Roma Tre UniversityUniroma3.it
( it, Università degli Studi Roma Tre) is an Italian

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, Italy, with its main campus in the

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quarter. Founded in 1992 by the

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, under the request of several professors of the

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, it was the third public university to be established in the metropolitan area of Rome. The university comprises 8 schools and 12 departments, enrolling 35,338 students and having 1,370 academic and professional staff. At present, the university offers 54

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programs, 75

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programs, 16 doctoral schools and five PhD programs. It is the second-largest university of Rome by enrollment and one of the largest research-based institutions in the country.

History

The idea of founding a third university in Rome was flagged in the middle 1980s when the

formed a committee of inquiry into higher education to deal with a perceived emergency in university enrollments in Rome. After much debate, a future campus location was selected in what was a semi-industrial part of the city and it was decided that the future university be named with a number in chronological order. Roma Tre University, was formally established in 1992 under the name Terza Università degli Studi di Roma (Third University of Rome). One of the milestones for Roma Tre, since its foundation, as well as a guideline for its development, was its incorporation in the surrounding area, characterised by the reclamation of old buildings and school premises, transformed into facilities for study and research.

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visited the university, Rome's youngest, on February 17, 2017.

Organization and administration

The

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, the Vice Rector, the Academic Senate and the

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are the main governing bodies of the university, which are responsible for setting university policy and development strategy. The statute also provides for a University Executive Committee, the

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, the Council of Faculty Deans and a University Ombudsman. The Rector is the official representative of the university. As well as calling and chairing meetings of the Academic Senate, the Board of Governors and the University Executive Committee, the Rector supervises the university's teaching, scientific and service structures, and gives appropriate guidance. The Rector also acts as

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for the teaching and research autonomy of academic staff. The current Rector is Prof. Massimiliano Fiorucci.

International relations

Double degree agreements

The university has double degree agreements with: *

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International agreements

Roma Tre University holds a number of academic cooperation agreements with foreign universities, promoting professors, researchers and students mobility and exchange. The global partnerships include the

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, the

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International networks

Roma Tre University takes part into a series of international university networks that share the task of promoting cooperative activities in diverse fields and seek to create a European area of communal higher education. The association groups and networks of which Roma Tre University is a member are: * European Network of Universities for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention *

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Academics

Admission

Admission to the university is restricted and competitive. Every School offers a limited number of places for each program, and admissions are regulated by an

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delivered by the University Admissions Committee. *The School of Architecture admits 200 students each year. *The School of Law admits 1,000 students each year.

Schools

The primary objective of the 8 schools of Roma Tre University is to define, organise and connect the academic activities of the degree courses: * School of Architecture (''Facoltà di Architettura'') - The School of Architecture offers

and

qualifications. The school has a network of exchange programs with the European Union, Middle East, United States and Eastern European universities. The School is constantly ranked in the top three of the country. * Federico Caffè School of Economics (''Facoltà di Economia "Federico Caffè"'') - The Federico Caffè School of Economics has set up exchange programs with other foreign universities and also agreements with national and international companies and institutions to enable its students to have a first contact with the job market during their studies. Graduates can choose different careers: managerial positions in financial, management, consulting and auditing firms or banking group, in non-profit organizations and academic or professional careers in universities or research-oriented organizations. * School of Education Sciences * School of Engineering (''Facoltà di Ingegneria'') * School of Law (''Facoltà di Giurisprudenza'') - The School of Law is located in

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in the

quarter just in front of the

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. It is constantly ranked between the third and the fifth place among over 60 Italian law schools. The School hosts the only Clinical Legal Program in Rome. The Clinic focuses primarily on human rights, immigration and refugee law. * School of Literature and Philosophy (''Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia'') - The School of Literature and Philosophy offers traditional subjects such as Literature, Philosophy, History, Classical Studies, Archeology as well as new courses like History of Art, Music and Performing Arts. The School is located in

. * School of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences - The School of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences comprises different scientific and research areas spanning from mathematics to chemistry, from physics to information science, from geology to biology and biotechnology, from natural sciences to astronomy, from the environmental science to conservation and restoration of the cultural heritage. * School of Political Sciences (''Facoltà di Scienze Politiche'')

Astre School of Advanced Studies

The Astre School of Advanced Studies was the university superior graduate school for particularly motivated students. Roma Tre University has established, among the others, an exchange agreement within the School's program with the

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Research centers

* Center for Italian and French Studies - The Center for Italian and French Studies is located in the 16th-century ''Palazzo Capizucchi'', the chapel of which is today the center's Conference Room. The Center runs the Guillaume Apollinaire Library; it coordinates and hosts research and consultation activities through contracts and agreements signed with institutions, Italian and French public and private bodies, as well as with European Union bodies. It sets up databases, bibliographical and documentation services which are available on line; it publishes in its own library series the specialised material resulting from the research carried out within the framework of the centre's activities. Is organises congresses, conferences, seminars for students -undergraduates and PhD-as well as for external participants. * La Faggeta Research Center - The La Faggeta Research Center is located in the town of

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. * Altiero Spinelli Center of Excellence - The center is part of the

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. * Giovanni Pugliese Center of Excellence in European Law * Interdepartmental Research Center for American Studies * Interdepartmental Research Center for Education and Social Studies * Interdepartmental Research Center for Evolutionary Ecology * Interdepartmental Research Center for Institutional Economics * Interdepartmental Research Center for Irish and Scottish Studies * Giorgio Recchia Interdepartmental Research Center for Political, Constitutional and Comparative Law Studies * Interdepartmental Research Center for Somali Studies

Other facilities

* Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy - The Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a laboratory which supports both scientific research and education in Animal Biology. The major role of the museum is to conserve and exhibit zoological material to students, PhD and researchers. * Palladium Theatre - The Palladium Theatre is the university theatre. It was built between 1927 and 1929 by the architect Sabbatini and was completely renovated by the university. * Roma Tre Farm - The farm is in a villa dating back to the 16th century in the town of

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. The university supports a Sustainable Food Project.

Rankings

Roma Tre University is ranked: * 570 out of 20.300 universities in the World Rank of the

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; * 392 out of 11.000 universities in the World Web Ranking of 4ICU - International Colleges & Universities; * 858 out of 3.042 universities in the Global Ranking of the

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. The School of Economics is ranked in the top 25% institutions in Italy in the RePEc ranking. The School of Law is constantly ranked among the top-five in the country with a note of AAA (Censis-''

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''), mostly due to the selective entry test and to the small-size of the classes.

Student life

Student life at the university does not merely revolve around lectures and exams, as there is a diverse array of student activities. There are many student organisations organizing student exchange programmes throughout Europe. Students elect their representatives (Student Vice-Dean and the Student Parliament) to coordinate various student activities, represent their interests in the Faculty bodies, participate in the evaluation of studies and the faculty, and secure the involvement and participation of students in all matters and issues of interest to them. *Contribution to the arts - Roma Tre hosts the annual Roma Tre Film Festival at the Palladium Theatre. *Roma Tre News - Roma Tre News is the

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of the university. It is run entirely by undergraduate and graduate students. Many alumni have gone on to careers in journalism.

Traditions

Every year, during the academic year opening ceremony, a distinguished public figure is invited to address the students with a lecture on a current global issue. Since the university foundation, there have been 5

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speaking at the ceremony. Past speakers include

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, the ninth President of Italy

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, the 49th Prime Minister of Italy

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, the member of the executive board of the European Central Bank

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, the seventh European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science

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, the 264th Pope

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, the sixth President of the European Parliament

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, the 34th President of Chile

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, the 11th President of Italy

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, the 52nd Prime Minister of Italy

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Notable alumni and faculty

Notable alumni include:

Andrea Alù Andrea Alù (born September 27, 1978) is an Italian American scientist and engineer, currently Einstein Professor of Physics at The City University of New York Graduate Center. He is known for his contributions to the fields of optics, photonics, ...

Alessandro Di Battista Alessandro Di Battista (born 4 August 1978) is an Italian politician, activist and writer, deputy of the XVII Legislature of the Italian Republic. He was part of the Five Stars Movement from 2009 to 2021. He left the movement in February 2021 b ...

Joseph Pace Joseph Pace (born 18 November 1959) is an Italian painter and sculptor. Early life and education Joseph Pace was born in Morbegno (Lombardy) and raised in Congo-Kinshasa (Africa). Grandson of Camillo Pace, he was introduced to the visual art ...

Marco Lo Muscio Marco Lo Muscio (born 1971) is an Italian organist, pianist and composer, who lives and works in Italy, Europe, Russian Federation and America. Biography Marco Lo Muscio was born in Rome, Italy. Marco Lo Muscio studied Piano at the Licinio ...

Raffaele Monti Raffaele Monti (Eboli, Italy, February 15, 1981) is an Italian director, screenwriter, actor, independent producer and cinema and TV critic. Short movies production Graduated in TV and Cinema at the Roma Tre University with maximum grades, R ...

Virginia Raggi Virginia Elena Raggi (; born 18 July 1978) is an Italian lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Rome from 2016 to 2021 as part of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S). Raggi was both the first candidate from her party and first ...

, and

Cinzia Giorgio Cinzia Giorgio (born April 1, 1975, in Venosa, Province of Potenza) is an Italian writer. Biography Cinzia Giorgio was born in Venosa, Italy, in April 1975. She has a degree in modern literature at University of Naples Federico II, her thesis ...

. Among the prominent scholars who have taught at Roma Tre University include Pier Luigi Luisi,

Pierangelo Garegnani Pierangelo Garegnani (9 August 1930–14 October 2011) was an Italian economist and professor of the University of Rome III. He was the Director of the Fondazione Centro Piero Sraffa di Studi e Documenti at the Federico Caffè School of Economic ...

Paolo Leon Paolo Leon (26 April 1935 – 11 June 2016) was an Italian Post Keynesian economist. He has served since 1992 as Professor of Public Economics at the University of Rome III in Rome, Italy and then as emeritus professor. Before that, he was Assista ...

Andrea Riccardi Andrea Riccardi (born 16 January 1950, in Rome) is an Italian historian, professor, politician and activist, founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio. He served as minister for international cooperation without portfolio in the Monti Cabinet. L ...

, Luciano del Castillo,

Giuseppe Conte Giuseppe Conte (; born 8 August 1964) is an Italian jurist, academic, and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy, prime minister of Italy from June 2018 to February 2021. He has been the president of the Five Star Movement (M5S) sin ...

Giorgio Melchiori Giorgio Melchiori CBE FBA (19 August 1920 – 8 February 2009) was an Italian literary critic and translator. His scholarly work was focused on the Early Modern English literature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Early life Melchiori wa ...

Giacomo Marramao Giacomo Marramao (born 1946) is an Italian philosopher who teaches theoretical philosophy and political philosophy at the Roma Tre University in Rome. Education Marramao studied at the University of Florence where he graduated in philosophy und ...

Mario De Caro Mario De Caro (born 1963) is an Italian philosopher, professor of moral philosophy at the University of Rome III in Italy. Since 2000, he has also been teaching at Tufts University, where he is regularly a visiting professor. He is interested in ...

Roberto Cipriani Roberto Cipriani (b. Rovato, 1945) is an Italian social scientist. He is professor emeritus of sociology at Roma Tre University. "He has written extensively on popular religion, the sacred and secularization", and is known for his unconventional a ...

, Vittorio Cotesta,

Amos Luzzatto Amos Luzzatto (3 June 1928 – 9 September 2020) was an Italian-Jewish writer and essayist, born in a family of ancient tradition. His mother's father, Dante Lattes, was one of the most important representatives of Jewish Italian culture in the ...

, and Federico Schiano di Pepe.

References

External links

Roma Tre University - Official WebsiteR3 Sport - Official WebsiteStudents Forum - Official Website
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Universities and colleges in Rome Educational institutions established in 1992 Rome Q. X Ostiense