University of Bologna
Higher EducationEmilia-romagna, Italy10001+ Employees
Based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the University of Bologna operates as Alma Mater Studiorum, a historic higher education institution with more than nine centuries of history. It spans five campuses and maintains a branch in Buenos Aires, offering over 260 degree programmes and 51 PhD programmes. It serves about 97,000 students, including 7,500 postgraduate and 8,500 international students, supported by over 6,000 academic and technical-administrative staff. The university emphasizes inclusion, equity, and diversity and seeks to remove economic and social obstacles to education by offering resources and services that support students' growth. In 2026 it expanded collaborations with external partners, such as a renewed framework agreement with CNH, illustrating its active engagement in academic partnerships.