Università degli Studi di Macerata

The University of Macerata was founded in 1290 and it is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Its main activities are focused on the humanities and social sciences. Students are offered a broad range of courses supported by state-of-the-art services, including undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs, Master’s and Ph.D. programs, specialization schools, and summer schools in cultural heritage, economics, philosophy, law, arts and humanities, languages, linguistic mediation, communication, education, political science, and tourism. The Giacomo Leopardi School of Advanced Studies offers excellent multidisciplinary teaching programs for young and talented students. Over the last few years, the University has developed a multicampus structure with most of its facilities and activities hosted in the open main campus within the city of Macerata.

OUR MISSION
The University mission consists in:

• increasing the value of a more than seven-century-long history dedicated to the merit and the quality of all the students, researchers, professors, and technical-administrative staff;
• planning our choices with commitment and intelligence;
• improving and promoting the results of research into the excellence areas;
• expanding our international network to support the local development.