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Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza – Università di Roma(Italian)
Latin:Studium Urbis[citation needed]
MottoIl futuro è passato qui
Motto in English
The future has passed here/the future is past here
TypePublic
Established1303;721 years ago(1303)
RectorAntonella Polimeni
Administrative staff
8,000
Students112,564[1]
Undergraduates63,957[2]
Postgraduates26,212[3]
18,793[4]
Location
Rome
,
Italy
CampusUrban, Urban
ColorsPompeian red & gold[5][6]
Sporting affiliations
CUS Roma
Websitewww.uniroma1.it/en

TheSapienza University of Rome(Italian:Sapienza – Università di Roma), formally theUniversità degli Studi di Roma"La Sapienza",abbreviated simply asSapienza( "wisdom" ), is apublicresearch universitylocated inRome,Italy.[7]It was founded in 1303 and is as such one of the world's oldest universities,[8]and with 122,000 students, it is thelargest university in Europe.[9]Due to its size, funding, and numerous laboratories and libraries, Sapienza is a major education and research centre in Southern Europe.[10]The university is located mainly in theCittà Universitaria(University city), which covers 44 ha (110 acres) near theTiburtina Station,with different campuses, libraries and laboratories in various locations in Rome.

Sapienza was founded on 20 April 1303 by decree fromPope Boniface VIIIas aStudiumfor ecclesiastical studies under more control than the free-standing universities ofBolognaandPadua.In 1431Pope Eugene IVcompletely reorganized the studium and decreed that the university should expand to include the four schools of Law, Medicine, Philosophy, in addition to the existing Theology. In the 1650s the university became known asSapienza,meaning "wisdom", a title it still retains.[11]After thecapture of Romeby the forces of theKingdom of Italyin 1870,La Sapienzarapidly expanded as the chosen main university of the capital of the newly unified state. In 1935 the new university campus, planned byMarcello Piacentini,was completed.[12]

Sapienza teaches and conducts research in all pure and applied sciences and humanities. It is often considered the best in the world forclassicsandancient history.[13][14]Sapienza houses 50 libraries with over 2.7 million books, most notably the Alessandrina University Library, built in 1667 byPope Alexander VII,housing 1.5 million volumes.[15]In addition it has 19 museums, a botanical garden, and three university hospitals.[16]Sapienzas alumni includes 10Nobel laureates,Italian prime ministers,one pope,Presidents of the European ParliamentandEuropean Commissioners,as well as several notable religious figures, supreme court judges, and astronauts.[17]

History

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Palazzo della Sapienza,former home of the university until 1935
Church ofSant'Ivo alla Sapienza,originally the chapel and seat of the university library (until 1935)

The Sapienza University of Rome was founded in 1303 with thePapal bullIn Supremae praeminentia Dignitatis,issued on 20 April 1303 byPope Boniface VIII,as aStudiumfor ecclesiastical studies more under his control than the universities ofBolognaandPadua,[18]making it the first pontifical university.[12]

In 1431Pope Eugene IVcompletely reorganized the studium with the bullIn supremae,in which he granted masters and students alike the broadest possible privileges and decreed that the university should include the four schools of Law, Medicine, Philosophy and Theology. He introduced a new tax on wine to raise funds for the university; the money was used to buy a palace which later housed theSant'Ivo alla Sapienzachurch.

However, the university's days of splendour came to an end during thesack of Romein 1527, when the studium was closed, some of the professors were killed and others dispersed.[19]Pope Paul IIIrestored the university shortly after his election to the pontificate in 1534.

In the 1650s the university became known as Sapienza, meaning wisdom, a title it retains. In 1703, with his private funds,Pope Clement XIpurchased some land on theJaniculum,where he created a botanical garden, which soon became the most celebrated in Europe through the labours of the Trionfetti brothers. The first complete history of the Sapienza University was written in 1803–1806 byFilippo Maria Renazzi.[20]

University students were newly animated during the 19th-century Italian revival. In 1870,La Sapienzastopped being the papal university and became the university of the capital of Italy. In 1935 the new university campus, planned byMarcello Piacentini,was completed.

On 15 January 2008 theVaticancancelled a planned visit to La Sapienza University byPope Benedict XVIwho was to speak at the university ceremony launching the 2008 academic year[21]due to protests by some students and professors.[22]The title of the speech would have been 'The Truth Makes Us Good and Goodness is Truth'.[23]Some students and professors protested in reaction to a 1990 speech that Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) gave in which he, in their opinion, endorsed the actions of the church againstGalileoin 1633.[12][21]

Campuses

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The new campus of Rome University, built in 1935 byMarcello Piacentini,in a 1938 picture
Entrance of "La Sapienza" University of Rome

Sapienza University has many campuses in Rome, but its main campus is theCittà Universitaria(University city), which covers 44 ha (110 acres) near theRoma Tiburtina Station.The university has satellite campuses outside Rome, the main one of which is inLatina.

In 2011 a project was launched to build a campus withresidence hallsnearPietralata station,in collaboration with theLazioregion.[24]To cope with the ever-increasing number of applicants, the Rector also approved a new plan to expand theCittà Universitaria,reallocate offices and enlarge faculties, as well as create new campuses for hosting local and foreign students.

The Alessandrina University Library[25](Biblioteca Universitaria Alessandrina), built in 1667 byPope Alexander VII,is the main library housing 1.5 million volumes; it has some important collections includingcollezione ciceronianaandFondo Festa.

Points of interest

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Academics

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Since the 2011 reform, Sapienza University of Rome has eleven faculties and 65 departments. Today Sapienza, with 140,000 students and 8,000 among academic and technical and administrative staff, is the largest university in Italy. The university has significant research programmes in the fields of engineering,natural sciences,biomedical sciencesandhumanities.It offers 10 Masters Programmes taught entirely in English.[citation needed]

Ranking

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University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWUWorld[26]151-200 (2020)
CWURWorld[27]113 (2021-2022)
CWTSWorld[28]81 (2020)
QSWorld[29]134 (2024)
THEWorld[30]197 (2022)
USNWRGlobal[31]=114 (2021)

As of the 2016Academic Ranking of World Universities(ARWU), Sapienza is positioned within the 151–200 group of universities and among the top 3% of universities in the world.[32][33]

In 2016, the Center for World University Rankings ranked the Sapienza University of Rome as the 90th in the world and the top in Italy in itsWorld University Rankings.[34]

According to the QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2020, Sapienza places first amongst Italian universities for the indicator on Alumni Outcomes thanks to the number of university graduates employed in large companies and in managerial positions.[35]

In 2024, Sapienza University of Rome ranked 134th in the world inQS World University Rankings.[36]The subject Classics and Ancient history of Sapienza is ranked the 1st in the world byQS World University Rankingsby subject.[37]As the same ranking, the subject Archaeology ranks the 10th.[38]The subject Physics & Astronomy of Sapienza is ranked 36th,[39]Arts and Humanities is ranked 39th,[40]and Psychology is ranked 70th.[41]

Admission

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To cope with the large demand for admission to the university courses, some faculties hold a series of entrance examinations. The entrance test often decides which candidates will have access to the undergraduate course. For some faculties, the entrance test is only a means through which the administration acknowledges the students' level of preparation. Students that do not pass the test can still enroll in their chosen degree courses but have to pass an additional exam during their first year.[citation needed]

Publications

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Archaeology

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Notable people

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Some of the notable alumni and professors

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Picture Alumni and professors Academic degree Note Awards
Maria Montessori Natural sciences Founder of theMontessori methodof education, regarded to be one of the most influential female physicians
Federico Fellini Law One of the most important filmmakers of the 20th century Academy Honorary Award,European Film Awards
Evangelista Torricelli Physics Inventor of thebarometer.He made significant contributions inopticsand on the method of indivisibles.
Enrico Fermi Physics Physicist,colleague and close friend ofEttore Majorana.A key figure in the creation of theatomic bomb,he discovered: new radioactive elements produced byneutron irradiation,controllednuclear chain reaction.He is also known for theFermi–Dirac statisticsand the theory ofbeta decay Nobel Prize in Physics(1938)[42]
Emilio Gino Segrè Physics Physicist,colleague and close friend ofEttore Majorana.A key figure in the creation of the atomic bomb, he helped discover theantiprotonand the elementsastatine,andtechnetium Nobel Prize in Physics(1959)
Daniel Bovet Psychobiology Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(1957) for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters. He is best known for his discovery in 1937 ofantihistamines,which block theneurotransmitterhistamineand are used inallergymedication Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(1957)
Ennio De Giorgi Mathematics Mathematician, who worked on partial differential equations. He solvedBernstein's problemaboutminimal surfaces.He solvedHilbert's nineteenth problemon the regularity of solutions ofelliptic partial differential equation. Caccioppoli Prize(1960),Wolf Prize(1990)
Umberto Guidoni Astrophysics European Space AgencyandItalian Space Agencyastronaut (ESA/ASI) and a veteran of twoNASASpace Shuttlemissions
Mario Draghi Economics Prime Minister of Italy(2021–2022).President of the European Central Bank.Governor for Italy on the Boards of Governors of theInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentand theAsian Development Bank.Ex governor of theBank of Italy.Ex Italian Executive Director at theWorld Bank.Ex director general of theItalian Treasury.Ex vice chairman and managing director ofGoldman SachsInternational
Sergio Balanzino Law Deputy Secretary General ofNATO.Two timesNATOGeneral Secretary
Antonio Tajani Law President of the European Parliament.FormerEuropean Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship
Federica Mogherini Political Science High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policyand Rector of theCollege of Europe.
Sergio Mattarella Law 12thPresident of Italy
Vito Volterra Mathematical physics Mathematician andphysicist,known for the theory ofintegral equationsand theLotka–Volterra equations
Gabriele d'Annunzio Literature Poet, journalist, playwright, soldier, politician. He was part of the literary movement called theDecadent movement.
Bernardo Bertolucci Modern literature Film director and screenwriter, whose films includeThe Conformist,Last Tango in Paris,1900,The Last Emperor,The Sheltering SkyandThe Dreamers 2Nastro d'Argento Best Director,Academy Award for Best Director,Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,Golden Globe Award for Best Director,Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay,David di Donatello for Best Director,David di Donatello for Best Script,Golden Lionfor his career at theVenice Film Festival,HonoraryPalme d'OratCannes Film Festival
Charles Ponzi Business (not completed) Known for the fraudulent business scheme named after him, thePonzi scheme
Enrico Giovannini Economics, Statistics Italian Minister of Labor and Social Policies, President of the Italian Statistical Institute (Istat). Chief Statistician and Director of the Statistics Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Professor of Economic Statistics.
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke Political Science firstPrime Minister of Somaliaand secondPresident of Somalia
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Accounting Chairman ofFerrari,president ofConfindustria,president ofNuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori(NTV). He was also the Chairman ofFiatS.p.A. from 2004 to 2010.
Ignazio Visco Economics Governor of theBanca d'Italia(Bank of Italy)
Massimiliano Fuksas Architecture Architect Grand Prix d'Architecture Française(1999),Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française(2000),Honorary Fellowship of theAmerican Institute of Architects(2002),Honorary Fellowship of theRoyal Institute of British Architects(2006)
Carlo Verdone Modern literature Prominent actor, screenwriter and film director.
Paolo Gentiloni Political Science European Commissionerin theVon der Leyen Commissionsince September 2019 and formerItalian Prime Ministerfrom December 2016 to June 2018
Giorgio Gaja Law Elected in 2011 as a judge of theInternational Court of Justice
Pier Carlo Padoan Economics Deputy Secretary General at theOECDin Paris, and their chief economist. OECD 's G20 Finance Deputy, leads the initiatives 'Strategic Response', 'Green Growth' and 'Innovation'. Italy's finance minister
Giuseppe Conte Politics Former Prime Minister of Italy and leader of theFive Star Movement
Giorgio Parisi Physics Winner of the 2021Nobel Prize in Physics.Also attended Sapienza as a student. Nobel Prize in Physics (2021),Dirac Medal(1999), and others.
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou Gynecology Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships in the government of the French Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Bornesince 20 May 2022.

Faculty and staff

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Among the prominent scholars who have taught at the Sapienza University of Rome are architectsErnesto BasileandBruno Zevi;chemistEmanuele Paternò;juristsAntonio Salandra,Sabino CasseseandGiuliano Amato;mathematicianVito Volterra;pharmacologist and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or MedicineDaniel Bovet;chemist and Nobel LaureateGiulio Natta;philosophersLuigi FerriandAugusto Del Noce;physicist and Nobel Laureate in PhysicsEnrico Fermi;political scientistRoberto Forges Davanzati.

Humanities

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See also

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Notes

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References

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