University of Brescia

University of Brescia
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Logo of the University of Brescia
Latin: Universitas Studiorum Brixiæ
TypePublic
Established1982
RectorProf. Franco Castelli
Administrative staff
500
Students16,800
Location,
CampusUrban
Sport teamsCUS Brescia www.cusbrescia.it
Websitewww.unibs.it

The University of Brescia (Italian: Università degli Studi di Brescia) is an Italian public research university located in Brescia, Italy. It was founded in 1982 and is branched in 4 Faculties.

The University of Brescia was officially established in 1982 with three Schools: Medicine and Surgery, Engineering, Economics and Business. However, the creation phase lasted nearly two decades, so the first attempts to open university courses in Brescia go back to the 1960s.