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Sapienza University of Rome

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Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza – Università di Roma (Italian)
Latin: Studium Urbis[1][2]
MottoIl futuro è passato qui
Motto in English
The future has passed through here
TypePublic
Established1303 (1303)
RectorAntonella Polimeni
Administrative staff
8,000
Students112,564[3]
Undergraduates63,957[4]
Postgraduates26,212[4]
18,793[4]
Location
Rome
,
Italy
CampusUrban, Urban
Colors    Pompeian red & gold[5][6]
Sporting affiliations
CUS Roma
Websitewww.uniroma1.it/en

The Sapienza University of Rome[7] (Italian: Sapienza – Università di Roma), formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", abbreviated simply as Sapienza ("wisdom"), is a public research university located in Rome, Italy.[8] It was founded in 1303 and is as such one of the world's oldest universities,[9] and with 122,000 students, it is the largest university in Europe.[10] Due to its size, funding, and numerous laboratories and libraries, Sapienza is a global major education and research centre, first ranked in Southern Europe.[11][12] The university is located mainly in the Città Universitaria (University city), which covers 44 ha (110 acres) near the monumental cemetery Campo Verano, with different campuses, libraries and laboratories in various locations in Rome.

Sapienza was founded on 20 April 1303 by decree from Pope Boniface VIII as a Studium for ecclesiastical studies under more control than the free-standing universities of Bologna and Padua. In 1431 Pope Eugene IV completely reorganized the studium and decreed that the university should expand to include the four schools of Law, Medicine, Philosophy, in addition to the existing Theology. In the 1650s the university became known as Sapienza, meaning "wisdom", a title it still retains.[13] After the capture of Rome by the forces of the Kingdom of Italy in 1870, La Sapienza rapidly expanded as the chosen main university of the capital of the newly unified state. In 1935 the new university campus, planned by Marcello Piacentini, was completed.[14]

Sapienza teaches and conducts research in all pure and applied sciences and humanities. It is often considered the best in the world for classics and ancient history.[15][16] Sapienza houses 50 libraries with over 2.7 million books, most notably the Alessandrina University Library, built in 1667 by Pope Alexander VII, housing 1.5 million volumes.[17] In addition it has 19 museums, a botanical garden, and three university hospitals.[18] Sapienzas alumni includes 10 Nobel laureates, Italian prime ministers, one pope, Presidents of the European Parliament and European Commissioners, as well as several notable religious figures, supreme court judges, and astronauts.[19]

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  14. ^ "University of Rome | Ancient, Papal, Catholic | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  15. ^ Rome, Wanted in (4 March 2021). "Rome's La Sapienza rated top university in the world for Classics". Wanted in Rome. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  16. ^ Will Martin. "QS ranking of global universities by excellence in subjects - Business Insider". Businessinsider.fr. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Direzione generale Biblioteche e diritto d'autore Biblioteca Universitaria Alessandrina". biblioteche.cultura.gov.it. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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  19. ^ "Università "La Sapienza":sfide, titoli e speranze". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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