University of Catania
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| University of Catania | |
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| Università degli Studi di Catania | |
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Latin: Siciliae Studium Generale or "Siculorum Gymnasium" |
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| Established: | 1434 |
| Type: | State-supported |
| Rector: | Prof. Antonino Recca |
| Staff: | 1,623 |
| Students: | 66,235 |
| Location: | Catania, Italy |
| Sports teams: | CUS Catania (http://www.cuscatania.it/) |
| Website: | www.unict.it/ |
The University of Catania (Italian: Università degli Studi di Catania) is a university located in Catania, Italy, and founded in 1434. With a population of over 60,000 students, it is the main university in Sicily.
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[edit] Organization
[edit] Faculties
These are the 12 faculties in which the university is divided into:
- Agriculture
- Architecture
- Economics
- Pharmacy
- Law
- Engineering
- Letters and Philosophy
- Foreign Languages and Literature
- Medicine and Surgery
- Education
- Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
- Political Science
[edit] Famous scholars
[edit] Humanities
- Santo Mazzarino, leading historian of ancient Rome and ancient Greece
[edit] Points of interest
- Orto Botanico dell'Università di Catania, the university's botanical garden
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Italian) University of Catania Website


