University of Turin

The University of Turin (Italian University degli Studi di Torino, or often abbreviated to UNITO) is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe, and continues to play an important role in research and training.

With 65,000 students, 4,000 professors and staff, 4,000 post-graduate and post-doctoral students, 120 buildings in various areas of Turin and at key points across the Piedmont Region, the University of Turin can truly claim to be a kind of city-within-a-city, promoting culture, generating research, innovation, training and employment. With six hundred years of tradition behind it and a rich asset of modern resources, the University of Turin has held up to its mission right up to the present day, and will continue to do so into the future.

Foundation year:1404
Short name:UNITO
Type:Public
Students:52500
Faculty:1880
Faculty/Students Ratio:28:1
Region:Europe
Location:Turin