The Polytechnic University of Bari ( it, Politecnico di Bari) is a university located in
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
, Italy. It was founded in 1990 and it is organized in 5 Departments.
In 2018, around 10,072 students were enrolled. In 2018, the academic staff amounted to 275 people.
History and structure
The Polytechnic University of Bari was established with Italian law “Legge n. 245” of 7 August 1990. It is the youngest among the Italian polytechnic universities (the other two being
Politecnico di Milano and
Politecnico di Torino). Even though other Italian universities also incorporate engineering and science faculties, Italian polytechnic universities are focused on technological faculties and subjects.
Following the reform initiated with the Italian law Legge n. 240 of 2010 and successive modifications, the Polytechnic University of Bari has organized its structure prominently based on departments with an aggregation into 5 big departments, most of which divided into branches:
*Department of
Electric Engineering and
Computer Engineering
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*Department of
Mechanical Engineering,
Mathematics
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and
Management
*Department of
Civil Engineering,
Environmental Engineering,
Construction Engineering and
Chemistry
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*Department of
Architecture
*Department of
Physics (named after
Michelangelo Merlin
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...
)
The Headquarters
Most of the structures, classrooms, halls and departments are located inside the campus "Ernesto Quagliariello" in Bari. It is shared with the
University of Bari (only for scientific subjects), and it is located close to ''via Orabona''. In the nearby ''via Amendola'' are the rector's office and the administrative offices for enrollment and similar inquiries. In Bari's Japigia quarter are located most of the offices and laboratories of the Departments of
Mechanical Engineering,
Mathematics
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and
Management.
The Polytechnic University of Bari is also present in other two separate branches, in
Foggia
Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...
and
Taranto (where "Centro Interdipartimentale Magna Grecia" is located).
See also
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List of Italian universities
*
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
References
External links
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Universities in Italy
Bari
Educational institutions established in 1990
Buildings and structures in the Province of Bari
Education in Apulia
1990 establishments in Italy
Architecture schools in Italy
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