In July 2013, the University of Brescia (UniBS) resolved to become Italy's first thematic university, with the theme of population Health&Wealth. This vocation, drawn from the different subject areas of the University, is planned in various scientific areas, including those of technology, medicine and biology, law and economics, ethics, regulations and culture.
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About
History
The Università degli Studi di Brescia was officially established in 1982 with three Schools: Medicine and Surgery, Engineering, Economics and Business. However, the creation phase lasted nearly two decades, so the first attempts to open university courses in Brescia go back to the 1960s.
Education
Through management of the right to study, the University of Brescia grants total or partial exemption from taxes and fees and facilitates attendance of University Programmes and use of University facilities, with particular focus on those who are capable and deserving but are socially and financially disadvantaged, by offering them the chance to take advantage of housing and catering services; it also promotes, supports and advertises activities providing services for students enrolled in its programmes, encouraging the creation of communities for students and teaching staff that promote knowledge integration.
Research
The University of Brescia promotes initiatives aimed at internationalization, European and international exchange agreements and cooperation programs to encourage mobility of students and researchers. The result is a wide choice of dual awards, degree courses held in English, international summer schools, togheter with higly-recognized scientifich research and important international awards.
Career
Below are some useful tips to make the most of the opportunities offered by attending Career Days:
- find out about the companies present at the Career Day by consulting the information sheets available on this page and visiting their websites;
- prepare your CV and print several copies of it to hand to attending companies;
- draft a cover letter specifying your motivations and strengths;
- prepare some questions to ask companies to clarify your doubts;
- take part in the proposed activities on the Career Day programme;
- visit the U.O.C. Orientamento, Stage, Placement stand to find out more about the services offered and leave your contact details so that an employment counselling interview may be arranged.
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2019
501 -100
2018
401
2017
401
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2019
701 50
2018
751 -50
2017
701
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2019
-
2018
590 4
2017
594
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The InfoStudente service has been operative since 1 July 2015: this electronic service allows students and external users to request and obtain information online via a guided platform. Students can also use this service to make an appointment with the students’ careers services offices.
Housing services
The Università degli Studi di Brescia manages 8 facilities located close to the main university sites, which can accommodate a total of 396 students:
- Residenza Valotti 3/b
- Residenza Bruno Boni
- Residenza Valotti 1
- Residenza Carmine
- Residenza San Faustino
- Residenza Paitone
- Residenza Ex Emiliani
- Residenza Pozzo dell'Olmo
Library services
- Economics and Law Library
- Engineering Library
- Medicine Library
Student Life
Sports facilities
The Brescia University Sports Center (CUS - Centro Universitario Sportivo) is an amateur sport association federated to C.U.S.I. agency for sport promotion of C.O.N.I.
Student clubs
An overall sum of Euro 87,000.00 is made available by the Università degli Studi di Brescia for cultural and social projects and activities related to the university and promoted by its students.During the year, two calls for applications (bando) are programmed for the allocation of this sum.
The Global Study Awards
Together with the ISIC Association and British Council IELTS, Studyportals offers you the chance to receive up to £10000 to expand your horizon and study abroad. We want to ultimately encourage you to study abroad in order to experience and explore new countries, cultures and languages.
Student Reviews
Right balance between theory and practice
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
I decided to remain in the same university where I did my bachelor's degree because I think, despite little problems with some particular subjects, it is a good University which can provide you with a broad basis of theoretical concepts as well as some practical skills (especially at master level). Having experienced education in foreign university I can say that I like a...
Some bad and some good
Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
A lack of organisation in general should really be fixed.. Some exams overlapped, some misunderstanding occurred, but I really appreciated the amount of internship we had the possibility to do. 1500 hours in three years is pretty impressive.
Università degli studi di Brescia
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
Uni Brescia provided me with a great experience of university life. The staff and students are all friendly, the course is brilliant, the social life is great and the campus provides a safe and friendly environment.