Address: Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Physics, Neuroscience, Engineering
Trieste, the Adriatic port in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, has had its own university since 1924, when a royal decree turned the city’s existing higher school of commerce into a university, the Università degli Studi di Trieste. The main site stands on the Piazzale Europa.
Since a reorganisation in 2010, the university is divided into ten departments. They include Physics, Engineering and Architecture, Humanities, Life Sciences, Political and Social Sciences, and the Clinical Department for Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences. Other departments cover chemistry and pharmacy, economics and statistics, mathematics and geosciences, and law and languages.
ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities placed the university in the 601-700 band in 2025. Degree programmes, admission rules and fees are given by the university itself and may differ from course to course.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Member of various international networks. Strong collaborations with international research institutions located in Trieste (e.g., ICTP, Elettra Sincrotrone).
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati in the same city of Trieste is a graduate school for theoretical particle physics, condensed matter physics and neurobiology.
Università degli Studi di Trento in Trento covers information and communication technology, materials science and cognitive science.
Physics, engineering and biotechnology are the main fields at Università degli Studi di Ferrara in Ferrara.
Engineering, physics and life sciences are also found at Università degli Studi di Pavia in Pavia.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
University of Innsbruck in Austria works in physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, law and the humanities, a broad range like Trieste's.
Universität Basel in Switzerland lists life sciences, nanoscience, physics and chemistry.
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in Germany is known for optics and photonics, physics and life sciences.
University of Szeged in Hungary teaches medicine, pharmacy, science and informatics, arts and law.
Jagiellonian University in Poland combines physics and astronomy, chemistry, computer science and mathematics.
*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 did the University of Trieste come into existence?
It dates from 1924, when a royal decree turned the city's higher school of commerce into a university.
How many departments does the university have?
Ten, since the reorganisation of 2010. They range from physics and engineering to humanities, life sciences and clinical medicine.
Where is the main campus?
The main campus is at Piazzale Europa in Trieste.
Which areas of science can be studied here?
Departments include Physics, Mathematics, Informatics and Geosciences, Life Sciences, and Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Engineering and Architecture is another department.
How is the university ranked worldwide?
ARWU placed it in the 601-700 band in 2025. The same band is shown for each year from 2021.
How can I find admission requirements?
The university's English portal lists degree programmes and the admission procedure. Language requirements differ by programme.
*: 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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