University of Genoa

University of Genoa

Università di Genova
Latin: Genuense Athenaeum
Type	State-supported
Established	1481; 543 years ago (1481)
Rector	Federico Delfino
Administrative staff	1,711
Students	~ 40,000
Location	Genoa , Italy
Campus	Urban
Sports teams	CUS Genova
Affiliations	EUA, CoNiSMA, Consorzio Nettuno
Website	www.unige.it

The University of Genoa, known also with the acronym UniGe (Italian: Università di Genova), is a public research university. It is one of the largest universities in Italy and it is located in the city of Genoa, on the Italian Riviera in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. The original university was founded in 1481.