University of Genoa

University of Genova

Università di Genova
Latin: Genuense Athenaeum
Type	State-supported
Established	1481
Rector	Paolo Comanducci
Administrative staff	1,711
Students	~ 40,000
Location	Genoa, Italy
Sports teams	CUS Genova
Affiliations	EUA, CoNiSMA, Consorzio Nettuno
Website	www.unige.it

The University of Genova (Italian: Università di Genova, known also with the acronym UniGe) is one of the largest universities in Italy. Located in Liguria on the Italian Riviera, the university was founded in 1481.

Since 2005, it has a strong collaboration with Italian Institute of Technology (IIT).

According to Microsoft Academic Search, the University of Genoa has high-ranking positions among the European universities in the computer science fields. In machine learning and pattern recognition the University of Genoa is the best scientific institution in Italy and is ranked 36th in Europe; in computer vision the University of Genoa is the best scientific institution in Italy and is ranked 34th in Europe; in computer graphics the University of Genoa is ranked 2nd institution in Italy and 35th in Europe.

The University of Genoa is organized in several independent campuses located in different city areas. Notable buildings are the main University premises (Via Balbi, 5) designed by the architect Bartolomeo Bianco and built in 1640, the new complex in Valletta Puggia, built in the 1980s and 1990s and hosting the Departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics, and the new seat of Facoltà di Economia, realized in 1996 by refurbishing old seaport docks. The University's botanical garden, the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova, occupies one hectare in the city center, just above the University's main building.