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Universita Cattolica del Sacro Coure, Italy

About the university

 

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the largest non-state university in Europe. It comprises five campuses (Milan, Brescia, Piacenza-Cremona, Rome and Campobasso) which host an average of 42'000 students, undergraduate and graduate, every year. Thanks to its prestigious faculty, the Università Cattolica excels in the diverse and articulate study opportunities that it offers, both in the humanities, as well as the scientific fields. Through the courses offered, combined with strong research programs, the university values and promotes an interdisciplinary approach which helps students gain scientific knowledge in a responsible and autonomous fashion.

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore was founded in 1921 by Father Agostino Gemelli and legally recognized by the Italian state on October 2nd, 1924. Among the universities that award legally recognized degrees (as with Italian State Universities), the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the most comprehensive and complete in Italy. Our network of Cultural Development Centers extends as far as the Italian islands, making our University strongly national, with the added bonus of also being recognized in the international scientific community.

Location

 

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore’ main campus is located in the heart of downtown Milan, just a few minutes-walk from the city’s  most beautiful sites, the Duomo, the Galleria, Castello Sforzesco, Santa Maria delle Grazie, and surrounded by  the most impressive shopping district.

The historic city of Milan is the capital of Lombardy in the central Po valley, which is Italy's richest, most populated and most economically active region. It is a driving force for great social, economic, cultural and political events. This vitality makes it one of the most attractive cities in Europe.