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Public university in Parma, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Parma (Italian: Università degli Studi di Parma, UNIPR) is a public university in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is organised in nine departments. As of 2016 the University of Parma has about 26,000 students.
Università degli Studi di Parma | |
Logo of the University of Parma | |
| Latin: Alma Universitas Studiorum Parmensis | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1601 |
| Rector | Prof. Paolo Martelli (2023) |
Administrative staff | 1,798 |
| Students | 26,000 (2016)[1] |
| Location | , Italy |
| Campus | Both urban (University town) and suburban |
| Sports teams | CUS Parma () |
| Colors | Blue and yellow |
| Affiliations | SPERA |
| Website | www |
During the 13th-14th centuries there was an educational institution, studium, in Parma, but it was closed in 1387 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. The university was opened in 1412 by Niccolò III d'Este, and, although no papal bull was issued, the degrees were granted. In 1420 Filippo Maria Visconti closed it again.[2]
Although there were several attempts to revive the university, it functioned only as a "paper university", granting degrees without teaching. In 1601, the university was finally reopened by Ranuccio I Farnese, and the papal bill was given.[3] It was a joint institution with a Society of Jesus, and a third of staff were teachers from a local Jesuit school, who taught in a separate building and by Jesuit curriculum.[4] There were usually about 27-32 teachers and 300-400 students in the 17th century.[5] Logic, natural history, mathematics and theology were taught by Jesuits and law and medicine by civil teachers.[3] Among the most important Jesuits who taught in Parma should be mentioned Giovanni Battista Riccioli, and Daniello Bartoli.[6]
In 1768, Ferdinand I expelled Jesuits and the curriculum was modernized.[7] Student protests resulted in closure of the university by Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, in 1831; only in 1854 did Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois re-open it. The university then comprised faculties of theology, law, medicine, physics and mathematics, philosophy, and literature, as well as schools of obstetrics, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.[8]
After the Risorgimento, the government of newly united Italy divided the universities of the country into two grades. In 1862, the University of Parma was declared grade B, its financing was reduced, and the quality of education degraded.[9] It was equalized with grade A universities only in 1887.[10]
The university is now divided into 9 departments.[22]
From 2012 to 2016 the university was divided into 18 departments:[23]
The university was formerly divided into 12 faculties:
Research Labs in the Department of Engineering and Architecture
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