Bergamo’s university was founded in 1968 as an institute for foreign languages and literature. Economics and engineering were added over the following decades. Today it is a multi-disciplinary university with humanities, economics, law and engineering under one roof.
Instead of a single enclosed campus, the university is spread over several sites in the city. Economics, business administration and law are concentrated around the via dei Caniana, humanities are taught at separate city sites, and engineering is based in Dalmine. Departments cover the humanities, foreign languages and communication, economics and business administration, law, human and social sciences, and engineering.
The directory highlights engineering with a focus on management and mechanical engineering, as well as computer science. The university appears in the Times Higher Education world rankings.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Software Engineering, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
EUA. Regional industrial partnerships.
Research:
Industrial engineering and management, Mechatronics, ICT for business, Applied linguistics and digital humanities.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
18000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
50000
Pros
Good connections with local industries, dynamic and growing university, pleasant campus locations in Bergamo.
Cons
Smaller engineering faculty compared to major Politecnici, focus often on applied and management aspects of engineering.
Best For
Engineering focused on industrial management and mechatronics, serving the Bergamo region.
Università degli Studi di Brescia is strong in mechanical and industrial engineering, information engineering and civil and environmental engineering.
Università degli Studi di Trento teaches information and communication technology, materials science and cognitive science.
Università degli Studi di Pavia has engineering, physics and life sciences.
Università degli Studi di Verona offers computer science, biotechnology and life sciences.
Economics and management, alongside life and environmental sciences, are at Università degli Studi di Siena.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Production and logistics, chemical and bioengineering and data science are taught at Technische Universität Dortmund in Germany.
Poznań University of Technology in Poland pairs computer science with mechanical engineering, logistics and transport.
For data science and cognitive science, Dutch Tilburg University is a comparable school.
Sweden's Linnaeus University is listed for entrepreneurship and maritime science.
York University in Canada is known for business and law alongside fine arts.
*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
What was the origin of Bergamo's university?
It began in 1968 as an institute of foreign languages and literature. Economics, engineering and other fields were added in the following decades.
Where are the teaching sites?
The university is distributed across Bergamo, with economics and law around via dei Caniana, humanities at other city sites, and engineering in Dalmine. This layout means the university is closely linked to the city itself.
How is teaching divided between departments?
There are departments for the humanities, foreign languages and communication, economics and business administration, law, human and social sciences, and engineering. Some sources count six and others seven, so check the website for the current structure.
Where is engineering taught?
Engineering is taught at Dalmine, and management engineering and mechanical engineering are highlighted in the directory profile.
Is the university internationally ranked?
It appears in the Times Higher Education world rankings. Positions vary by year, so the ranking site gives the latest figures.
Where are the course requirements published?
The official website carries the degree programmes, with fees and entry conditions on each course page.
*: 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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