

University of Salento Università del Salento – Università degli studi di Lecce (until 2006) (Uni-Salento)
IAU-018811
Italy
General Information
Public
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.
November to October
Secondary school certificate (diploma di maturità) or recognized foreign equivalent
Italian;English
Ministry of Education, University and Research - Quality Assurance Agency of the Ministry of the Higher Education and Research (ANVUR)
None
co-ed
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
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
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
Some joint programs, awarding joint/double/multiple degrees, are available in some Departments.
Academic Periodicals
Publications of the Institutes and Departments available through Coordinamento SIBA (http://siba.unisalento.it/)
UniSalentoPress (http://www.unisalentopress.it/)
Student & Staff Numbers
Statistics Year:2013-2014
Full Time Male:674
Full Time Female:470
Full Time Total:1144
Full Time Male:403
Full Time Female:228
Full Time Total:631
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