University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

Overview

Founded in 1982, the University of Rome Tor Vergata is situated on a 600-hectare campus in the southeastern part of Rome. The university currently offers 106 graduate programs, including Bachelor's, Master's, and One-cycle degrees, as well as 32 PhD courses. Among these, there are 18 international programs: 15 are taught in English, and 3 are in Italian with English curricula. Additionally, there are 25 international PhD courses: 22 are taught in English, and 3 are multilingual.

In terms of research, the university’s 18 departments and 48 interdisciplinary research centers are involved in both fundamental and applied research across a variety of fields. Tor Vergata is a member of the European University Association (EUA), representing universities and national rectors' conferences in 47 European countries. It is also part of three key networks: YERUN (Young European Research Universities Network), which promotes research and teaching collaborations such as dual degrees and student exchanges among young European universities with an international presence; VIU (Venice International University), offering students an exchange semester in Venice to study globalisation-related topics through interdisciplinary learning; and UNICA (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe), founded in 1990, comprising 46 universities from 35 European capitals, with a collective staff of over 150,000 and 1.8 million students.