PAVIA UNIVERSITY

Pavia University has been selected by Roberto Amati in relation to the real history of european integration, then enlisted in the UNIVERSITAS category, accompanied by own fact SHEET useful to the comprehension, completed of historical MAPS AND IMAGES or with a direct linking to the related Blog contents dedicated to the aeternitas and the future of Europe.

	FOUNDATION
Year	1361 A.D.
City	Pavia
Founder	Emperor Charles IV
Where	Pavia 'Commune' (Reich Empire)
Originary subjects	rethoric , Roman law , theology

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	NOWADAYS
State	Italy
Name	University of Pavia (Università di Pavia - Alma Ticinensis Universitas)
Seates	Pavia city Campus , Cremona
Degree programs	every scientific and humaninties disciplines
Library	University Library System (8 libraries)
Collegium	UniPV Colleges (Borromeo , Ghislieri , Nuovo , Santa Caterina)
Alumni	UniPV Graduates Community
Famous teachers	Baldo degli Ubaldi , Lorenzo Valla , Giasone del Maino , Elia di Sabato da Fermo , Andrea Alciato , Gerolamo Cardano , Luigi Valentino Brugnatelli , Dionysios Solomos , St.Charles Borromeo , Cesare Beccaria, Alessandro Volta , Ugo Foscolo , Vincenzo Monti , Gian Domenico Romagnosi , Lazzaro Spallanzani , Lorenzo Mascheroni , Antonio Scarpa , Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza , Camillo Golgi , Giulio Natta , Carlo Rubbia , Eugenio Beltrami , Felice Casorati , Luigi Berzolari , Carlo Forlanini
Famous scholars	Leonardo da Vinci , Marcantonio della Torre , Gerolamo Saccheri
Awards	The 'Medaglia teresiana' is an academic recognition for the full professors at the University of Pavia

Pavia University is among the oldest of Europe being founded the first time in 825 A.D. and refounded in 1361 A.D.: in fact in early IX century A.D. the charolingian Emperor Lothair I's capitulary established in Pavia (capital of Regnum Italy for centuries) a school of rethoric for the kingdom's officials (as it was tradition of the ancient greek-roman schola), transformed in Studium Generale by Emperor Charles IV as a renowned legal and literary school that attracted students from all over Europe. Successively it was then expanded and renovated by the Duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti (becoming the sole university of that state until the end of XIX century), who worked hardly to consolidate this institution and in 1389 A.D. obtained a permission from Pope Boniface IX to teach advanced theology courses.

Among the periods of greatest fame of the University of Pavia in the 18th century, there was the radical reform by emperors Maria Theresa and Joseph II of Habsburg: many famous professors contributed to its prestige, from the naturalist Lazzaro Spallanzani to the mathematician Gerolamo Cardano, universally known for his contributions to algebra and mechanics (the Cardan joint), from the mathematician Lorenzo Mascheroni to the physicist Alessandro Volta, who was a professor of Experimental Physics, Rector of the University and inventor of the electric battery, up to the physician Antonio Scarpa, initiator of modern surgery. Among the great masters of the Napoleonic epoch, there were Vincenzo Monti and Ugo Foscolo, who in 1809 A.D. delivered the famous lecture 'On the Origin and Duties of Literature' in Pavia, while many illustrious doctors emerged from the Pavia University in XIX century, such as Carlo Forlanini, inventor of pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, and Camillo Golgi, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine in 1906 A.D.. Also 2 other professors from the University of Pavia have been awarded the Nobel Prize: the chemist Giulio Natta and the physicist Carlo Rubbia.

Today, the Alma Ticinensis Universitas of Pavia offers, in its campuses in Pavia and Cremona, 2 faculties, 18 departments and 85 degree courses, positioning itself as a Research University, participating in international projects and is part of work networks with major colleges worldwide, promoting interdisciplinary research and engaging with businesses. Why is famous the university of Pavia? The Pavia University is a student-centered campus, with more than 26,000 enrolled students, 21 university colleges where boys and girls live and grow together, exchange ideas and projects, and prepare for their future: to these young people, the Atheneum guarantees a personalized orientation path, with over 400 collaboration agreements with foreign universities and over 700 Erasmus agreements, 3,300 internship opportunities, contacts with companies, and the world of work.

E.D.I.S.U. Pavia together with the University History Museum, a botanical garden, research centers, university libraries and a university press are parts of the University of Pavia: it is also affiliated with the Policlinico San Matteo, at which hundreds of medical students from the university perform clinical rotations during their clinical years. The historical archive of the Università degli Studi di Pavia hosted in Palazzo San Tommaso conserves the documentary series producted by the horgans and offices of the Atheneum from 1860 to 1980 A.D., while previous charts were deposites at the Archivio di Stato di Pavia: the inauguration of the archive seat happened in 2002 A.D. and today it is part of the central Asmministration of the Pavia University, forming together with the Ufficio di Protocollo and the Archivio di deposito the Sistema Archivistico di Ateneo, whose function is to preserve the historical memory of the atheneum.

To support the academic career of those students involved in high-level sports competitions, the Pavia University Pavia promotes the establishment of extraordinary exam sessions outside the competitive period. The University Regulations also provide for recognition of ECTS credits (CFU), based on the level of sports activity practiced and participation in the National University Championships (CNU) as athletes of CUS Pavia.

The Pavia University is a member of the COIMBRA Group and the European University Association. It also participates in the Erasmus Programme, which allows student exchanges between the University of Pavia and various universities in Europe. The GLOBEC (Center for Global Strategic Engagement) office and the U.O.C. International Mobility support the professors and researchers of the University of Pavia in the submission and management of internationalization projects in the field of education and training. Many projects have received funding from the European Union Commission or other funding bodies, in which the Pavia University is either the coordinating institution or a partner. The Erasmus Mundus are divided into: Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM), introduced in 2021 A.D., support the design of high-level and integrated study programmes, at master level, delivered by an international partnership of HEIs; Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM), high-level and integrated study programmes, at master level, designed and delivered by an international partnership of higher education institutions. 'Third Mission': the University of Pavia is part of a rich innovation ecosystem that supports scientific research activities with a range of services for external organizations and companies.

The University of Pavia is part of the European Campus of City Universities (EC2U) alliance, which brings together 9 historic and multidisciplinary universities united by a strong international vocation and deeply rooted in their local territories: the result is a campus without geographical or cultural boundaries, enabling the free movement of people, knowledge, ideas, and projects in education, research, and third mission activities.

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