About University of Palermo
The University of Palermo is situated in the city of Palermo – the capital city of Sicily which is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
The southernmost region of Italy boasts seven world heritage sites: the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, the Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina, the stunning Aeolian Islands, the late-baroque cities of the Val di Noto, Syracuse and Pantalica, the Mount Etna volcano and the latest gem added was the Arab-Norman itinerary of Palermo, Monreale and Cefalù.
The main language of teaching at the University of Palermo is Italian, but there are a number of wholly or partly English-taught programs including (but not limited to), BSc (Honours) Nursing, BSc (Honours) Management Engineering, MS Business & Economic Sciences, MS Mediterranean Food Science and Technology, MS Neurosciences, MS Cooperation, Development and Migrations. MS Transnational German Studies is taught wholly in German.
About University of Palermo
The University of Palermo is situated in the city of Palermo – the capital city of Sicily which is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
The southernmost region of Italy boasts seven world heritage sites: the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, the Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina, the stunning Aeolian Islands, the late-baroque cities of the Val di Noto, Syracuse and Pantalica, the Mount Etna volcano and the latest gem added was the Arab-Norman itinerary of Palermo, Monreale and Cefalù.
The main language of teaching at the University of Palermo is Italian, but there are a number of wholly or partly English-taught programs including (but not limited to), BSc (Honours) Nursing, BSc (Honours) Management Engineering, MS Business & Economic Sciences, MS Mediterranean Food Science and Technology, MS Neurosciences, MS Cooperation, Development and Migrations. MS Transnational German Studies is taught wholly in German.
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University of Palermo is one of the top Public universities in Palermo, Italy. It is ranked #801-850 in QS World University Rankings 2027.
QS World University Rankings
- 2017#701+
- 2018#801-1000
- 2019#801-1000
- 2020#801-1000
- 2021#801-1000
- 2022#801-1000
- 2023#1001-1200
- 2024#851-900
- 2025#851-900
- 2026#801-850
- 2027#801-850
QS World University Rankings
- 2017#701+
- 2018#801-1000
- 2019#801-1000
- 2020#801-1000
- 2021#801-1000
- 2022#801-1000
- 2023#1001-1200
- 2024#851-900
- 2025#851-900
- 2026#801-850
- 2027#801-850
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