The largest university in europe, the oldest university in rome

Sapienza carries out outstanding scientific research in most disciplines, achieving impressive results both on a national and international level. It is in every regard a research and teaching university. The Campus, situated in Rome not far from the city centre, is the largest in Europe - a real city within a city. Since its founding, over 700 years ago, Sapienza has contributed to the development of Italian and European science and culture in all fields of knowledge. In the field of Arts and Humanities, Sapienza taught some of the main masters of the twentieth century, such as the poet Giuseppe Ungaretti. The university is considered a true “school” in the field of archaeological excavations. In this regard, it has achieved results of worldwide importance in Syria (with the discovery of the ancient Ebla in 1964), in Turkey, in Libya and on the Palatine Hill in Rome. In 2006, the Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo was awarded the laurea honoris causa by Sapienza, with the famous intellectual visiting the University and lecturing the students on this occasion. In the field of physics, the legacy of the members of the “via Panisperna” group, among them the 1938 Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi, as well as Edoardo Amaldi and Emilio Segrè, has been developed to include quantum physics, physics of disordered systems and astrophysics. Medicine, psychology, biology and other sciences have also been substantially developed over the years, especially in terms of studies about the human brain and its functions, as well as seismology and robotics. Sapienza enhances research by offering opportunities to academia on a global scale. Thanks to a special programme for visiting professors, many foreign researchers and lecturers periodically visit our university, greatly contributing to the quality of our education and research programmes.