4.UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
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This is a public university, hence it’s often referred to as Statale. Founded in 1923 it’s Milan’s biggest university thanks to its 45.000 students; it’s also part of LERU (League of European Research Universities) and a known research center in Europe. It offers 73 first level degrees and 55 second level degrees classes, covering every field, from Medicine to Philosophy. Statale offers its students the possibility of joining international research projects – the best example being the case of Medicine and Surgery. Reuters listed it at the second place (right behind Politecnico) in Italy and 52nd in Europe thanks to its innovative approach and variety of fields. Statale has published more than 22.000 scientific articles and essays, it has more than 1000 research projects active, 61 patents and 16 spin-offs – a brand new type of project that employs the know-how of a given company and starting from here, develops a new research meant to improve the initial knowledge.
Since 1958 the institution has one branch in Antarctica, where its students can pursue their career as Geophysicists together with students and experts from all over the world.
Statale’s library Biblioteca di Egittologia is “home” to 16000 of the most important and precious books of the entire planet; in all, this university owns more than 1.200.000 books and 155 databases.
Statale’s Erasmus projects involved more than 1.500.000 students in 20 years.
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Writer Gianni Rodari, Emergency’s founders Gino Strada and his wife Teresa Sarti, the surgeon specialized in cardiac diseases Alberto Margonato (who also holds a few world records when it comes to the most complicated heart surgeries) and Della Valle’s lawyer Sergio Erede – all of them studied here. Continue reading clicking the below button Next >