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La Sapienza University of Rome

Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza – Università di Roma
Sapienza University of Rome.png
Latin: Studium Urbis
Motto Il futuro è passato qui
Motto in English
The future has passed here
Type Public
Established 1303
Rector Dr. Eugenio Gaudio
Administrative staff
8,000
Students 112,564
Location Rome, Italy
Campus Urban
Colors          
Athletics CUS Roma
Affiliations European Spatial Development Planning, Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities, CINECA, Santander Network, Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe, Mediterranean Universities Union.
Website uniroma1.it
225
As of September 2016
University rankings
Global
ARWU 151-200
Times 251-300
QS 223
Europe
Times =126

Coordinates: 41°54′12″N 12°30′57″E / 41.90333°N 12.51583°E / 41.90333; 12.51583

The Sapienza University of Rome, (Italian: Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the "University of Rome", is a collegiate research university located in Rome, Italy. Formally known as Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", it is the largest European university by enrollments (the third if considering also the distance learning schools) and one of the oldest in history, founded in 1303. The University is also the most prestigious Italian university and also the best ranked in Southern Europe.

The biggest part of the Italian ruling class studied at this University. La Sapienza educated numerous notable alumni, including many Nobel laureates, Presidents of the European Parliament and European Commissioners, heads of several nations, notable religious figures, scientists and astronauts.

Sapienza University of Rome was founded in 1303 with the Papal bull , issued on 20 April 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, as a Studium for ecclesiastical studies more under his control than the universities of Bologna and Padua, making it the first pontifical university.


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