Detail of the University of Catania, aside the San Nicolò Church

University of Catania
Università degli Studi di Catania
Latin: Siciliae Studium Generale or "Siculorum Gymnasium"
Established	1434
Type	State-supported
Rector	Prof. Antonino Recca
Staff	1,623
Students	66,235
Location	Catania, Italy
Sports teams	CUS Catania (http://www.cuscatania.it/)
Website	www.unict.it/

The University of Catania (Italian: Università degli Studi di Catania) is a university located in Catania, Italy, and founded in 1434. With a population of over 60,000 students, it is the main university in Sicily.

[edit] Organization

[edit] Faculties

These are the 12 faculties in which the university is divided into:

• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Economics
• Pharmacy
• Law
• Engineering
• Letters and Philosophy
• Foreign Languages and Literature
• Medicine and Surgery
• Education
• Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
• Political Science

[edit] Famous scholars

[edit] Humanities

• Santo Mazzarino, leading historian of ancient Rome and ancient Greece

[edit] Points of interest

• Orto Botanico dell'Università di Catania, the university's botanical garden

[edit] See also

• List of Italian universities
• Catania

[edit] External links

• (Italian) University of Catania Website

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