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{{Infobox university
|name            = University of Urbino Carlo Bo
|native_name     = Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo
|native_name_lang = it
|latin_name      = Studiorum Universitas Publica Urbinatensis<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search |url=https://archive.org/search?query=%22Studiorum+Universitas+Publica+Urbinatensis%22&sin=TXT |website=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
|image           = [[Image:Seal_of_the_University_of_Urbino.png|200px|Logo of the University of Urbino]]
|former_name = <small>Collegio dei Dottori di Urbino (1506)<br />Pubblico Studio di Urbino (1576)<br />Studio generale di Urbino (1671)<br />Università di Urbino (1671)<br />Libera Università Provinciale di Urbino (1862)<br />Università Libera di Urbino (1923)<ref>Ulrico Agnati, 1999. ''Per la storia romana della provincia di Pesaro e Urbino''. Rome : L'erma di Bretschneider</ref></small>
|motto           = Urbino città campus 
| motto_lang = it
| mottoeng = Urbino: a city campus
|established     = {{start date and age|1506}}
|type            = [[Public University|Public]]
|endowment       = 
|staff           = 
|rector          = [[Giorgio Calcagnini]]
| academic_staff = 
| administrative_staff = 
|students        = 13,876<ref>Doctoral students not included.</ref><ref name="Anagrafe Miur">See http://anagrafe.miur.it/.</ref>
|undergrad       = 11,646<ref name="Anagrafe Miur"/><ref>Of which 9,134 students in ''[[Laurea#First cycle: Laurea|Laurea]]'' programmes and 2,512 in ''[[Laurea#Second cycle: Laurea Magistrale|Laura magistrale a ciclo unico]]'' (5-6-year single-cycle degree) programmes.</ref>
|postgrad        = 2,230<ref name="Anagrafe Miur"/>
|doctoral        = n/a
|affiliations = [[Mediterranean Universities Union|UNIMED]]
|city            = [[Urbino]]
|state           = 
|province = [[Province of Pesaro and Urbino|PU]]
|country         = Italy
|campus          = Whole town, [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]
|website         = [http://www.uniurb.it/ www.uniurb.it]}}

The '''University of Urbino Carlo Bo''' ({{langx|it|Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo}}, ''UniUrb'') is an Italian university located in [[Urbino]], in the region of [[Marche]], in north-eastern central Italy. The main campus occupies numerous buildings throughout the historic Urbino town center and the nearby countryside, with a branch campus in [[Fano]]. The university's enrollment in 2019 was 11,646 undergraduate students and 2,230 graduate students, with 858 full-time or part-time instructional and research faculty across various departments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uniurb.it/ateneo/persone-e-strutture/persone |title=Persone }}</ref>

The University of Urbino is renowned for teaching and research in [[sports science]], [[humanities]], [[biology]] and [[computer science]]. Until 2006 it was a [[free university]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2007/06/22/07A05546/sg|title = Statizzazione dell'Universita' non statale di Urbino}}</ref>

==History==
The University of Urbino was founded 519 years ago in 1506 by [[Guidobaldo da Montefeltro]], the Duke of Urbino. One year later, the magistracy of Urbino was granted power to award doctorates in canon and civil law by [[papal bull]] from [[Pope Julius II]].

Starting in the 1960s, under the guidance of [[Carlo Bo]] as [[Rector (academia)|Rector]], the university succeeded in buying up numerous derelict buildings in the historic center of Urbino. The numerous buildings which have since been restored are used by the university as department centers, classrooms, and libraries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Urbino ha un nuovo "luogo dell'anima", inaugurata la Biblioteca di San Girolamo|url=https://www.vivereurbino.it/2020/10/31/urbino-ha-un-nuovo-luogo-dellanima-inaugurata-la-biblioteca-di-san-girolamo/850085/|access-date=2022-07-03|website=Vivere Urbino|language=it-IT}}</ref> It was under the long-lasting rectorship of professor Carlo Bo, distinguished humanist and [[Senators for life in Italy|Senator for Life]], that the university enjoyed unprecedented growth in size and prestige, prompting the former president of the [[European Commission]], [[Roy Jenkins]], to state that "the University of Urbino is an incisive presence in contemporary thought, contributing in original ways to the cultural and intellectual life of Europe".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orientation Booklet |url=http://colfa.utsa.edu/urbino/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Orientation-Booklet-Rev.-Ott.17.pdf |website=colfa.utsa.edu}}</ref> This was also the period in which architect [[Giancarlo De Carlo]] designed and built the University Halls of Residence <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantearchitetture.beniculturali.it/en/collegi-universitari-in-colle-dei-cappuccini/|title = University College in Colle dei Cappuccini – Atlante architettura contemporanea}}</ref> and redesigned and modernized several of the university's other buildings.
In 2003, the university was named after Carlo Bo, after serving as rector for fifty-four years from 1947 until his death in 2001.

==Organization==
[[File:Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Urbino, 1982) - BEIC 6354256.jpg|thumb|Faculty of Education, designed by [[Giancarlo De Carlo]]. Photo by [[Paolo Monti]], 1982.]]

===Departments===
Until 2013 the university was divided into 11 faculties:
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* Faculty of Economics
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of [[Environmental Sciences]]
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Literature and philosophy
* Faculty of [[Mathematics]], [[Physics]] and [[Natural Sciences]]
* Faculty of [[Modern Languages]] and Literature
* Faculty of [[Pharmacy]]
* Faculty of [[Political Science]]
* Faculty of Sociology
* Faculty of [[Sport Sciences]]
{{div col end}}

Following the approval of the so-called ''[[Mariastella Gelmini|Gelmini]] reform'' in 2009, and starting from the 2013/2014 academic year, the faculty-based organisation was replaced by a department-based structure. It is currently composed of the following departments and institutes:

* Department of Pure and Applied Sciences (DISPeA)
* Department of Communication Sciences, Humanities and International Studies. Cultures, Languages, Literatures, Arts, Media (DISCUI)
* Department of Economics, Society, Politics (DESP)
* Department of [[Human Sciences|Humanities]] (DISTUM)
* Department of Law (DIGIUR)
* Department of [[Molecular biology|Biomolecular Sciences]] (DISB)
* Superior Institute of [[Religious studies|Religious Sciences]] 'Italo Mancini' (ISSR)
* Institute of [[Journalism]] (Ifg)

===Ranking===
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| ARWU_W = | ARWU_W_ref =
| CWUR_W =  1191| CWUR_W_year = 2025| CWUR_W_ref = <ref> [https://cwur.org/2025/university-of-urbino.php CWUR Word 2025]</ref>
| THE_W = 1201–1500 | THE_W_year = 2025 | THE_W_ref = <ref>[https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-urbino-carlo-bo World University Rankings 2025]</ref>
| QS_W = 1201–1400 | QS_W_year = 2026 | QS_W_ref = <ref> [https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/universita-degli-studi-di-urbino QS Word 2025] </ref>
| USNWR_W = 1476 | USNWR_W_year = 2025| USNWR_W_ref = <ref> [https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-urbino-529329 USNWR Word 2025-2026]</ref>
}}
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===Libraries===
The University offers to students and staff a number of libraries making up the University Library System, such as the Library for Modern and Contemporary European Literature from the charitable 'Carlo and Marise Bo' foundation.

===Colleges===
The University does not have its own [[residence hall]]s. However, a number of colleges and dormitories for University of Urbino students are owned and managed by the [[Marche|regional]] office for the right to academic education. They include four colleges (''Vela'', ''Tridente'', ''Aquilone'' and ''Serpentine'') and one female dormitory (''Casa Studentessa'') in Urbino, one college located in the scientific campus between Urbino and [[Fermignano]], and a number of rented private accommodation blocks in [[Pesaro]] and [[Fano]], paid for by the regional government.

==Prizes==
The '''Commandino Medal''' is awarded by the University every year in recognition of extraordinary contributions in the history of science.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commandino Medal|url=https://urbinoelaprospettiva.uniurb.it/commandino-medal/}}</ref>

The commission charged with awarding the Commandino medal is appointed by the Director of the International Study Center ''Urbino and Perspective. Scientific humanism from Piero and Leonardo to the Galilean revolution ''and the candidates are chosen according to their contributions to the history of science. It has been awarded annually since 2014, with no award being made in 2019. The 2021 and 2022 medals were awarded in 2022 and 2023. Awardees: [[Reviel Netz]] (Israel, 2014), {{ill|William René Shea|fr}} (Canada, 2015), Enrico Gamba (Italy, 2016), [[Roger Penrose]] (UK, 2017), [[Jürgen Renn]] (Germany, 2018), [[Monica Ugaglia]] (Italy, 2020), [[Victor Pambuccian]] (Romania, 2021), [[Karine Chemla]] (France, 2022),
[[Niccolò Guicciardini]] (Italy, 2025).

The '''Dal Monte Medal''' is awarded by the University every year in recognition of contributions in the history of science by young researchers. It was inaugurated in 2022. Awardees: [[Vincenzo de Risi]] (Italy, 2022), [[Flavia Marcacci]] (Italy, 2023), [[Nathan Camillo Sidoli]] (U.S.A., 2025) .

==Notable people==

===Alumni===
*[[Majlinda Bregu]], politician, [[Ministry of European Integration (Albania)|minister of European Integration]] of [[Albania]] (2009–2013)
*[[Duccia Camiciotti]], poet and writer
*[[Lorella Cedroni]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]]
*[[Valeria Ciavatta]], politician, [[captain regent]] of [[San Marino]] in 2003–2004 and in 2014
*[[Ivo Mattozzi]], historian
*[[Alessia Morani]], politician, [[Member of parliament|MP]] since 2013
*[[Alessandra Moretti]], politician, [[Member of parliament|MP]] (2013–2014) and [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] (2014–2015)
*[[Giuseppe Novelli]], [[biologist]]
*[[Mario Pappagallo]], journalist
*[[Giovanna Trillini]], [[Foil (fencing)|foil]] [[Fencing|fencer]], multiple medalist at [[Fencing at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]] and [[World Fencing Championships|World Championships]]

===Faculty and staff===

====19th century====
*[[Giovanni de' Brignoli di Brünnhoff]], [[botanist]], founder of the [[Orto Botanico "Pierina Scaramella"]]
*[[Alessandro Serpieri]], [[astronomer]] and [[seismologist]]

====20th century====
*[[Anna Maria Bisi]], archaeologist 
*[[Carlo Bo]], [[Literary criticism|literary critic]], [[senator for life]] (1984–2001), [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of the university (1947–2001)
*[[Sabino Cassese]], [[constitutional lawyer]], minister of Public Administration (1993–1994), member of the [[Constitutional Court of Italy]] (2005–2014)
*[[Umberto Piersanti]], poet and [[Sociology of literature|sociologist of literature]]
*[[Cesare Questa]], classicist
*[[Paolo Virno]], philosopher and [[Semiotics|semiologist]]
*[[Bruno Visentini]], politician and [[business law]]yer, [[minister of Finance]] (1974–1976 and 1983–1987), [[minister for Budget]] (1979) and several times [[Member of parliament|MP]]

====21st century====
*[[:fr:Khaled_Fouad_Allam|Khaled Fouad Allam]], [[sociologist]] and [[Member of parliament|MP]] (2006–2008) 
*[[Stefano Arduini]], [[Linguistics|linguist]]
*[[Ilvo Diamanti]], [[Political science|political scientist]] and [[Political sociology|sociologist]]
*[[Alessandro Jacchia]], television producer
*[[Domenico Losurdo]], [[Political theory|political theorist]] and [[Political philosophy|philosopher]]
*Massimo Negrotti, [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Sociology|sociologist]]
*[[Mario Vella]], philosopher and [[social theorist]]

==Points of interest==
* [[Orto Botanico "Pierina Scaramella"]], the university's [[botanical garden]].

== See also ==
*[[List of early modern universities in Europe]]
*[[List of Italian universities]]
*[[Urbino]]
*[[Urbino European Law Seminar]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|URL=http://www.uniurb.it/it/portale/index.php?mist_id=0&lang=IT&tipo=IST&page=0}}

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