University of Naples Federico II

University of Naples Federico II
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

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Latin: Universitas Neapolitana[1]
Former name
Università di Napoli
MottoLatin: Ad Scientiarum Haustum et Seminarium Doctrinarum
Motto in English
For the inculcation of the sciences and the dissemination of knowledge
TypePublic research university
Established5 June 1224; 800 years ago (5 June 1224)
FounderFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Endowment€473 million
RectorMatteo Lorito
Administrative staff
6,185 (2022)
Students71,799 (2022)
Undergraduates42,287
Postgraduates29,512
Location
Naples, Campania
,
Italy

40°50′44″N 14°15′28″E / 40.8455°N 14.2577°E / 40.8455; 14.2577
CampusUniversity town
Sports teamsCUS Napoli
Colours 
AffiliationsCampus Europae, UNIMED, PEGASUS, Aurora, BioGeM
Websiteunina.it
Logotype of University of Naples Federico II

The University of Naples Federico II (Italian: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko seˈkondo], locally IPA: [fɛdɛˈriːko sɛˈkondo]) is a public research university in Naples, Campania, Italy. Established in 1224 and named after its founder, Frederick II, it is the oldest public, secular, non-sectarian or state-funded university in the world,[2][3][4] and one of the world's ten oldest universities in continuous operation.[5][6][7]

It was Europe's first university dedicated to training secular administrative staff,[8] and is one of the world's oldest academic institutions in continuous operation. With over 90,000 students (2022) it is among the largest universities in Europe, long the only state university in Naples, until the establishment of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli in 1991, formerly Seconda Università di Napoli.

The motto of the University is Ad scientiarum haustum et seminarium doctrinarum, taken from the circular letter of Frederick II.[9] Over the course of its thousand-year history, Federico II alumni have included the presidents of the Italian Republic Enrico De Nicola, Giovanni Leone and Giorgio Napolitano.[10][11] Additionally, students and alumni have won 2 Academy Awards.[12]

In October 2016, the university hosted the first ever Apple iOS Developer Academy and in 2018 the Cisco Digital Transformation Lab.[13] It occupies the second position among the major universities (> 40,000 students) of the Italian universities system (third position if the online Pegaso University, also from Naples, is included).

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  6. ^ Storia d'Italia. Vol. 4. Torino: UTET. 7 August 1981. p. 122. ISBN 88-02-03568-7.
  7. ^ Enciclopedia Federiciana. Roma: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
  8. ^ Astarita, Tommaso (2013). "Introduction: 'Naples is the whole world'". A Companion to Early Modern Naples. Leiden: Brill. p. 2.
  9. ^ "XVII Legislatura -". www.camera.it.
  10. ^ "Un'aula intitolata al Presidente Leone - 16 novembre | In Ateneo". www.unina.it.
  11. ^ "Napolitano:il cordoglio del suo ateneo,lo ricorderemo ai giovani – Notizie – Ansa.it". 22 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Studenti da Oscar alla Federico II | In Ateneo". www.unina.it. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Polo Universitario di San Giovanni a Teduccio: inaugurato il Cisco Digital Transformation Lab – Primo Piano – Regione Campania". regione.campania.it. Retrieved 16 July 2019.