University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

The University of Rome Tor Vergata in little its relatively young age has become one of the most important Italian universities: 33,000 students enrolled in 106 graduate programmes (Bachelor, one-cycle, MSc or MA degree courses), 1315 professors, 1032 administrative and technical staff, 160 postgraduate courses and 32 PhD programmes, 50 specialization Schools, taught either in Italian or in English.

The Campus is about 40 minutes tube ride from the historical city centre of the "Eternal City" Rome and 20 minutes far from the peaceful Castelli Romani area, notorious for its vineyards and hillside landscape. Our six Schools (Economics, Engineering, Humanities and Philosophy, Law, Medicine and Surgery, and Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences) are located on a vast 600-hectare campus. Each School is provided with its own library, teaching and research facilities, reading rooms, laboratories and green areas where students can experience a real campus life.

The School of Medicine and Surgery is part of the important University Hospital compound, the Policlinico Tor Vergata (PTV).
The University is committed to excellence in research and teaching, as witnessed by the research awards, the numbers of research contracts that are currently active, the significant financial support and the real economic, social and cultural benefits delivered by the advanced research and teaching activities carried out in the university. The University Campus provides a first-rate and stimulating research environment, and has been able to attract on its premises a few other important external research institutions, such us the CNR (Italian National Research Council) Tor Vergata Research Area, INAF (the Italian National Astrophysics Institute) and the Main Headquarters of ASI (the Italian Space Agency). The close proximity and research ties with other distinguished research centers, such us ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment), ESA-ESRIN (the European Space Agency Center for Earth Observation), the Astronomical Observatory of Rome and the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), makes the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” a unique research environment in the most advanced scientific areas. In the University of Rome Tor Vergata, the quality of teaching hinges upon the university's commitment to research, and the entire learning experience takes place in relevant, cutting-edge fields of study. Through the provision of excellent modern facilities, innovative approaches to teaching and assessment, and high levels of academic and professional support, students are encouraged to take an active role in their own development. Besides teaching and advanced research institutions, the University Campus hosts also one of the most modern University Hospitals in Italy (Policlinico Tor Vergata), with state-of-the-art medical equipment.