Milan university

The University of Milan is the top Italian university in most international rankings and is the only Italian university among the 21 prestigious institutions that belong to the League of European Research Universities (LERU). With a teaching staff of more than 2,180 tenured professors and 63,866 students, the University of Milan is the largest university in Lombardy, one of the most dynamic and internationally oriented EU regions and leader in the Italian economy.

The system in which the University of Milan operates has no equal in terms of the level and importance of its scientific initiatives; it comprises a further 11 universities and a large number of research institutes, many of them of international standing and reputation.

The University interdisciplinary vocation and the connections between a wide range of fields create a highly stimulating environment for study and work in its 31 departments.

The University of Milan offers 136 study programmes, 21 doctoral schools and several vocationally-oriented courses in three major areas of study, divided among 10 further specific areas:

- Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Humanities, Political, Economic and Social Sciences, Law, Linguistic and Cultural Mediation Sciences

- Medicine and Healthcare, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Exercise and Sports Science

- Science , Science and Technology, Agricultural and Food Sciences

Milan is known throughout the world for fashion, design, publishing, theatre, music, sports, food and its international trade fairs, like the forthcoming Expo 2015.Located in the north of Italy, the city is just a few hours away from Venice, Florence, the most famous Italian lakes, the Alps, the Ligurian Sea and all the major European cities.A global leader in the fashion industry and Italy’s leading financial hub, Milan has plenty to offer creative and corporate-minded students alike, with plenty to justify its position in the QS Best Student Cities 2016.

The University's main campus is located in a 15th-century monumental complex in the heart of Milan, a city with countless artistic points of interest. Its other campuses are located in historic buildings and modern structures situated in both the city centre and the university quarter built in the 1920s, known as Città Studi (literally "the City of Studies).