Founded in 1955, the University of Salento is a public university located in Lecce, with other campuses in the Salento region. It offers programs in engineering, sciences, humanities, and economics.
Address: Viale Gallipoli 49, 73100 Lecce, Puglia, Italy
Engineering (Materials, ICT), Environmental Sciences, Cultural Heritage Technologies
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Process Control, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
EUA, UNIMED. Regional and Mediterranean partnerships.
Research:
Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, Coastal and marine environment, ICT for cultural heritage and tourism, Renewable energy.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
18000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
60000
Pros
Important university for the Salento region, growing research in materials science and environmental studies, located in the historic city of Lecce.
Cons
Job opportunities in the region can be limited, less international visibility.
Best For
Regional university with strengths in materials engineering, environmental sciences, and ICT.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- A good alternative in the same country is Università degli Studi della Calabria, which likewise covers bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and civil engineering; it covers food science and geotechnics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 25,000 students against roughly 18,000 here.
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara sits close to this university on bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics; it has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in marine science, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, Università degli Studi di Cagliari makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca works in much the same fields, chiefly bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Università degli Studi di Trieste follows much the same lines as this institution, with marine science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as common ground, and it covers astroscience and geotechnics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 18,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, La Rochelle Université in France is where marine science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics get a comparable treatment; it is smaller, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 18,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Abroad, Xiamen University (China) covers marine science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Sorbonne Université, based in France, is built around marine science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies much like this institution, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Beyond national borders, Hokkaido University stands out as a comparable school for marine science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
- The closest overseas parallel on marine science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies is Kyushu University, located in Japan; it covers ergonomics and UX and astroscience as well, and has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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