The University of Milan is a public teaching and research university, which - with 8 faculties and 2 schools and a teaching staff of more than 2000 professors - is distinguished by its wide variety of disciplinary fields.
A leading institute in Italy and Europe for scientific productivity, the University of Milan is the largest university in the region, with approximately 64,000 students; it is also an important resource for the socio-economic context of which it is a part.
Milan is, in fact, the capital of Lombardy, one of the most dynamic and international regions in the European Union, a leader in the national economy that stands at the Italian forefront of research and development investments and commitment to technological innovation.
The University of Milan also possesses a remarkable artistic and cultural heritage that includes important historic buildings, inherited and acquired collections, archives, botanical gardens and the old Brera Observatory commissioned by Maria Teresa of Austria.
The University’s departments are housed in important historic edifices in the centre of Milan and in modern buildings in the area known as Città Studi (the City of Studies).
Among the palazzos that house the University’s facilities are the old Ca' Granda – a monumental complex from the 15th-century in the heart of the historical city centre - the 18th-century Palazzo Greppi designed by Giuseppe Piermarini – who built the Scala Theatre in Milan – and the 17th-century Sant’Alessandro College commissioned by the Arcimboldi family.
The book collection, which is one of the richest in the region, is preserved in 47 libraries, while the APICE Centre collects rare and valuable book stocks and archives.
The University also has a Choir and its own Orchestra, which actively contributes to the cultural life of the city and receives international acknowledgements on an increasingly frequent basis.
The University of Milan was founded in 1924, uniting two institutions that boasted a great tradition of medical, scientific and humanistic studies: the Accademia Scientifico-Letteraria (Scientific-Literary Academy), active since 1861, and the Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento (Clinical Specialisation Institutes), established in 1906.
By 1928, the University already had the fourth-highest number of enrolled students in Italy, after Naples, Rome and Padua, distinguishing itself through the high profile of its teaching staff.
Its premises are located in Città Studi (the City of Studies), the university quarter constructed from 1915 onwards that is home to the scientific faculties, and in several buildings in the historic city centre, which house the humanities faculties.
At the time of its foundation, there were four “traditional” faculties - Law, Humanities, Medicine and Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences; then, in the 1930s, the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture were introduced, after the aggregation of the old schools of Veterinary Medicine (1792) and Agriculture (1871).
At the end of the Second World War, the old Ospedale dei Poveri (Hospital for the Poor), known as “la Cà Granda” (the Big House), was assigned to the University. The building, one of the first Italian examples of civil architecture - commissioned in the 15th century by the Sforza family, the dukes of Milan - was seriously damaged by the bombings of 1943. In 1958, after a complex series of reconstruction and renovation works, it became home to the University Rector’s Office, the administrative offices and the Faculties of Law and Humanities.
Italian universities have enjoyed complete autonomy since 1989.
Therefore, each institution defines its own norms to regulate educational/scientific activities and its financial and organisational structure.
The central government of the University is entrusted to the Rector (Rettore) and to two collegial bodies.
The Rector is the highest representative of the university and has the task of coordinating, implementing and monitoring university policy.
The Academic Senate (Senato accademico) is the collegial body that defines the university’s operation and development strategies and coordinates educational and scientific activities.
The Board of Directors (Consiglio di amministrazione) oversees the procurement of financial resources, the administration of economic/cultural assets and the management of technical and administrative staff.
At the head of the administrative structure is the Managing Director (Direttore amministrativo), who coordinates the activities of the technical and administrative staff and applies the plans and objectives defined by the governing bodies.
Finally, there are the governing bodies of the various educational and scientific (Departments, Centres) facilities, which also enjoy administrative and organisational autonomy.
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Great spaces, places of silence and leisure, libraries, canteens, gardens. You can follow the lessons and study in peace. Located in the center of Milan, a stone's throw from the cathedral, in a strategic position
By Luciana Maria Parrella (Jan, 2018) |
I'm not interested in judging the services or university courses, even though I have attended this university.
However, I can say that it is a beautiful structure, historic, well-kept, clean.
The secretarial service and instructions from the various classrooms should be improved.
By Nicolò Manfrinati (Jan, 2018) |
One of the nicest universities I have ever seen, the great green meadow you find at the entrance is always very well cared for and surrounded by a marvelous porch. Almost always with picturesque exhibits follows the fashion of the moment of the most modern city in which it is located! State Force !! ?
By chiara polino (Dec, 2017) |
Bad service organization and biblical times to receive a response from the teaching secretariat. I asked at the beginning of November the application for admission with a prolongation for the master thesis, which will be approved only at the end of January 2018. In my opinion it is scandalous that a student who has all the requirements required by the course should wait almost three months to be able to enrollment, thus losing access to online services with their credentials and subscribing to January appeals.
By Cecilia Cattini (Dec, 2017) |
he University of Milan is relatively young in the Italian landscape, as the city of Milan historically referred to the University of Pavia, founded in the 14th century.
The direct lecturer of the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature at the University was the Scientific-Literary Academy which, as the Royal High Technical Institute (the current Polytechnic) was promoted by the Casati Law of 1859. Mainly aimed at its beginnings in the formation of teachers, Even though the stresses were not missed, especially by Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, to accentuate its more properly scientific functions, the School was later aggregated into a school of modern languages.
By Marco Nadalini (Dec, 2017) |
This university is not good! There is chaos and discourtesy! It's a shame!
By carlotta pedalà (Oct, 2017) |
One of the best, shame about the management of the secretariat that is non-existent.
By Czesław Włoch (Aug, 2017) |
Beautiful setting for the university to a building with a history spanning centuries
By Luigi Fonte (Mar, 2017) |
Beautiful facility in a historical milanesemilanese universities. Beautiful exposure during outdoor show
By Gabriele Candela (Mar, 2017) |
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My son's transformation at this Milan university has been remarkable; the dedicated staff and inspiring curriculum have truly paved the way for his success!
By Emily Tanaka (Jul, 2024) |