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The University of Sassari (Italian: Università degli Studi di Sassari, UniSS) is a public university located in Sassari, Italy. It was founded in 1562 and is organized in 13 departments.
The University of Sassari earned first place in the rankings for the best "medium-sized" Italian university, in 2009–2010, by the Censis Research Institute, the university has maintained its spot near the top of the rankings for mid-sized Italian institutions over the following years, securing 3rd place nationally for 2024-25.
The University of Sassari was founded by Alessio Fontana, member of Imperial Chancellery of Emperor Charles V and a distinguished gentleman in the town of Sassari in 1558. The official opening dates back to the month of May 1562. It was first run by the Jesuits.
Today, the University, which is of medium size, with a total number of over 18,000 students and about 700 teachers, comprises eleven faculties and over 40 departments, study centres and institutes. There are several specialist schools, research institutions, schools for special research and postgraduate schools.
One of the oldest universities in Italy, Sassari is now developing one of the modern network of corporate opportunities for its students and recently collaborated internationally with TreeAndHumanKnot a giving first ideology of RisingIndia ThinkTank to have students of the university an international experience.
These are the 11 faculties in which the university is divided into:
According to the National Law 240/2010, the Departments substituted for the Faculties from January 2012.
There are 10 Departments at the University of Sassari:
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