Address: Piazza Umberto I 1, 70121 Bari, Puglia, Italy
Computer Science, Life Sciences, Agricultural Sciences
The Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro is the main public university of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. It was established by royal decree in 1923, began to operate in 1924 and was officially inaugurated on 15 January 1925, the same year its law faculty was created.
The university carries the name of Aldo Moro, the statesman who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1963 to 1968 and again from 1974 to 1976. Moro studied law in Bari, graduating in 1939, and later taught there as professor of philosophy of law and colonial policy from 1941 and of criminal law from 1942.
Bari is the main seat, with an Ionian Department of Law and Economics in Taranto and a site in Brindisi. Its fields include law, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, political science, mathematics, chemistry and computer science, which the university groups into departments rather than the older faculties.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
UNIMED, EUA. Regional and international collaborations.
Research:
Bioinformatics, Food science and technology, Environmental sciences, ICT and digital humanities, Nanomaterials.
Famous Alumnis:
Aldo Moro
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2500
Current students***:
45000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
200000
Pros
Major comprehensive university in Puglia, wide range of disciplines, growing research in specific areas.
Cons
Large and can be bureaucratic, facilities vary, job market in the region can be challenging.
Best For
Comprehensive university strong in computer science, life sciences, and agriculture in Southern Italy.
Spain: University of Granada is a public university whose specialties include sciences, health sciences and pharmacy.
University of Valencia, also in Spain, is public and covers medicine, sciences and law.
Portugal's University of Lisbon is public, with engineering, sciences and medicine among its fields.
University of Wrocław (Poland) is a public university with computer science, biotechnology and chemistry.
In Finland, University of Turku is public and spans humanities, education, medicine and science.
*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.
FAQ
When was the University of Bari founded?
A royal decree of 1923 established it, teaching was authorised in 1924, and the official inauguration took place on 15 January 1925. The faculty of law was created later that year.
Why is it named after Aldo Moro?
Moro, later Prime Minister of Italy, studied law there and taught at the university from 1941. The academic senate voted unanimously in 2008 to name the university after him.
Does the university have campuses outside Bari?
Yes. The Ionian Department of Law and Economics is in Taranto, and the university also lists a site in Brindisi.
Which subjects can be studied?
Programmes cover law, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, political science, mathematics, chemistry and computer science, among others. The department list on the official website shows the full range.
Is the university public or private?
It is a public Italian university. Current tuition rules are given on the official student pages.
Which Italian prime minister is linked to the university?
Aldo Moro, who led the government from 1963 to 1968 and again from 1974 to 1976, studied law and later taught at Bari until moving to Rome in 1963.
What is the Ionian Department?
It is the university's department of law and economics in Taranto, a separate city from Bari. Applicants should check the official site for the courses taught there.
Agriculture, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Sustainable Development
*: 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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