The University of Salento is a university located in Lecce, Italy. It was founded in 1955 and is organized in 6 Faculties.
The University of Salento commenced activities in the academic year 1955-56 under the “Salentine University Council”. In 1960, it became the “Free University of Lecce” and passed to Government authority in the 1967/68 academic year.
Since 2005, the University of Salento is a partner of the Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC).
University of Salento is ranked 251-275 among the top world’s university and fifth in Italy, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on 2015.[2] In 2018, it was ranked 501-600, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Organization and Programme
The university is divided into 8 departments, which offer the following programmes:
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies
- Bachelor’s Programmes:
- Biological science
- Biotechnology
- Environmental Sciences and Technologies
- Viticulture and Oenology
- Master’s Programmes:
- Biology
- Coastal and Marine Biology and Ecology (taught in English)
- Environmental Sciences
- Medical Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology
Department of Cultural Heritage
- Bachelor’s Programmes:
- Cultural Heritage
- Arts, music and entertainment disciplines
- Master’s Programmes:
- Archeology
- Art history
- Diagnosis of Cultural Heritage
- European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society (taught in English)
Department of Economics Sciences
- Bachelor’s Programmes:
- Business Economics
- Economics And Finance
- Tourism management
- Master’s Programmes:
- Business Management
- Economics, Finance and Insurance
- Management of Tourist and Cultural Activities
Department of History, Society and Human Studies
- Bachelor’s Programmes:
- Political Science And International Relations
- Psychological Science and Techniques
- Social Service
- Sociology
- Socio-Cultural Educator
- Master’s Programmes:
- Pedagogical Counseling and Planning Of Educational Processes
- Planning and Management Of Social Policies and Services
- Primary Education Sciences (five years)
- Methodology of The Psychological Intervention
- Geopolitical and International Studies
- Sociology and Social Research
Department of Humanities
- Bachelor’s Programmes:
- Master’s Programmes:
- Classical Literature
- Modern Literature
- Modern Languages, literature and Translation
- Philosophical Sciences
- Public, Economic and Institutional Communication
- Technical Translation and Interpreting
Department of Innovation Engineering
- Bachelor’s Programmes:
- Civil Engineering
- Industrial Engineering (Cittadella della ricerca campus)
- Industrial Engineering (Ecotekne campus)
- Information Engineering
- Master’s Programmes:
- Aerospace Engineering (taught in English)
- Civil Engineering
- Communication Engineering and Electronic Technologies (taught in English)
- Computer Engineering (taught in English)
- Management Engineering (taught in English)
- Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology (taught in English)
- Mechanical Engineering
Department of Juridical Sciences
- Jurisprudence (five years)
Department of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”
- Bachelor’s Programmes:
- Master’s Programmes:
- Mathematics
- Physics