The University of Milan (; ), officially abbreviated as UNIMI, or colloquially referred to as La Statale ("the State niversity), is a

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, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 60,000 students, and a permanent teaching and research staff of about 2,000. The University of Milan has ten schools and offers 140 undergraduate and graduate degree programmes, 32 Doctoral Schools and 65+ Specialization Schools. The University's research and teaching activities have grown over the years and have received important international recognitions. The University is the only Italian member of the

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(LERU), a group of twenty-one research-intensive European universities. The university has been frequented by many notable alumni, including

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(

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ist, 1974),

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( Nobel laureate in Physics, 2002), Marco Bersanelli ( Gruber Prize in Cosmology recipient, 2006), Patrizia A. Caraveo (

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recipient, 2007, 2011, 2012), Alberto Mantovani (

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recipient, 2016),

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(two times

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General Director and

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recipient, 2019), as well as former Italian Prime Ministers

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and

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, and former Greek President

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. The university has also been affiliated with notable faculty such as

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( Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1963),

Giuseppe Occhialini Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao "Beppo" Occhialini ForMemRS (; 5 December 1907 – 30 December 1993) was an Italian physicist who contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi-meson decay in 1947 with César Lattes and Cecil Frank Powell, the latte ...

(

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recipient, 1979), and Ugo Amaldi (

recipient, 1995).

History

Early years

The University of Milan was founded in 1924 from the merger of two institutions that boasted a great tradition of medical, scientific and humanistic studies: the ''Accademia Scientifico-Letteraria'' (Scientific-Literary Academy), active since 1861, and the ''Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento'' (Clinical Specialisation Institutes), established in 1906. By 1928, the University already had the fourth-highest number of enrolled students in Italy, after the

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and the

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. Many of its premises are located in Città Studi (City of Studies), the university district of Milan (where the

Polytechnic University of Milan The Polytechnic University of Milan (, abbreviated as PoliMi) is a university in Milan, Italy. It is the largest technical university in the country, with about 40,000 enrolled students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and higher ...

is also located) which was built from 1915 onwards. The scientific Schools and Departments of the University of Milan are mostly located in the Città Studi district, while the School of Humanities, School of Law, School of Political, Economic and Social Sciences, among others, are mostly located within the historic city centre. At the time of its foundation, there were four "traditional" Schools – Law, Humanities, Medicine, and Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences. Later, in the 1930s, the Schools of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture were introduced, after the aggregation of the old Schools of Veterinary Medicine (1792) and Agriculture (1871). At the end of the

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, the old '' Ospedale Maggiore di Milano'' (Major Hospital of Milan) building, originally named the ''Magna Domus Hospitalis'' (The Great House of the Hospital) and colloquially known as the '' Ca' Granda'' (The Great House), was assigned to the University of Milan. One of the first Italian examples of civil architecture and the main building of the Policlinico of Milan hospital complex established during the

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period, it was designed by

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and commissioned in 1456 by

Francesco I Sforza Francesco I Sforza (; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) Duke of Milan, duke from 1450 until his death. In the 1420s, he participated in the ...

, the fourth

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(the first Duke from the

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, which had succeeded the

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in 1450). The building had been seriously damaged by the bombings of 1943. In 1958, after a complex series of reconstruction and renovation works, it became home to the University Rector's Office, the administrative offices, and the Schools of Law and Humanities.

1960s reformation

In the 1960s, due to the extension of compulsory school attendance and the subsequent liberalisation of access to higher education, the number of people entering Italian universities progressively increased and the University of Milan enrolled more than 60,000 students. The University broadened the range of its courses and at the same time increased its number of centres. Two new schools (the School of Pharmacy and the School of Social and Political Sciences) were established, and were based, respectively, in Città Studi and in Via Conservatorio, in the city centre of Milan. Città Studi was also the site of a new complex, intended entirely for the Biology departments, which was the work of architect Vico Magistretti. There was also an increase in the number of agreements with the city's hospital facilities, where students from the School of Medicine receive their clinical training. In 1968, the University was occupying approximately ; by the beginning of the 1980s this had increased to . In 1989 there were 22 degree-awarding schools and 75,000 enrolled students, which increased to 90,000 by 1993.

1980s streamline process

In view of this increase, the University began a process of streamlining and delocalising its facilities: from 1986 onwards, new centres began to appear in other areas of Milan, particularly in the Bicocca district, as well as in other parts of the region: in

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, Crema and Lodi. In 1998, the University split in two and the city's second public institution was founded: The University of Milan-Bicocca. The

University of Insubria The University of Insubria () is an Italian university located in Como and Varese, with secondary locations in Busto Arsizio and Saronno. It was founded in 1998, it has been named after the area where it is situated, the historical-geographical r ...

was also established in Varese, bringing together courses that were already offered at Varese and Como by the Universities of Milan and

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. At the conclusion of this process, notwithstanding the reduction in the number of students, the University of Milan was still the largest institution in

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and still one of the largest in the country. The 2001 law that transformed the education system opened a new phase of change. The University updated its range of courses, trying to adapt them to better suit the evolution of the social demand for education and the innovation of the production system: thus, the number of degree-awarding programmes rose to 74 and there was a new increase in enrolments. There was also an increase in the University's commitment to providing student services (orientation, internships and training, online education) and in investments for new education and research facilities, covering approximately . The most recent phase of expansion concerned the fields of communication science, intercultural mediation and art, but there are also ongoing projects relating to the sectors of information technology, veterinary medicine and biomedicine. Furthermore, there was also a strengthening of commitment to technology transfer and the practical application of scientific research results in the economic-production context.

Present

At present, the University comprises 9 schools, 134 degree-awarding programmes (both undergraduate and graduate), 19 doctoral schools (''scuole di dottorato'') and 92 specialisation schools (''scuole di specializzazione''). Approximately 65,000 students are enrolled at the University. The teaching staff is composed of 2,500 tenured professors and researchers and approximately 500 adjunct professors. More than 2,300 people work in the technical and administrative sector. The University of Milan was one of the institutions that helped to establish the

(LERU) and is the only Italian member of the organisation. Thanks to its commitment to basic and applied research, the University of Milan is among Italy's top institutions in the main national and international rankings.

Academics

The University of Milan is a public teaching and research university, the second largest university in Italy, which – with 10 schools and a teaching staff of about 2,200 – comprises a wide variety of disciplinary fields.

Schools

The University comprises 10 Schools (''facoltà''): * School of Law * School of Medicine * School of Humanities * School of Veterinary Medicine * School of Agricultural and Food Sciences * School of Pharmaceutical Sciences * School of Science and Technology * School of Exercise and Sport Sciences * School of Political, Economic and Social Sciences * School of Linguistics and Cultural Mediation

Admissions

Degree programmes at the University of Milan are divided into two types: open-admission programmes and capped-enrolment programmes. Each degree programme defines the knowledge and requirements for matriculation; these may be verified through a compulsory test and/or through an interview for assessing the student's educational background, prior to matriculation. To enrol in capped-enrolment programmes, students must register for an entrance examination, pass it and rank high enough to be awarded one of the places available. To enroll at the University of Milan is required an English language assessment, which can be demonstrated by an international language certificate

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, or through the university language centre (SLAM). The required level for Bachelors usually stands at B1 (Intermediate), while for Masters is B2, but varies depending on the degree course. Those who will not have attained the language level required by their degree programme via Placement test or certification must attend an English language course, and pass the final exam. With the

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, and the Alma Mater of Bologna, is the most sought-after location for medical students, with an acceptance rate of about 5%.

Graduation

Full-time students are expected to earn 60 ECTS credits in one academic year. The credits awarded can be recognized for continuing studies, both in Italian universities and abroad. To be awarded a bachelor, the student must earn at least 180 ECTS, while to get a master 120 ECTS are needed. Also, to obtain the highest level of university education, the Dottorato di Ricerca (PhD), at least other 3 to 4 years of studies are required.

Financial Support

The University of Milan provides several types of financial support for its students: * Education incentive Programme: Regional scholarships consisting of a sum of money and free access to refectory services, awarded yearly, via competition, to university students meeting certain merit, income and regular attendance requirements. Additional DSU allowances and grants includes Disability, International mobility, and Special grant allowances. * University scholarships: Need-based and merit scholarships from €1,800 to €6,000 per year * International scholarships: "Excellence Scholarships" for students enrolled in the first year of a master's degree programme, providing €6,000 grant, full tuition and accommodation paid. The university also provides accommodation, refectory services and meals allowances for a large number of students.

Research

There are 53 research centres. Research is organised in 33 different departments: * Law: Private Law and Legal History, Italian and Supranational Public Law, Law. * Medicine: Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology-Oncology, Biomedical Sciences for Health, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Health Sciences. * Humanities: Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Literary Studies, Philology and Linguistics, Historical Studies. * Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science for Health, Animal Production and Food Safety. * Agricultural and Food Sciences: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Environmental Science and Policy * Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences. * Science and Technology: Biosciences, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science and Policy. * Exercise and Sport Sciences: Biomedical Sciences for Health. * Political, Economic and Social Sciences: Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods, Social and Political Sciences, International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies. * Linguistics and Cultural Mediation: Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication. The University of Milan is a leading Italian university for investment in research infrastructure and human capital: two essential elements for tackling the complex challenges of knowledge in a rapidly changing social and industrial context. As a public institution concerned with the development and progress of knowledge, the University has always been committed to research projects that influence the quality of life of citizens. Research is mostly conducted in the departments and the many specialised structures, favouring the creation and growth of networks of collaboration locally, nationally and internationally. Scientific activity involves the whole academic community from professors, researchers, doctoral students, fellowship-holders and fellows to undergraduates.

Quality and impact of research (2020)

* Publications: 9537 * Open access publications: 5074 * Top 10% area publications (SciVal): 33.9% * Field Weighted-Citation Impact (SciVal): 1,78 * Unimi publications/national publications (SciVal): 5.55% * ERC grants since the beginning of the project: 37

Governance

The governance structure at the University of Milan is composed by 17 committees, headed by the Rector. The most important boards are:

The Board of Directors

It has the function of strategy definition and management, approval of the annual and three-year financial and personnel planning documents, and supervision of economic and financial sustainability. It is composed of the Rector, the Vice Rector, the General Director, and selected internal and external members.

The Academic Senate

The Academic Senate has functions of proposal, supervision and verification in the field of teaching, research and student services, and is composed of Rector, Vice Rector, the 10 faculty directors, and elected representative of professors, researchers and students.

Patent Committee

Its statutory duties are to review patent applications, express an opinion on patents filed whenever a decision is required, and also express an opinion on industrial property clauses in commissioned research and patent enhancement contracts, and in research agreements with other institutions. It's composed by the General Director, three selected professors, and two external experts.

University Sports Committee

The University Sports Committee promotes and encourages sports activities for the entire University community and oversees management guidelines for sports facilities and development programmes. The chairman of this board is the Deputy Rector. Every year the Committee presents a report on the University sports facilities, next year's programmeand financial plan to the Ministry of Education, University and Research.

Research Observatory

It is composed of scientific experts belonging to various scientific disciplinary sectors as well as administrative and technical sectors. Its members are renewed every three academic years. The Observatory, as per the Regulations collects and analyzes information on University research findings; as part of this function, it analyzes and compares the results of national research assessment exercises. It also proposes criteria and new methodologies for assessing University research findings, taking into account the specificities of each area and submits improvement actions to the main governing bodies, with a view to increasing research quality, attractiveness, national and international visibility

Campuses

The University of Milan possesses a substantial artistic and cultural heritage that includes renowned historic buildings, inherited and acquired collections, archives, botanical gardens and the old

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commissioned by

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. The University's departments are housed in important historic buildings in the centre of Milan and in modern buildings in the area known as '' Città Studi'' (City of Studies). Among the

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s that house the University's facilities are the old ''Ca’ Granda'' (The Great House) designed by

, a monumental complex from the 15th century in the heart of the historical city centre; the 18th-century ''Palazzo Greppi'' designed by

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(architect of

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in Milan), and the 17th-century Sant’Alessandro College commissioned by the Arcimboldi family. The book collection, which is one of the richest in the region, is preserved in 47 libraries, while the APICE Centre collects rare and valuable book stocks and archives. The total university surface area is about , comprising 356 classrooms with approximately 27,382 seats, 203 teaching and computer laboratories with approximately 1,831 seats and 171 libraries and study rooms with approximately 4,417 seats.

Headquarters – City Centre Campus

Built in 1456 by

, the '' Ca’ Granda'' (The Great House) designed by

is the headquarters of the University of Milan. It was originally named the ''Magna Domus Hospitalis'' (The Great House of the Hospital) and was the main building of the Policlinico of Milan, a large hospital complex established during the

period, which was later expanded with the addition of adjacent structures or nearby buildings in the city centre, close to the

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(''Duomo di Milano''). The historical buildings of the Policlinico of Milan underwent a careful restoration in the 20th and early 21st centuries. The ''Ca’ Granda'' was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Milan and had a large following throughout northern Italy. At present, it is the seat of the Rectorate of the University of Milan and contains some of the main administrative offices; as well as the central library, lecture halls and auditoria of the School of Humanities and the School of Law. File:7082a - Milano - Università Statale - Chiostro della ghiacciaia - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-Feb-2008.jpg, ''Chiostro della Ghiacciaia'' File:7011 - Milano - Università Statale - Chiostro dei bagni - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-Feb-2008.jpg, ''Chiostro dei Bagni'' File:Milano - Università Statale - Chiostro della legnaia 2.jpg, ''Chiostro della Legnaia'' File:7034 - Milano - Università Statale - Chiostro settecentesco - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-Feb-2008.jpg, ''Chiostro del Settecento'' File:Università degli Studi di Milano - sede via festa del perdono - Ca' Granda - cortile interno.JPG, ''Chiostro maggiore''

Città Studi – Scientific Campus

Since the late 1960s, the exponential growth of the number of enrolled students forced the university to build other structures in the Città Studi neighbourhood, where the main buildings of all scientific schools and departments of the University of Milan are located, as well as the majority of the research facilities. The

is also located in this quarter. The ''Città Studi Campus Sostenibile'' (CSCS, "Città Studi Sustainable Campus") is a joint project launched by the University of Milan and the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2011 to turn the Città Studi (the historic university quarter in the city, home to the main campuses of two of its largest universities) into a forum on issues of sustainable development, thereby creating a model for the city at large to follow. Devised as six roundtables on areas of intervention – People, Energy, Education, Mobility, City, and Food and Health – the project aims to implement a series of best practices with the goal of improving the quality of life for those living in the university quarter, through projects, events and programmes.

Milan Innovation District – MIND

Australia-based

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has been contracted to design, build and manage the MIND campus of the University of Milan by a resolution of the board of directors. The project for the new campus of the science schools and departments of the University of Milan, located in the Milan Innovation District (MIND) within the former

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area, covers a total area of over 190,000 square meters. The new area will be shared with Human Technopole, Italy's new research institute for life sciences, and the new IRCSS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute for Medicine. The project has a total value of approximately €338 million.

Hospital campuses

There are three Italian medical schools and one English medical school. The Policlinico Hospital location, the San Paolo Hospital location, and the Sacco Hospital location are Italian courses. The International Medical School, University of Milan is an English course. The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery has teaching sectors at the following hospitals in

: * IRCCS Ca 'Granda Foundation Maggiore Policlinico Hospital * "San Paolo" Hospital * "Luigi Sacco" Hospital * IRCCS San Donato Polyclinic * "San Giuseppe" Hospital * Gaetano Pini Orthopedic Institute * IRCCS Monzino Cardiology Center * IRCCS National Cancer Institute Foundation * IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute * IRCCS "Santa Maria Nascente" - Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation * IFOM-IEO Campus * "San Carlo Borromeo" Hospital * Niguarda Ca 'Granda Hospital * "Fatebenefratelli" Hospital

Outside Milan

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and the University of Milan Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine and Experimental Zootechny are located outside the city area, in Lodi. The Department of Studies in Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication is instead located in

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Rankings

The University of Milan is the only Italian member of the

(LERU), a group of twenty-one research-intensive European universities, which it helped found. In 2020, the University of Milan ranked first in Italy (three-way tie) according to the

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(ARWU), sharing the place with the

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and

. The university consistently ranks as Italy's best university in a number of areas. In the most recent ranking of Italian universities released by ANVUR in February 2022, Statale ranked first among Italian universities in the areas of political science, sociology, law, and philosophy. It also ranked among the top three in economics and statistics, earth science, history, and antiquities. The university is ranked third in Italy by Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) and fourth in the

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. while the

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ranks it sixth to ninth (tied with four other universities).

Publishing

Since before 2009, the University of Milan has published journals in Open access, of which about ten have already been included in the Directory of Open access journals. There are numerous journals which focus on various fields of scientific interest (e.g. for linguistics and philology, the ItalianoLinguaDue and Carte Romance are among the available Open access journals).

Budget

In 2010, income – excluding special accounting and clearing entries – amounted to €562 million, primarily from: *State: €331 million for normal running costs *Students: €91 million in the form of fees and contributions *Public and private institutions: €59 million for research activities

Sports, arts and entertainment

Sporting activities

''Centro Universitario Sportivo'' (''CUS''), University Sports Centre, is an amateur sports association which, for the last 60 years, has promoted the practice of physical education and sport by students and university collaborators. Every year, the centre organises a vast range of sports courses, which cover everything from traditional disciplines, such as swimming and athletics, to more modern activities, such as hydro-biking,

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Arts and entertainment

University of Milan students can take part in music and theatre initiatives organised by the University's resident cultural institutions, which include the Orchestra, the Choir and the CUT, the University Theatre Centre. The University of Milan Orchestra offers students the possibility to audition for a classical music ensemble in collaboration with the "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory of Milan and with the direction of Maestro Alessandro Crudele. The University Choir is composed of university staff, students, professors and enthusiasts from outside the university. It is possible to become a member by passing an audition. The ''Centro Universitario Teatrale'' (CUT), University Theatre Centre, is currently directed by Professor Alberto Bentoglio and collaborates actively with groups of university students who have been involved in theatre productions for several years.

Concessions for cultural activities

The University works closely with cinema, theatre, dance and music agents, to provide their students and collaborators with access to cultural initiatives and services at reduced prices.

Notable alumni

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, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2002) and

(1987) File:EnricoBombieri.jpg,

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ist (1974) File:Fabiola Gianotti Royal Society (cropped).jpg,

, two times

General Director,

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, 4 times former Italian Prime Minister and

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, former Italian Prime Minister and

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, former

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Carlo Ponti Carlo Fortunato Pietro Ponti Sr. (11 December 1912 – 10 January 2007) was an Italian film producer with more than 140 productions to his credit. Along with Dino De Laurentiis, he is credited with reinvigorating and popularizing Italian cin ...

, film producer and

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Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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Giorgio Gaber Giorgio Gaberscik (25 January 1939 – 1 January 2003), known as Giorgio Gaber (), was an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, actor, playwright, and musician. He was also an accomplished guitar player and author of one of the first rock songs ...

, singer-composer, guitarist, actor,

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

and

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

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Enzo Jannacci Vincenzo "Enzo" Jannacci (; 3 June 1935 – 29 March 2013) was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene. Jannacci is widely considered as ...

, singer-composer, pianist, actor, playwright and

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surgeon In medicine, a surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery. Even though there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon is a licensed physician and received the same medical training as physicians before spec ...

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Giorgio Armani Giorgio Armani (; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer and a billionaire. He first gained renown working for Cerruti 1881. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expanded into music, sport, and luxury hotels. By 200 ...

, stylist File:Miuccia Prada (cropped).jpg,

Miuccia Prada Miuccia Bianchi Prada (; born Maria Bianchi on 10 May 1949) is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu. As of October 2021, ''Forbes'' estimated her n ...

, stylist File:Claudio Descalzi.jpg, Claudio Descalzi,

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CEO File:Antonio Di Pietro Siena 2010.JPG,

Antonio Di Pietro Antonio Di Pietro (; born 2 October 1950) is an Italian politician, lawyer and magistrate. He was a minister in government of Romano Prodi, a Senator, and a Member of the European Parliament. He was a prosecutor in the ''Mani pulite'' corruption ...

, minister and

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in the ''

Mani Pulite (; ) was a nationwide judicial investigation into political corruption in Italy held in the early 1990s, resulting in the demise of the First Italian Republic and the disappearance of many political parties. Some politicians and industry leade ...

'' corruption trials File:Umberto Veronesi senato.jpg,

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surgical Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery ...

oncologist Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''� ...

and former minister File:Gino Strada 2010.jpg, Gino Strada,

, activist and founder of

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(1993) File:Bersanelli.jpg, Marco Bersanelli, astrophysicist, Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2006) File:Patrizia caraveo.jpg, Patrizia A. Caraveo, astrophysicist,

(2007, 2011, 2012) File:Elena Bonetti 2021 (cropped).jpg, Elena Bonetti,

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and former minister File:Alberto Mantovani medico.jpg, Alberto Mantovani,

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and immunologist,

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and

nuclear medicine Nuclear medicine (nuclear radiology, nucleology), is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactivity, radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear imaging is, in a sense, ''radiology done inside out'', ...

specialist, former rector of UNIMIB, former minister File:Elena Cattaneo datisenato 2018.jpg,

Elena Cattaneo Elena Cattaneo (; born 22 October 1962) is an Italian people, Italian pharmacology, pharmacologist and co-founding director of the University of Milan's Center for Stem Cell Research. She is an internationally prominent Huntington's disease res ...

pharmacologist Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between ...

, co-founding director of the UNIMI Center for

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Research,

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Letizia Moratti Letizia Maria Moratti (née Brichetto Arnaboldi; born 26 November 1949) is an Italian businesswoman and politician. She was president of RAI (1994–1996), Minister of Education, University and Research (2001–2006), mayor of Milan (2006–201 ...

, former president of

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, minister,

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, president of

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, and MEP

In science

The notable alumni of the University of Milan in science include

( Nobel laureate in Physics, 2002);

(

ist, 1974); Marco Bersanelli ( Gruber Prize in Cosmology recipient, 2006); Patrizia A. Caraveo (

recipient, 2007, 2011, 2012); Alberto Mantovani, immunologist (

recipient, 2016);

(two times

General Director and

recipient, 2019); Giovanni Bignami, astrophysicist (

1993);

, biologist (gold medal from the President of the Italian Republic,

Senator for life A senator for life is a member of the senate or equivalent upper chamber of a legislature who has life tenure. , five Italian senators out of 205, two out of the 41 Burundian senators, one Congolese senator out of 109, and all members of the Bri ...

); and Giuseppe Resnati, chemist ( van der Waals Prize recipient, 2021).

In politics and government

Notable alumni in politics and government of the University of Milan include also

( Minister of Education, University and Research); Elena Bonetti ( Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities); Massimo Garavaglia (

Minister of Tourism The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture. The position exists in many countries under several names: *Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania) *Ministry of Touri ...

); Roberto Maroni (

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; Labour,

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);

( Minister of University and Research, Rector of University of Milan-bicocca);

Matteo Salvini Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been List of F ...

(deputy prime minister,

)

Entrepreneurs and managers

Notable alumni in management end entrepreneurship of the University of Milan include also

Bernardo Caprotti Bernardo Caprotti (7 October 1925 – 30 September 2016) was an Italian billionaire businessman, the owner of Esselunga, Italy's third-largest grocery store chain. In his will, he left 66.7% of Esselunga to his second wife Giuliana Albera and th ...

(

Esselunga Esselunga S.p.A. is an Italian retail store chain. Founded in 1957 by Nelson Rockefeller, Bernardo, Guido and Claudio Caprotti, Marco Brunelli, the Crespi family and other Italian associates, the company is now entirely owned by the Caprotti fami ...

's Founder and CEO);

Massimo Antonio Doris Banca Mediolanum Società per azioni, S.p.A. is an Italian bank, insurance and asset management conglomerate which is the parent company of Gruppo Mediolanum (Mediolanum Group). The CEO of the company is Massimo Antonio Doris, and the bank is list ...

( Mediolanum Bank CEO);

(producer); Fedele Confalonieri (

Mediaset Mediaset S.p.A. is an Italian mass media and television production and distribution company that is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company is controlled by the holding company MFE – MediaForEurope (the original ...

CEO). Both

Marina Berlusconi Maria Elvira "Marina" Berlusconi (born 10 August 1966) is an Italian businesswoman. She is the chairwoman of the holding company Fininvest and the publishing company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the latter being the biggest publishing company in I ...

and

Pier Silvio Berlusconi Pier Silvio Berlusconi (born 28 April 1969) is an Italian media businessman. He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his first wife Carla Lucia Elvira Dall'Oglio. As a shareholder of Fininvest, the Berlusconi fa ...

dropped the University without obtaining their diploma.

Others

Other notable alumni of the University of Milan include also

Enrico Mentana Enrico Mentana (born 15 January 1955) is an Italian journalist and television presenter. He founded the Italian news programme '' TG5'' and directed it from 1992 to 2004. In 2005, as Canale 5's editorial director, he conceived and curated th ...

(journalist, television presenter and publisher);

Nino Rota Giovanni "Nino" Rota Rinaldi (; ; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed ...

(composer); Claudio Bisio (actor, presenter);

Elisabetta Canalis Elisabetta Canalis (; born 12 September 1978) is an Italian actress and showgirl. Early life Canalis was born in Sassari, Sardinia, in Italy. Her father, Cesare, is a clinical Radiology, radiologist at the University of Sassari, and her mother, ...

(model); Antonella Clerici (presenter, host-TV); Sergio Romano (writer, journalist, and historian); Dario Edoardo Viganò (writer, priest);

Paolo Andrea Di Pietro Paolo Andrea Di Pietro (born November 8, 1986), better known mononymously in Japan as , is an Italian singer and actor living and working in Japan (''Gaikokujin tarento''). He has appeared in a variety of Japanese commercials, TV shows and films. ...

(actor, singer); Silvia Semenzin (activist, author, scholar); Achille Bertarelli (art collector and art historian).

Notable faculty

File:Giulio Natta Nobel.jpg,

, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (1963) - Professor File:Occhialini.jpg,

(1979) - Professor File:Ricci Giovanni.jpg, Giovanni Ricci, mathematician - Professor File:Aldo Pontremoli and Finn Malmgren 1928.jpg, Aldo Pontremoli, Physicist and commander of the airship ''

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.'' File:UgoAmaldiJunior.jpg, Ugo Amaldi, pioneer in hadron therapy and

(1995) File:Enrico Bompiani (1932).tif, Enrico Bompiani, pioneer in

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and

differential topology In mathematics, differential topology is the field dealing with the topological properties and smooth properties of smooth manifolds. In this sense differential topology is distinct from the closely related field of differential geometry, which ...

List of rectors

Notes

References

External links

University of Milan Website

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