University of Bari

The University of Bari Aldo Moro is a state-supported higher education institution founded in 1925 in Bari, Apulia, in Southern Italy. The university is one of the most prestigious universities in southern Italy and it is one of the largest in Italy, with a student population of around 60,000. A recent name change refers to the statesman Aldo Moro (1916-1978), a student of law there until 1939 who then served as ordinary professor of philosophy of Law and Colonial Policy (1941) and of Criminal Law (1942). Organization The University of Bari is divided into various faculties. Each faculty has its own set of departments that focus on the arts sciences, mathematics, social sciences, literature, medicine, law, and education. These are the 13 faculties in which the university is divided into: Faculty of Agricultural Science Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Faculty of Biotechnological Sciences Faculty of Communication Studies Faculty of Economics Faculty of Educational Science Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures Faculty of Law Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Science Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Political Science Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ionian Department of Law and Economics (Taranto) The university offers various courses for undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students. Aside from teaching, the university is also focused on scientific research at the doctorate level. The University of Bari research centres are highly-interactive, having connections among different departments, universities, and other research centres. Rankings The university has been awarded the following ranking positions: ranked 359 by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) (2016) ranked 437 by the CWTS Leiden Ranking (2016) ranked 401–500, Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking (2016) ranked over 500th position by Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) (2016) ranked over 700th position by QS World University Rankings (2016)