Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

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name = Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
native_name = Libera Università di Bolzano
Freie Universität Bozen
latin_name = Universitas Studiorum Bauzanensis


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established = 1997
type = Private
endowment =
staff = 1.296 (2008)
rector = Prof. Rita Franceschini
students = about 3100 (2008)
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city = Bolzano
country = Italy
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free_label = Sports teams
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website = [http://www.unibz.it www.unibz.it]
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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 in 1997 and is organized in 4 Faculties and 1 School.

The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano 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 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 the Free University of Bolzano 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.

Organization

These are the 5 faculties in which the university is divided into:

*School of Economics and Management
*Faculty of Computer Science
*Faculty of Design and Art
*Faculty of Education
*Faculty of Science and Technology

ee also

*List of Italian universities

External links

* [http://www.unibz.it Homepage of the university]