University of Siena ( Italian. Università degli Studi di Siena , UNISI; lat. Universitas Senarum ) is a university located in the city of Siena ( Tuscany ). Founded in 1240 . One of the oldest universities in Italy. The university has 20,000 students, while the total population in Siena is 50,000. Today the university is known primarily for its law and medical faculties. The university is a member of the Coimbra group .
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Structure
The university consists of 9 faculties:
- Department of Economics
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy in Arezzo
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
- Faculty of Pharmacology
- Faculty of Political Science
Famous professors and graduates
- (1270–1336 / 37), Italian lawyer and poet
- (1557–1622), Italian lawyer, professor of civil law
- (* 1955), Italian linguist, professor
- (1941–1997), Italian Etruscologist.
- Luciano Bellozi (1936–2011), Italian art historian.
- Adolfo Bartoli (1833-1894) - Italian writer, linguist, literary critic, teacher.