| Free University of Bozen-Bolzano | |
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| Libera Università di Bolzano Freie Universität Bozen |
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| Latin: Universitas Studiorum Bauzanensis | |
| Established | 1997 |
| Type | public-private partnership, sponsored by the Autonomous Province |
| Rector | Prof. Walter Lorenz |
| Staff | 1.296 (2008) |
| Students | 3.130 (2009) |
| Location | Bolzano,  Italy |
| Campus | Bozen-Bolzano, Brixen-Bressanone and Bruneck-Brunico |
| Website | www.unibz.it |
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italian: Libera Università di Bolzano, German: Freie Universität Bozen) is a university located in Bolzano, Italy. It was founded on 31 October 1997 and is organized in 4 Faculties and 1 School.
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (FUB) aims to offer students a multilingual, practice-oriented education that meets the demands of the local and the European labour market. Lectures and seminars are held in German, Italian and English. The only exception here being the Faculty of Education, which offers German, Italian and Ladin speaking students separate training sections. The university offers study programmes ranging from bachelor degree up to doctoral.
The emphasis of teaching is to provide theoretically sound and practice-orientated training. A large proportion of educational activities take place as seminars, lectures given by guest-speakers, practical training and workshops. Within the framework of the academic exchange program students are encouraged to spend one or more semesters at universities abroad.
Students at FUB can count on the support of their teachers throughout the course of their studies. Limited numbers of places available on courses supply conditions for an optimal student-teacher ratio. During the entire time of their studies, students will receive support from tutors whose background is both academic and professional. The university ensures excellent conditions for target-oriented studies by offering a wide range of innovative services. Regular evaluations of study conditions and teaching activities provide for the safeguarding of efficiency and quality.
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Organization and Study Programmes
There are 4 faculties, 1 school, 1 specialization school and 7 research centres in FUB which offer the following study programmes.
- School of Economics and Management
- Bachelor in Economics and Management Sciences – Major in Economics and Management
- Bachelor in Economics and Management Sciences – Major in Business Studies
- Bachelor in Economics and Management Sciences – Major in Tourism Management
- Bachelor in Economics and Management Sciences – Major in Sport and Event Management
- Bachelor in Agricultural Science and Agricultural Economics
- Bachelor in Economics and Social Sciences (PPE)
- Master in Global Management and Markets – Entrepreneurship
- Master in Finance (MiFIN)
- Faculty of Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science
- Master of Science in Computer Science
- PhD in Computer Science
- Faculty of Design and Art
- Bachelor of Design
- Master of Advanced Design
- Faculty of Education
- Degree course in Primary Education
- BA in Social Work
- BA for Community Educators
- BSc in Multilingual Communication
- Training course for the Teaching of English in Primary Schools
- Training course for Teachers at Musical Institutions
- PhD Program in General Pedagogy, Social Pedagogy and General Education
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Bachelor in Agricultural Science and Agricultural Technology
- Bachelor in Logistics and Production Engineering
- Master 2nd level "CasaClima – KlimaHaus"
- Master in Fruit Science
- Master in Operational and Environmental Engineering
European Master Programmes
The Faculty of Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano is very active in this way and is amongst the research centers recognized by the European Union as a leader in this program. There are 3 European Master Programmes in the area of computer science running in this university, under Erasmus Mundus Programme:
- European Masters Program in Computational Logic
- European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies
- European Masters Program in Software Engineering
Research
According to the numbers provided in the website, since 1998 there are 275 research projects have been conducted within the university. [1]
Ranking
The university is regularly assessed by the national and German-language media and frequently achieves excellent results concerning its international orientation, its teaching, its research achievements and the number of enrolled students who are keeping up with their studies.[2] According to the annual ranking of the newspapers La Repubblica and Il Sole 24 Ore, the Faculty of Education and Economics in 2005, 2007 and 2008 have been in leading placings.
According to library ranking system issued by German library networks (BIX project) in 2009, this university has the second best library amongst German-speaking states (Germany, Switzerland, Austria and South Tyrol in Italy).[3]
References
- ^ Mission and numbers
- ^ Ranking reviews from German/Italian media
- ^ The library ranking according to BIX Project
See also
- List of Italian universities
- Hans Karl Peterlini; Hannes Obermair (eds), Universitas Est. Essays and documents on the history of education in Tyrol/South-Tyrol, 2 Vol. [1] (Bozen-Bolzano University Press, Raetia Verlag, Bozen/Bolzano 2008), ISBN 978-88-7283-316-2
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