The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a
public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociology, sociological concept of the ''Öf ...
research university
A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are the most important sites at which knowledge production occurs, along with "intergenerational kn ...
in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...
, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 60,000 students, and a permanent teaching and research staff of about 2,000.
The University of Milan has ten schools and offers 140 undergraduate and graduate degree programmes, 32 Doctoral Schools and 65+ Specialization Schools. The University's research and teaching activities have grown over the years and have received important international recognitions.
The University is the only Italian member of the
League of European Research Universities (LERU), a group of twenty-one research-intensive European Universities. It consistently ranks as first university in Italy (
ARWU
The ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (''ARWU''), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. The league table was originally compiled and issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ...
) sharing the place with
University of Pisa and
Sapienza University of Rome
The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...
, and is also one of the best universities of Italy, both overall and in specific subject areas in other ranking systems.
The university has been frequented by many notable alumni, including one
Nobel laureate in physics,
Riccardo Giacconi
Riccardo Giacconi ( , ; October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018) was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University.
Biography
Born ...
, one
Fields medal
The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The name of the award h ...
ist,
Enrico Bombieri, as well as the former
Prime Ministers Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies f ...
and
Bettino Craxi
Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi ( , , ; 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987. He was the first PSI membe ...
. The university has also been affiliated with notable faculty such as the
Nobel Laureate in chemistry Giulio Natta, and the
Wolf Prize in Physics
The Wolf Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation in Israel. It is one of the six Wolf Prizes established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978; the others are in Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine and Arts ...
Giuseppe Occhialini.
Academics
The University of Milan is a public teaching and research university, the second largest university in Italy, which – with nine schools and a teaching staff of about 2,200 – comprises a wide variety of disciplinary fields.
Schools
The University comprises 10 Schools (''facoltà''):
* School of Law
* School of Medicine
* School of Humanities
* School of Veterinary Medicine
* School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
* School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
* School of Science and Technology
* School of Exercise and Sport Sciences
* School of Political, Economic and Social Sciences
* School of Linguistics and Cultural Mediation
Admissions
Degree programmes at the University of Milan are divided into:
# open-admission programmes: Each degree programme defines the knowledge and requirements for matriculation; these may be verified through a compulsory test and/or through an interview for assessing the student's educational background, prior to matriculation.
# capped-enrolment programmes: To enrol, students must register for an entrance examination, pass it and rank high enough to be awarded one of the places available.
To enroll at the University of Milan is required an English language assessment, which can be demonstrated by an international language certificate (CEFR), or through the university language centre (SLAM). The required level for Bachelors usually stands at B2 (Intermadiate), while for Masters is C1. Those who will not have attained the language level required by their degree programme via Placement test or certification must attend an English language course, and pass the final exam. With the
University of Milano-Bicocca, and the
Alma Mater of Bologna, is the most sought-after location for medical students, with an acceptance rate of about 5%.
Graduation
Full-time students are expected to earn 60 credits (CFU) in one academic year. The credits awarded can be recognized for continuing studies, both in Italian universities and abroad. To be awarded a bachelor, the student must earn at least 180 CFU, while to get a master 120 CFU are needed. Also, to obtain the highest level of university education, the Dottorato di Ricerca (Ph.D.), at least other 3 to 4 years of studies are required.
Financial Support
The University of Milan provides several types of financial support for students:
* ''Education incentive Programme'': Regional scholarships consisting of a sum of money and free access to refectory services, awarded yearly, via competition, to university students meeting certain merit, income and regular attendance requirements. Additional DSU allowances and grants includes Disability, International mobility, and Special grant allowances.
* ''University scholarships'': Need-based and merit scholarships from 1.800 to €6.000 per year
* ''International scholarships:'' "Excellence Scholarships" for students enrolled in the first year of a master's degree programme, providing €6.000 grant, full tuition and accommodation paid.
The university also provides Accommodation, Refectory services and meals allowances for a large number of students.
Research
There are 53 research centres. Research is organised in 33 different departments:
*Law: Private Law and Legal History, Italian and Supranational Public Law, Law.
* Medicine: Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology-Oncology, Biomedical Sciences for Health, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Health Sciences.
* Humanities: Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Literary Studies, Philology and Linguistics, Historical Studies.
* Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science for Health, Animal Production and Food Safety.
* Agricultural and Food Sciences: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Environmental Science and Policy
* Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences.
*
Science and Technology: Biosciences, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science and Policy.
* Exercise and Sport Sciences: Biomedical Sciences for Health.
* Political, Economic and Social Sciences: Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods, Social and Political Sciences, International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies.
* Linguistics and Cultural Mediation: Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication.
The University of Milan is a leading Italian university for investment in research infrastructure and human capital: two essential elements for tackling the complex challenges of knowledge in a rapidly changing social and industrial context.
As a public institution concerned with the development and progress of knowledge, the University has always been committed to research projects that influence the quality of life of citizens. Research is mostly conducted in the departments and the many specialised structures, favouring the creation and growth of networks of collaboration locally, nationally and internationally.
Scientific activity involves the whole academic community from professors, researchers, doctoral students, fellowship-holders and fellows to undergraduates.
Quality and impact of research (2020)
* Publications in 2020: 9536
* Open access publications in 2020: 5074
* Top 10% area publications (SciVal): 33,9%
* Field Weighted-Citation Impact (SciVal): 1,78
* Unimi publications/national publications (SciVal): 5,55%
* ERC grants since the beginning of the project: 37
Governance
The governance structure at the University of Milan is composed by 17 committees, headed by the Rector. The most important boards are:
The Board of Directors
It has the function of strategy definition and management, approval of the annual and three-year financial and personnel planning documents, and supervision of economic and financial sustainability. It is composed of the Rector, the Vice Rector, the General Director, and selected internal and external members.
The Academic senate
The Academic Senate has functions of proposal, supervision and verification in the field of teaching, research and student services, and is composed of Rector, Vice Rector, the 10 faculty directors, and elected representative of professors, researchers and students.
Patent Committee
Its statutory duties are to review patent applications, express an opinion on patents filed whenever a decision is required, and also express an opinion on industrial property clauses in commissioned research and patent enhancement contracts, and in research agreements with other institutions. It's composed by the General Director, three selected professors, and two external experts.
University Sports Committee
The University Sports Committee promotes and encourages sports activities for the entire University community and oversees management guidelines for sports facilities and development programmes. The chairman of this board is the Deputy Rector. Every year the Committee presents a report on the University sports facilities, next year's programmeand financial plan to the Ministry of Education, University and Research.
Research Observatory
It is composed of scientific experts belonging to various scientific disciplinary sectors as well as administrative and technical sectors. Its members are renewed every three academic years. The Observatory, as per the Regulations collects and analyzes information on University research findings; as part of this function, it analyzes and compares the results of national research assessment exercises. It also proposes criteria and new methodologies for assessing University research findings, taking into account the specificities of each area and submits improvement actions to the main governing bodies, with a view to increasing research quality, attractiveness, national and international visibility
Campuses
The University of Milan possesses an important artistic and cultural heritage that includes important historic buildings, inherited and acquired collections, archives, botanical gardens and the old
Brera Astronomical Observatory
The Brera Observatory ( it, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera) is an astronomical observatory in the Brera district of Milan, Italy. It was built in the historic Palazzo Brera in 1764 by the Jesuit astronomer Roger Boscovich. Following the suppr ...
commissioned by
Maria Theresa of Austria. The University's departments are housed in important historic buildings in the centre of Milan and in modern buildings in the area known as ''Città Studi'' (City of Studies).
Among the
palazzos that house the University's facilities are the old "Ca’ Granda" ("the big house"), a monumental complex from the 15th century in the heart of the historical city centre; the 18th-century Palazzo Greppi designed by
Giuseppe Piermarini (architect of
La Scala
La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...
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 total university surface area is about , comprising 356 classrooms with approximately 27,382 seats, 203 teaching and computer laboratories with approximately 1,831 seats and 171 libraries and study rooms with approximately 4,417 seats.
Headquarter - City Centre Campus
The old "Ca’ Granda" ("the big house"), and other several historical buildings that surrounds the centre of Milan, close to the
Cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations ...
, is a complex from the 15th century, by
Filarete, that has been renewed in the last decade. It was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Milan and had a large following throughout northern Italy. Nowadays it is the seat of the University of Milan, where are located a large part of the humanistic studies, as well as law, and the main offices.
Città Studi - Scientific Campus
Since the late 60s the exponential growth of the number of enrolled students forced the university to build other structures in the
Città Studi
Città Studi (literally, "studies city") is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division. Its name comes from the fact that the Politecnico technical university, as well as most technical and sci ...
neighbourhood. Here are located the main building of all the scientific schools and departments, as well as the majority of the research facilities. In the quarter is all located the 'Politecnico', the Technical University of Milan.
Città Studi Campus Sostenibile (CSCS, Città Studi Sustainable Campus) is a joint project launched by the University of Milan and the Milan Polytechnic in 2011 to turn the Città Studi (the historic university quarter in the city, home to the city's two main university campuses) into a forum on issues of sustainable development, thereby creating a model for the city at large to follow.
Devised as six roundtables on areas of intervention – People, Energy, Education, Mobility, City and Food and Health – the project aims to implement a series of best practices with the goal of improving the quality of life for those living in the university quarter, through projects, events, and programmes.
Milan Innovation District - MIND
Australia-based
Lendlease has been contracted to design, build and manage the MIND campus of the University of Milan by a resolution of the board of directors. The project for the new campus for Milan University science faculties in the Milan Innovation District (MIND), in the former
Expo 2015
Expo 2015 was a World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International.
The Bureau International des Expositi ...
area, covers a total area of over 190,000 square meters. The new area will be shared with Human Technopole, Italy's new research institute for life sciences, and the new IRCSS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute for medicine. The project has a total value of approximately 338 million €.
Hospital campuses
The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery has teaching sectors at the following hospitals in Lombary:
*
IRCSS Ca 'Granda Foundation Maggiore Policlinico Hospital
* "San Paolo" Hospital
*
"Luigi Sacco" Hospital
* IRCSS San Donato Polyclinic
*
"San Giuseppe" Hospital
* Gaetano Pini Orthopedic Institute
* IRCSS Monzino Cardiology Center
* IRCCS National Cancer Institute Foundation
* IRCSS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute
*
IFOM-IEO Campus
* "San Carlo Borromeo" Hospital
*
Niguarda Ca 'Granda Hospital
* "Fatebenefratelli" Hospital
Outside Milan
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and The University of Milan Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine and Experimental Zootechny are located outside the city area, in
Lodi. The Department of Studies in Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication is instead located in
Sesto San Giovanni
Sesto San Giovanni (; lmo, Sest San Giovann, label=Western Lombard ), locally referred to as just Sesto ( lmo, Sest, links=no), is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. Its railway station is the northernmost st ...
.
Rankings
The University of Milan is the only Italian member of the
League of European Research Universities (LERU), a group of twenty-one research-intensive European Universities, which it helped found.
It is ranked first in Italy (three-way tie) by the
Academic Ranking of World Universities
The ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (''ARWU''), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. The league table was originally compiled and issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong Universi ...
(ARWU), sharing the place with
University of Pisa and
Sapienza University of Rome
The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...
.
The university consistently ranks as Italy's best university in a number of areas. In the most recent ranking of Italian universities released by ANVUR in February 2022, Statale ranked first among Italian universities in the areas of political science, sociology, law, and philosophy. It also ranked among the top three in economics and statistics, earth science, history, and antiquities.
The university is ranked third in Italy by Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) and fourth in the
Webometrics Ranking of World Universities The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of Universities, is a ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web content (number of web page ...
. while the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarel ...
ranks it sixth to ninth (tied with four other universities).
Publishing
Since before 2009, the University of Milan has published journals in Open access, of which about ten have already been included in the Directory of Open access journal . The fields of scientific interest are different: for linguistics and philology, for example, Italian LinguaDue and Carte Romance.
History
Early years
The University of Milan was founded in 1924 from the merger of 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 the
University of Naples,
Sapienza University of Rome
The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...
and the
University of Padua
The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from ...
. Its premises are located in Città Studi (the City of Studies), the university district built from 1915 onwards (that is also home to the
Politecnico di Milano), where scientific schools arehoused, and in several buildings in the city's historic centre, which house the humanities schools.
At the time of its foundation, there were four "traditional" schools – Law, Humanities, Medicine and Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences; then, in the 1930s, the Schools 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) building, known as "la Cà Granda" (the Big House), was assigned to the University. This building, one of the first Italian examples of civil architecture – commissioned in the 15th century by the Sforza family, dukes of Milan – had been 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 schools of Law and Humanities.
1960s reformation
In the 1960s, due to the extension of compulsory school attendance and the subsequent liberalisation of access to higher education, the number of people entering Italian universities progressively increased and the University of Milan enrolled more than 60,000 students. The University added to its range of courses and at the same time increased its number of centres. Two new schools were established, Pharmacy and Social and Political Sciences, which were based, respectively, in Città Studi and in ''Via Conservatorio'', in Milan city centre.
Città Studi was also the site of a new complex, intended entirely for the biology departments, which was the work of architect Vico Magistretti.
There was also an increase in the number of agreements with the city's hospital facilities, where students from the School of Medicine receive their clinical training.
In 1968, the University was occupying approximately ; by the beginning of the 1980s this had increased to . In 1989 there were 22 degree courses and 75,000 enrolled students, which increased to 90,000 by 1993.
1980s streamline process
In view of this increase, the University began a process of streamlining and delocalising its facilities: from 1986 onwards, new centres began to appear in other areas of Milan, particularly in the
Bicocca district, as well as in other parts of the region: in
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps ...
,
Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label=Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559.
It is the ca ...
,
Crema and
Lodi.
In 1998, the University split in two and the city's second public institution was founded: The
University of Milan-Bicocca. The
University of Insubria
The University of Insubria ( it, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria) is an Italian university located in Como and Varese, with secondary locations in Busto Arsizio and Saronno. It was founded in 1998, it has been named after the area where it i ...
was also established in Varese, bringing together courses that were already offered at Varese and Como by the Universities of Milan and
Pavia
Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the ...
.
At the conclusion of this process, notwithstanding the reduction in the number of students, the University of Milan was still the largest institution in
Lombardy
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and still one of the largest in the country.
The 2001 law that transformed the education system opened a new phase of change.
The University updated its range of courses, trying to adapt them to better suit the evolution of the social demand for education and the innovation of the production system: thus, the number of degree courses rose to 74 and there was a new increase in enrolments.
There was also an increase in the University's commitment to providing student services (orientation, internships and training, online education) and in investments for new education and research facilities, covering approximately .
The most recent phase of expansion concerned the fields of communication science, intercultural mediation and art, but there are also ongoing projects relating to the sectors of information technology, veterinary medicine and biomedicine.
Furthermore, there was also a strengthening of commitment to technology transfer and the practical application of scientific research results in the economic-production context.
Present
At the present time, the University comprises 9 schools, 134 study courses (both undergraduate and graduate), 19 doctoral schools (''scuole di dottorato'') and 92 specialisation schools (''scuole di specializzazione'').
Approximately 65,000 students are enrolled at the University. The teaching staff is composed of 2,500 tenured professors and researchers and approximately 500 adjunct professors. More than 2,300 people work in the technical and administrative sector.
The University of Milan was one of the institutions that helped to found LERU, the League of European Research Universities, and is the only Italian University to be a member of the organisation. Thanks to its commitment to basic and applied research, the University is among the top institutions in the main national and international rankings.
Budget
In 2010, income – excluding special accounting and clearing entries – amounted to €562 million, primarily from:
*State: €331 million for normal running costs
*Students: €91 million in the form of fees and contributions
*Public and private institutions: €59 million for research activities
Sports, arts and entertainment
Sporting activities
''Centro Universitario Sportivo'' (''CUS''), University Sports Centre, is an amateur sports association which, for the last 60 years, has promoted the practice of physical education and sport by students and university collaborators.
Every year, the centre organises a vast range of sports courses, which cover everything from traditional disciplines, such as swimming and athletics, to more modern activities, such as hydro-biking,
yoga
Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...
and
capoeira
Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. Born of the melting pot of enslaved Africans, Indigenous Brazilians and Portuguese influences at the beginning of the 16th cent ...
.
Arts and entertainment
University of Milan students can take part in music and theatre initiatives organised by the University's resident cultural institutions, which include the Orchestra, the Choir and the CUT, the University Theatre Centre.
The University of Milan Orchestra offers students the possibility to audition for a classical music ensemble in collaboration with the "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory of Milan and with the direction of Maestro Alessandro Crudele.
The University Choir is composed of university staff, students, professors and enthusiasts from outside the university. It is possible to become a member by passing an audition.
The ''Centro Universitario Teatrale'' (CUT), University Theatre Centre, is currently directed by Professor Alberto Bentoglio and collaborates actively with groups of university students who have been involved in theatre productions for several years.
Concessions for cultural activities
The University works closely with cinema, theatre, dance and music agents, to provide their students and collaborators with access to cultural initiatives and services at reduced prices.
Notable alumni
File:RiccardoGiacconi.jpg, Riccardo Giacconi
Riccardo Giacconi ( , ; October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018) was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University.
Biography
Born ...
, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2002) and Wolf Prize in Physics
The Wolf Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation in Israel. It is one of the six Wolf Prizes established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978; the others are in Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine and Arts ...
(1987)
File:EnricoBombieri.jpg, Enrico Bombieri, Fields medalist (1974)
File:Fabiola Gianotti Royal Society (cropped).jpg, Fabiola Gianotti
Fabiola Gianotti (; born 29 October 1960) is an Italian experimental particle physicist who is the current and first woman Director-General at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland. Her first mandate began on 1 Janua ...
, two times CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gen ...
General Director
File:Silvio Berlusconi (2010) cropped.jpg, Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies f ...
, 4 times former Italian Prime Minister and President of the European Council
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File:Bettino Craxi Official Portrait.jpg, Bettino Craxi
Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi ( , , ; 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987. He was the first PSI membe ...
, former Italian Prime Minister and President of the European Council
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File:Marta Cartabia (cropped).jpg, Marta Cartabia, former President of the Constitutional Court
File:Valerio Onida 2012.jpg, Valerio Onida
Valerio Onida (30 March 1936 – 14 May 2022) was an Italian jurist, and constitutional law professor, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy and President of the Court from September 2004 to January 2005.
Biography
Professor of Constitut ...
, former President of the Constitutional Court
File:Enzo Jannacci.JPG, Enzo Jannacci, singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian
File:Gaber Sanremo 1961.jpg, Giorgio Gaber, singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian
File:GiorgioArmani.jpg, Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani (; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He first gained notoriety working for Cerruti and then for many others, including Allegri, Bagutta and Hilton. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expande ...
, stylist
File:Claudio Descalzi.jpg, Claudio Descalzi
Claudio Descalzi (born 1955) is an Italian businessman, CEO of Eni since May 2014.
Education
Claudio Descalzi graduated in Physics at the University of Milan in 1979.
Career
Descalzi started to work at Eni in 1981, when he joined the multinatio ...
, ENI
Eni S.p.A. () is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome. Considered one of the seven "supermajor" oil companies in the world, it has operations in 69 countries with a market capitalization of US$54.08 billion, as of 11 Ap ...
CEO
File:Antonio Di Pietro Siena 2010.JPG, Antonio Di Pietro, minister and prosecutor
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in the ''Mani Pulite
''Mani pulite'' (; Italian for "clean hands") was a nationwide judicial investigation into political corruption in Italy held in the early 1990s, resulting in the demise of the so-called " First Republic" and the disappearance of many Italian ...
'' corruption trials
File:Miuccia Prada (cropped).jpg, Miuccia Prada
Miuccia Bianchi Prada (; born Maria Bianchi on 10 May 1949) is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu. As of October 2021, ''Forbes'' estimated her ...
, stylist
File:Umberto Veronesi senato.jpg, Umberto Veronesi, oncologist and former Minister of Health
File:Gino Strada 2010.jpg, Gino Strada
Gino Strada (21 April 1948 – 13 August 2021) was an Italian war surgeon, human rights activist, peace activist, and founder of Emergency, a recognized international non-governmental organization.
Early life and education
Gino Strada was b ...
, doctor, activist and Founder of Emergency
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File:Bersanelli.jpg, Marco Bersanelli, astrophysicist, Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2006)
In science
Notable alumni in science of the University of Milan include also
Giovanni Bignami, astrophysicist (
Bruno Rossi Prize 1993);
Patrizia Caraveo, astrophysicist (
Bruno Rossi Prize 2007
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,
2011
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e
2012
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);
Elena Cattaneo, biologist (Gold medal from the
Republic President,
Senator for life
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);
Alberto Mantovani, immunologist;
In politics and government
Notable alumni in politics and government of the University of Milan include also
Letizia Moratti
Letizia Maria Moratti (née Brichetto Arnaboldi; Milan, 26 November 1949) is an Italian businesswoman and politician. She was president of RAI (1994–1996), minister of Education, University and Research (2001–2006), mayor of Milan (2006� ...
(
Minister of Education, University and Research);
Elena Bonetti (
Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities);
Massimo Garavaglia (
Minister of Tourism The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture.
The position exists in many different countries under several names:
*Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania)
* Minist ...
);
Roberto Maroni (
Minister of the Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
;
Labour,
Deputy Prime Minister
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);
Maria Cristina Messa
Maria Cristina Messa (born 8 October 1961) is an Italian doctor and academic, Minister of University and Research in the government of Mario Draghi.
Biography
Early and personal Life
Born in Monza, she grew up in Milan, in Via Leopardi. ...
(
Minister of University and Research, Rector of
University of Milan-bicocca);
Matteo Salvini
Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been Federal Secretary of Italy's Lega Nord ( Northern League) party ...
(
deputy prime minister
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,
Minister of the Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
)
Entrepreneurs and managers
Notable alumni in management end entrepreneurship of the University of Milan include also
Bernardo Caprotti
Bernardo Caprotti (7 October 1925 – 30 September 2016) was an Italian billionaire businessman, the owner of Esselunga
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(
Esselunga
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's Founder and CEO);
Massimo Antonio Doris (
Mediolanum Bank CEO);
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Fortunato Pietro Ponti Sr. (11 December 1912 – 9 January 2007) was an Italian film producer with more than 140 productions to his credit. Along with Dino De Laurentiis, he is credited with reinvigorating and popularizing Italian cine ...
(producer);
Fedele Confalonieri
Fedele Confalonieri (born 6 August 1937, in Milan) is an Italian manager, current president of Mediaset and, since 2017, president of the Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan.
Biography
Confalonieri grew up in the Isola district of Milan ...
(
Mediaset
Mediaset Italia S.p.A., also known as Mediaset, is an Italian-based mass media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company is controlled by the holding company MFE - MediaForEurope. Founded in 1987 by former ...
CEO).
Others
Other notable alumni of the University of Milan include also
Enrico Mentana
Enrico Mentana (born 15 January 1955) is an Italian journalist and television presenter. He founded the Italian news program '' TG5'' and directed it from 1992 to 2004. In 2005, as Canale 5's editorial director, he conceived and curated the tal ...
(Italian journalist, television presenter and publisher);
Nino Rota (composer);
Claudio Bisio
Claudio Bisio (; born 19 March 1957) is an Italian actor, presenter, voice actor, comedian, and writer.
Early life
Bisio was born in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, and raised in Milan, Lombardy. He attended '' scientific lyceum Luigi Cremona'' of Mi ...
(actor, presenter);
Elisabetta Canalis
Elisabetta Canalis (; born 12 September 1978) is an Italian actress and showgirl.
Early life
Canalis was born in Sassari, Sardinia in Italy. Her father, Cesare, is a radiologist in University of Sassari's clinic, and her mother, Bruna, was a te ...
(model);
Antonella Clerici
Antonella Clerici (; born in Legnano on 6 December 1963) is an Italian television host and journalist.
Biography
She debuted in 1985 in Telereporter as a TV announcer. In 1987, she switched to Rai 2 where she presented ''Semaforo giallo'', ''Oggi ...
(presenter, host-TV);
Sergio Romano (writer, journalist, and historian);
Dario Edoardo Viganò (writer, priest).
Notable faculty
File:Giulio Natta Nobel.jpg, Giulio Natta, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (1963) - Professor
File:Occhialini.jpg, Giuseppe Occhialini, Wolf Prize in Physics
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(1979) - Professor
File:Ricci Giovanni.jpg, Giovanni Ricci, mathematician - Professor
File:Aldo Pontremoli and Finn Malmgren 1928.jpg, Aldo Pontremoli
Aldo Pontremoli (; 19 January 1896 – 25 May 1928) was an Italian physicist who held a chair of theoretical physics at the Physics Department of the University of Milan from 1926 and who founded and directed the Institute of Advanced Physics ...
, Physicist and commander of the airship '' Italia.''
File:UgoAmaldiJunior.jpg, Ugo Amaldi, pioneer in hadron therapy and Bruno Pontecorvo Prize
File:Enrico Bompiani (1932).tif, Enrico Bompiani
Enrico Bompiani (12 February 1889 – 22 September 1975) was an Italian mathematician, specializing in differential geometry.
Education and career
Bompiani received his Ph.D. (laurea) in 1910 under Guido Castelnuovo at the Sapienza University ...
, pioneer in differential geometry
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and differential topology
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List of rectors
See also
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List of early modern universities in Europe
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List of universities in Italy
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Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi
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Giuseppe Scaraffia
Giuseppe Scaraffia is an Italian writer and professor.
Biography
Giuseppe Scaraffia was born in Turin, Italy, in 1950. He graduated in Philosophy at the University of Milan with a thesis on the idea of happiness in Diderot. He has taught French L ...
*
University of Milano-Bicocca
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Milan school of physics
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Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda
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International Medical School, University of Milan
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Polytechnic University of Milan
The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
Founded in ...
*
Bocconi University
References
External links
University of Milan WebsiteUniversità degli Studi di Milano
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Universities and colleges in Lombardy
Educational institutions established in 1924
1924 establishments in Italy