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NYU Florence is an academic centre of
In 1994,
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
located at Villa La Pietra
Villa La Pietra is a renaissance villa in the hills outside Florence, in Tuscany in central Italy. It was formerly the home of Arthur Acton and later of his son Harold Acton, on whose death in 1994 it was bequeathed to New York University. The vi ...
, near Florence
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, Italy
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. It is one of NYU's 14 global academic centers.
Campus
In 1994, Villa La Pietra
Villa La Pietra is a renaissance villa in the hills outside Florence, in Tuscany in central Italy. It was formerly the home of Arthur Acton and later of his son Harold Acton, on whose death in 1994 it was bequeathed to New York University. The vi ...
was bequeathed to New York University by Sir Harold Acton. Natalia and Colletta are the two campus villas dedicated to student housing. On-campus housing is traditional dormitory-style living with standard bedrooms, en-suite or hallway bathrooms, and lounge facilities. Villa Natalia has computer stations and exercise room to which all students have access.
Academic programs
NYU Florence hosts students from New York University's three degree-granting campuses inNew York City
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, Abu Dhabi
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, and Shanghai
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, as well as study-abroad students from its partner universities in the United States.
Select first-year students in the NYU Liberal Studies
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core program and Global Liberal Studies program may spend their first year of studies at NYU Florence rather than at NYU's campus in New York City.
La Pietra Dialogues
NYU Florence hosts ongoing conferences on contemporary issues concerning politics, culture, and economics in the La Pietra Dialogues.http://www.lapietradialogues.org/who_about.phpReferences
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