Discover a partner university: University of Naples Federico II

View of Naples from Vomero Hill
View of Naples from Vomero Hill
Federico II statue at the main entrance of the University
Federico II statue at the main entrance of the University

Servizio relazioni internazionali e mobilità

20 Dicembre 2017

In the month of November, Arianna Imberti Dosi had the chance to visit Naples and to meet with the Head of the International Relations office of the University of Naples Federico II, Ms. Fernanda Nicotera. 

University of Naples Federico II was established in 1224 through an Imperial Charter by Federico II Hohenstaufen, the King of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor. It was the first publicly funded university in Europe. In recognition of its founder, the university was named Federico II in 1987. 

Nowadays the university offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines, leading to one hundred fifty-five graduate level degrees. Research facilities provide support to all these courses. Students are given the opportunity to pursue intellectual development as well as the acquisition of professional skills. Current student enrollment nears 86,000 and the academic personnel, at this time, is 2,532. 

The venue of the university has changed many times, over the many centuries of its history. Nowadays, the size of the university is such that its venues are spread throughout the city of Naples and its immediate surroundings. The three major campuses are located in the centre of town, as well as in its Northern and Western outskirts. The Senate House and the main administrative offices, along with the Department of Law and Liberal Art are in central Naples, whereas in the northwestern part of the city is the modern campus of Monte Sant’Angelo which houses, among the others, the Department of Economics and Statistics (DISES) with whom USI has a SEMP agreement (at Master level, 1 place). 

The research at DISES encompasses all core areas of microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, statistics and mathematical economics. The Department currently offers a BA and a MA in Economics, a MA in Finance, a MSc in Economics and Finance (completely held in English), and a PhD in Economics. 

Naples, the third largest city in Italy (with a population of just under 1 million inhabitants), is a cosmopolitan city that presents spectacular buildings and views, including the imposing Vesuvius, churches and gardens that seem to create an open-air museum. The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995 and contributes to make Naples the cultural capital of southern Italy. Moreover, the city offers a great lively atmosphere and excellent gastronomy to make the most of the Mediterranean flavor. 

The long tradition and the renommee of the University and the fascination of the city can offer to interested students the perfect match. Not for nothing, the well-known proverb says, “see Naples and die”.