University of Roma Tre

Roma Tre University

Università degli Studi Roma Tre
Type	Public
Established	1992
Endowment	€ 263.8 million (2012)
Rector	Prof. Mario Panizza
Administrative staff	1,370
Students	35,338
Location	Rome, Italy 41°51′43″N 12°28′47″E / 41.86194°N 12.47972°E / 41.86194; 12.47972Coordinates: 41°51′43″N 12°28′47″E / 41.86194°N 12.47972°E / 41.86194; 12.47972
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue
Athletics	R3 Sport
Affiliations	CINECA EUA H2CU ICoN UNICA UNIMED UNISCAPE
Mascot	Levriero Italiano
Website	www.uniroma3.it

Roma Tre University (Italian: Università degli Studi Roma Tre) is an Italian public research university located in Rome, Italy, with its main campus situated in the Ostiense quarter.

Founded in 1992 by the Ministry of Public Education, under the request of several professors of the Sapienza University of Rome, it was the third public university to be established in the metropolitan area of Rome. The university comprises 8 schools and 32 departments, enrolling 35,338 students and having 1,370 academic and professional staff. At present, the university offers 54 undergraduate degree programs, 75 master's degree programs, 16 doctoral schools and five PhD programs. It is the second-largest university of Rome by enrollment and one of the largest research-based institutions in the country.

The idea of founding a third university in Rome was flagged in the middle 1980s when the Ministry of Public Education formed a committee of inquiry into higher education to deal with a perceived emergency in university enrollments in Rome. After much debate, a future campus location was selected in what was a semi-industrial part of the city and it was decided that the future university be named with a number in chronological order. Roma Tre University, was formally established in 1992 under the name Terza Università degli Studi di Roma (Third University of Rome). One of the milestones for Roma Tre, since its foundation, as well as a guideline for its development, was its incorporation in the surrounding area, characterised by the reclamation of old buildings and school premises, transformed into facilities for study and research.

Pope Francis visited the University, Rome's youngest, on February 17, 2017.

The Rector, the Vice Rector, the Academic Senate and the Board of Governors are the main governing bodies of the university, which are responsible for setting university policy and development strategy. The statute also provides for a University Executive Committee, the Students' Representative Council, the Council of Faculty Deans and a University Ombudsman.