University of Insubria

University of Insubria
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Latin: Universitas Studiorum Insubriae
MottoChiaramente Insubria! (Clearly Insubria!)
TypeState-supported
Established14 July 1998
RectorProf. Angelo Tagliabue, Vicary: Prof. Serra Stefano Capizzano
Students9.449
Location,
Sports teamsCUS dei Laghi (www.cusdeilaghi.it)
Websitewww.uninsubria.eu/ Sito ufficiale

The University of Insubria (Italian: Università degli Studi dell'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 region of Insubria.

According to the ranking made by Il Sole 24 Ore in 2011, the University of Insubria places itself 16th out of the 58 state-supported Italian universities; third in Lombardy after Politecnico di Milano and University of Pavia.[1]

The Faculty of Law in Como has passed from the 9th to the 6th place in the CENSIS 2010/2011 Faculty of Law table. In 2013 the Faculty of Law was ranked 7th place nationally, with a rating of "AAA", within the list drawn up by the "Great University Guide" prepared by the newspaper La Repubblica, in collaboration with Censis (was in 4th place in 2011 and the 6th place in 2010).

  1. ^ "Brillante UnInsubria: 16esima su 58 atenei".