H reading rooms), 18 museums, Ciao and Hello orientation desks, a Sort – Orientation and Tutoring Office in each faculty, a Disabled Students Office, the Job Soul Placement Office, and a Public Relations Officer.
Sapienza University promotes a vast range of cultural, social, and sports activities and has various facilities (over 100,000 square meters) for sports, music, theatre, and web radio. Over 30,000 students come from other Italian cities, nearly 8000 are foreign and over 3300 students a year come to Sapienza as part of international mobility programs. Thanks to a vast network of collaborations with universities worldwide, Sapienza also provides its students with many international opportunities, including double degrees, scholarships abroad, internships in different European and non-European countries, and international doctorates.
Scientific research activity at Sapienza covers a vast spectrum of disciplines, reaching excellence levels in many areas, including archaeology, physics and astrophysics, humanities and cultural heritage, the environment, nanotechnologies, cell and gene therapy, design, aerospace, social and economic sciences. The symbol of Sapienza University is the Cherub, which, in association with the name "Sapienza University of Rome," constitutes the registered trademark and logo. Sapienza annually publishes a Social Report which presents the activities and services provided to the community, details, and analyses of the University's structure, internal organization, and resources.
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