University of Urbino

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The University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" (Italian Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", UNIURB) is the university of Urbino, a small Renaissance city in the region of Le Marche, in the north-eastern part of central Italy. It was founded in 1506, and currently has around 22,000 students, many of whom are foreigners. The University of Urbino has traditionally given precedence to studies in the humanities and is especially renowned for its courses in Italian language.

Organization

The University is divided into 11 faculties:

• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Environmental Sciences
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Literature and Philosophy
• Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Political Science
• Faculty of Sociology
• Faculty of Sport Sciences

See also

• List of Italian universities
• Urbino

External links

• University of Urbino Website

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