With its 800 years of history, 26 departments (12 of them of excellence), 173 degree courses ( 19 taught in English, and another 4 in blended mode), 87 master’s degrees, 30 postgraduate courses, 40 doctorate courses, 12 specialization schools, around 80,000 students, more than 3,000 professors, 13 Academies, the University of Naples Federico II is among the world’s best-known mega-universities.
A public, secular and generalist university, it embraces various disciplines, training experts in the fields of medicine, law, science, architecture, literature, philosophy, economics, physics, mathematics, engineering, etc.
Its graduates are recognised for their excellent preparation and are often called upon to hold prestigious posts throughout the world. Today, it is the university that has graduated no less than three Presidents of the Italian Republic.
An ancient university but oriented towards the future, where it is possible to study Latin texts on papyri dating back to the first centuries A.D. right next to the Superconducting Quantum Computing Centre, the laboratory for quantum technologies; where courses can be taken in historic buildings with cloisters and gardens in the center of Naples, a UNESCO world heritage site, or in the futuristic structures of San Giovanni and Scampia.
Tradition and innovation, therefore, perfectly frame the multicultural and interdisciplinary nature of knowledge desired by its far-sighted founder Federico II of Sweden.
Thirty campuses are located throughout the territory, where the very high quality of both scientific and humanistic teachings guarantee students a broad, solid and diversified education in every field.
The University’s richness of expertise and international vocation enables students to develop cultural openness, professionalism, and critical thinking, fundamental elements for the world of work.
The great tradition of research has allowed Federico II, which today represents the largest research center in Southern Italy, to build a dense network of collaborations with Italian and foreign universities, with public and private research centers, and with the industrial world.
The quality of research at Federico II is evidenced by the number of professors among the most cited in the world, by internationally recognized publications, and by the growing participation in national and international projects.