University of Salento Università del Salento – Università degli studi di Lecce (until 2006) (Uni-Salento) 

IAU-018811

Italy

top General Information

Address

Street:Piazza Tancredi, 7

City:Lecce

Province:Lecce

Post Code:73100

WWW:http://www.unisalento.it

Institution Funding

Public

History

Known as "Università degli studi di Lecce" until 2006, the University of Salento is a State institution enjoying administrative autonomy. The main seat of the University is in Lecce.
Founded in 1955, legal recognition arrived in 1959 which allowed matriculated students to earn the first spendable recognized degree. The university was recognised as a national university in the academic year 1967-1968, with the institution of the Faculty of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

Academic Year

November to October

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (diploma di maturità) or recognized foreign equivalent

Language(s)

Italian;English

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Education, University and Research - Quality Assurance Agency of the Ministry of the Higher Education and Research (ANVUR)

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Vincenzo Zara

Job title:Rector


Senior Administrative Officer : Claudia De Giorgi

Job title:General manage


International Relations Officer : Mariaenrica Frigione

Job title:Delegate of the Rector for the Internationalization

top Divisions

Faculty : Economics

Fields of study:Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Cultural Studies, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Environmental Management, Finance, Management, Marketing


Faculty : Educational, Political and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Education, Educational Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Teacher Training


Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Management, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Telecommunications Engineering


Faculty : Foreign Languages and Literature, Cultural Heritage, Arts and Humanities

Fields of study:Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Heritage Preservation, Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Translation and Interpretation


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Law


Faculty : Mathematics, Physics, and Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Applied Mathematics, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Coastal Studies, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Optics, Optometry, Physics

top Degrees

Laurea

Fields of study:Archaeology, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Computer Engineering, Educational Sciences, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Finance, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Engineering, Linguistics, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Natural Sciences, Optics, Optometry, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Translation and Interpretation


Master Universitario di 1° Livello


Master Universitario di 2° Livello


Diploma di Specializzazione

Fields of study:Archaeology, Law


Laurea Magistrale

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Archaeology, Art History, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Coastal Studies, Computer Engineering, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Heritage Preservation, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Law, Literature, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Languages, Nanotechnology, Philosophy, Physics, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation


Dottorato di Ricerca

Fields of study:Biology, Classical Languages, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Heritage Preservation, Humanities and Social Science Education, Literature, Materials Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Modern Languages, Nanotechnology, Philosophy, Physics, Private Law, Public Law, Social Sciences

Note

Some joint programs, awarding joint/double/multiple degrees, are available in some Departments.

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Publications of the Institutes and Departments available through Coordinamento SIBA (http://siba.unisalento.it/)

Main Press

UniSalentoPress (http://www.unisalentopress.it/)

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2013-2014

Full Time Male:674

Full Time Female:470

Full Time Total:1144

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Male:403

Full Time Female:228

Full Time Total:631

Students

Statistics Year:2013-2014

Male:6898

Female:12503

Total:19401

Foreign Male:32

Foreign Female:135

Foreign Total:167

Students with Disabilities:286

Updated on 14-08-2020