The University of Verona strives for excellence in teaching, research and innovation. It has 22,689 students and 1,500 staff including lecturers, researchers, technical and administrative personnel who work to continually improve and grow the university.
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Top reasons to study here
- The University of Verona is a young, dynamic university deeply connected to the beautiful city of Verona and the surrounding area.
- The University of Verona has received prestigious national and international recognition, and this encourages us to continue improving.
- We constantly invest resources to make facilities and services more welcoming and suited to our students, academic and administrative staff.
Master's Programmes
Business & Management (3)
- M.Sc. Economics
- Master Mathematics
Social Sciences (3)
Humanities (2)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (2)
- Master Mathematics
Computer Science & IT (1)
- Master Medical Bioinformatics
Engineering & Technology (1)
Medicine & Health (1)
- Master Medical Bioinformatics
About
History
In the late Middle Ages, with the papal bull of 1339, Verona was officially conferred the status of studium generale by Pope Benedict XII, with three branches: Law, Medicine and Art. However, it was only in the late 1950s that Verona properly established its own university.
Education
The University of Verona offers a range of degree programmes in different disciplines, including Economics, Law, Arts and Humanities, Communication, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Education, Philosophy, Social Science, Medicine, Exercise Science, Mathematics, Biotechnology and Computer Science.
There are over 60 programmes, comprising various undergraduate and postgraduate degrees held at different campuses to best serve the community's needs. The programmes are becoming increasingly international, with individual modules, and even some entire courses, taught in other languages.
Research
The University of Verona's research strengths are rooted in its active involvement in both pure and applied cutting-edge academic research, as well as in the diversity of the disciplines covered. The fundamental structures for academic research are the university departments. There are four macro-discipline areas that oversee three departments in Arts and Humanities, three departments in Law and Economics, four departments in Life and Health Sciences, and two departments in Natural Sciences and Engineering.
Career
UNIVR supports collaborations with companies by making university resources such as new technologies, research staff and facilities available for use in projects. We connect job seekers and job offers, putting companies in touch with young graduates through internships, work placements and graduate jobs.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019
GSSA 2019
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsUniversity Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2020
401
2019
401
2018
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.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2019
501 100
2018
601
2017
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ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2020
528 -8
2019
520 35
2018
555
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.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2020
801
2019
801
2018
801
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.
Services
Student services
Fees, concessions, benefits; office administration services from enrolment to graduation. Enrolled students can access all services from the intranet, MyUnivr.
Housing services
Italian Universities do not generally have a campus. International students can find an accommodation in Verona at the student residences or in private flats to be shared with other students.
Library services
The Arturo Frinzi library is housed in a former church built in 1596, dedicated to San Francesco di Paola. It was transferred to the state and in 1987 became central library of the Humanities, Economics and Law departments. The library is dedicated to Arturo Frinzi, an illustrious figure on the Veronese economic and political scene who donated his own volumes to build the University of Verona.
Student Life
Campus life
The University of Verona is present throughout the province of Verona and beyond. It has several campuses in the city and has contributed significantly to urban renewal in the area. Constantly aware of the need for suitable spaces to study, work and conduct research, the university offers new, comfortable and prestigious venues to the academic community and local citizens.
Student Reviews
A little taste of Univr
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
My experience was really interesting. I learned a lot of things and I had the opportunity to study one year abroad. The best thing about my university is that it offers a lot of opportunities to make different experiences around the world and it really helps students with financial difficulties. On the other hand, I believe that the university should improve in the way the...
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
Applying to the University of Verona English master's degree was not difficult. The application process is easy and no application fee is charged. The international office assists foreign students with all the processes required before and after the student gets to the university. Italian language courses are organized for free for students at the various levels and you...
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Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
I really like the subjects that I'm studying and I really think that this is also my passion. I think that my university is quite well organised: of course there were a lot of problems (some teachers weren't good at teaching, some exams too easy, schedule not always well structured) but overall I would recommend it: I think that a lot of people remember only the bad things...
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