Salerno University
| Università degli Studi di Salerno | |
| Latin: Hippocratica Civitas Studium Salerni | |
| Type | State-supported |
|---|---|
| Established | 1968 |
| Rector | Prof. Aurelio Tommasetti |
| Students | 34,000 |
| Location |
Fisciano Baronissi, Italy |
| Campus | Rural |
| Sports teams | CUS Salerno |
| Affiliations | EASN |
| Website | www.unisa.it |
The University of Salerno (Italian: Università degli Studi di Salerno, UNISA) is a university located in Fisciano and in Baronissi. Its main campus is located in Fisciano while the Faculty of Medicine is located in Baronissi. It is organized in 10 Faculties.
Salerno's Schola Medica Salernitana was the most important medical school in Europe between the 10th and 13th centuries. Following the rise of university medical schools, it briefly merged with the University of Naples, which moved to Salerno from 1253 to 1258 before returning to Naples and establishing its own medical school there. Meanwhile, the University of Montpellier displaced Salerno as the most prestigious medical school internationally and by the 14th century the latter had ceased to exist.
The modern University of Salerno traces its origin to the Istituto Universitario di Magistero “Giovanni Cuomo”, a teacher training college founded in 1944 with this renowned and ancient tradition in mind. In 1968 the institute became a State university, the University of Salerno, and it has since seen a great increase in student numbers.
The University of Salerno offers a wide range of degrees in 10 faculties:
The University of Salerno is one of the most important universities in southern Italy. The Fisciano and Baronissi campuses, located in the picturesque environment of the Irno valley, are equipped with all the best services and infrastructure necessary for carrying out university activities to the highest standards.
The library "biblioteca Eduardo R. Caianiello" offers students over 400.000 volumes and constitutes one of the major collections of books in Italy. The university of Salerno was a great advancement for Europe.
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