Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano | |
Latin: Universitas Nicolaus Cusanus | |
Motto | Mens ingenii verbum |
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Type | Private |
Established | 10 May 2006 |
President | Giovanni Puoti |
Rector | Prof. Fabio Fortuna |
Students | 12,161 |
Location | Rome, Italy |
Campus | Urban |
Sports teams | Aurelia nuoto unicusano |
Website | www.unicusano.it |
Parent company | Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano |
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Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Stefano Bandecchi |
Country of origin | Italy |
Headquarters location | Rome, Via don Carlo Gnocchi 3 |
Publication types | Academic publishing |
Official website | [1] |
Coordinates: 41°54′46″N 12°23′36″E / 41.91278°N 12.39333°E
The Niccolò Cusano University (Italian: Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano), often simply abbreviated as "UNICUSANO" is a private university founded in 2006 in Rome, Italy.
The Niccolò Cusano University was founded by Stefano Bandecchi. The university is named after the Roman Catholic cardinal, scientist and astronomer, Nicholas of Cusa (it: Niccolò Cusano). Until 9 July 2012, the university was located in Via Casalmonferrato and Via don Orione. The university Cusano also has a publishing company the Edizioni Edicusano and a foundation for medical research – scientific Fondazione Niccolò Cusano. In 2013 a Faculty of Engineering and Psychology has been established. It provides e-learning courses, counting 94 centers. The degree courses are delivered also in English.
UNICUSANO has academic partnership with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), Foreign Trade University(Vietnam).
The university has purchased in October 2014, the Fondi Calcio (football team). In June 2017, the university sold Fondi to buy Serie B side Ternana Calcio.