The University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli ( it, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli") is an Italian

research university A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are the most important sites at which knowledge production occurs, along with "intergenerational kn ...

founded in late 1991. Its main seat is in

Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial '' comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Ca ...

, but its academic departments are also located in a series of historic and contemporary buildings in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Aversa,

Capua Capua ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, situated north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. History Ancient era The name of Capua comes from the Etrus ...

and

Santa Maria Capua Vetere Santa Maria Capua Vetere ( nap, Santa Maria 'e Capua) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, part of the region of Campania (southern Italy). Though it is not connected with the ''Civitas Capuana'', the town is a medieval place and ...

. It was previously named The Second University of Naples, as it was created to reduce

University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ...

's overload.

History and profile

The first Academic Year started on 1 November 1992. Notably, the Primo Policlinico di Napoli was one of the oldest university hospitals in Naples. It also represents one of the university's core buildings, located in the city of Naples.

Organization

The University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli is divided into academic departments, service and research centres.

Aversa

**Department of Engineering **Department of Architecture and Industrial Design

Caserta

*Department of Mathematics and Physics *Department of Psychology *Department of Political Science Jean Monnet *Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies

Capua

*Department of Economics

Naples

*School of Medical Sciences **Department of Precision Medicine **Department of General and Specialised Surgery for Women and Children **Department of Experimental Medicine **Multidisciplinary Department of Medicine for Surgery and Orthodontics **Department of Mental, Physical Health and Preventive Medicine **Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences **Medical, Surgical, Neurologic, Metabolic and Aging Sciences

Santa Maria Capua Vetere

*Department of Law *Department of Humanities and Cultural Heritage
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