Insubria University

University of Insubria
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Established	1998
Type	State-supported
Rector	Prof. Renzo Dionigi
Students	10375 (2010)
Location	Como and Varese, Italy
Sports teams	CUS dei Laghi (http://www.cusdeilaghi.it/)
Website	www.uninsubria.eu/

The University of Insubria is a university located in Como and Varese, Italy. It was founded in 1998, it is organized in 5 Faculties and it has been named after the area where it is situated, the Regio Insubrica or, as more commonly called, 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.
The Faculty of Law in Como has passed from the 9th to the 6th place in the CENSIS 2010/2011 Faculty of Law table.

History and profile

The University of Insubria, which includes two sites, in Como and in Varese, was incorporated on July 14, 1998, but the institution which thus became a University had earlier origins. In 1972, a University Centre had been established in Varese as an extension of the Faculty of Medicine of University of Pavia followed in 1990 by an extension of the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences and of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Milan. In 1989, a University Centre had been established in Como as an extension of the Engineering Faculty of the Politecnico di Milano university and of the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of the University of Milan.

In the frame of Governmental reform designed to solve the problems of overcrowed universities in Italy, plans were made to establish new universities, some of which had to include a network of sites.

In 1996-1997, the Osservatorio Nazionale, the Italian national office for the assessment of the University system, had visited the facilities in the University sites in Varese and Como, where other Faculties had been opened in the meantime, and had suggested that a new University featuring an organisation based on two Delegacies should be opened.

In Italy, this was one of the first proposals aimed at establishing a University network. The new University of Insubria is in a large centre of population, and has close cultural and academic relationships with the Universities of Milan and Pavia, upon which it is based, as well as with the other Universities in the Insubria territory, including the Canton Ticino (Switzerland).

The University of Insubria acquired full status on July 14, 1998. The newly established University, which is anchored to the traditions of the Insubria territory is the first example of a network based organisation as suggested by the Osservatorio Nazionale in its assessment of the Italian University system.

The University of Insubria implied a radical change in the local historical development, which was socially and economically expensive because the territory was organised as a suburb of city of Milan, and horizontal connections were inadequate for the population growing needs. Today more than 7,000 students no longer commute between Varese and Milan or Como and Milan.

Marco Lanzetta

Since 2002 Marco Lanzetta, the first Italian surgeon to perform a hand transplantation, has applied for the position of professor at the Medical Faculty, but has been repeatedly rejected by the selection committee, which selected two other surgeons. Gian Antonio Stella wrote in Corriere della Sera that the two surgeons selected appear to be less qualified, at least based on the five court sentences which took place since then. Mr Lanzetta won all five sentences, but the University keeps appointing the other candidates for the professorship.

Organisation

These are the 5 faculties into which the university is divided:

Faculty of Economics – Varese
Faculty of Economics – Como (branch office of Varese)
Faculty of Law – Como
Faculty of Law – Varese (branch office of Como)
Faculty of Sciences (Mathematical, Physical, Natural) – Varese
Faculty of Sciences (Mathematical, Physical, Natural) – Como
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery – Varese and Como (Nurse Faculty)

Academic Offerings

When it was founded in 1998, there were a few Undergraduate and Graduate degree courses, 24 Residency Programs, 2 Ph.D. courses.
The University staff and facilities are now undergoing a full-scale expansion and development in order to adjust to the needs of the constantly increasing number of students and to continue to guarantee a student-centered university.
So, this year our Academic Offerings count 28 Undergraduate and 15 Graduate degree courses, 36 Residency Programs, 14 Ph.D. courses.

Schools

    * School of Economics
    * School of Law
    * School of Medicine
    * School of Sciences in Como
    * School of Sciences in Varese

Undergraduate

    * Analysis and Management of Natural Resources
    * Biology
    * Biomedical Laboratory Techniques
    * Biotechnology
    * Cardiocirculatory Physiopathology and Cardiovascular Perfusion
    * Chemistry
    * Communication Sciences
    * Computer Science
    * Dental Hygiene
    * Economics
    * Economics and Business Administration
    * Engineering for Work and Environment Security
    * Environmental Sciences
    * Health Biology
    * Information Sciences and Technologies
    * Legal Sciences
    * Legal Services for Business and Public Administration
    * Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
    * Mathematics
    * Midwifery
    * Motorial Sciences
    * Nursing
    * Physics
    * Physiotherapy
    * Professional Education
    * Radiological Techniques in Medicine
    * Sciences of the Cultural Heritage
    * Tourism Management

Graduate

     * Analysis and Management of Natural Resources
    * Biology
    * Biology Applied to Biomedical Research
    * Chemical Sciences
    * Computer Science
    * Dentistry
    * Economics
    * Economics (Banking and Finance)
    * Environmental Sciences
    * Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis
    * Industrial Chemistry
    * Law
    * Mathematics
    * Medicine and Surgery
    * Physics

Postgraduate

Masters

    * Electrophysiology and Cardiac Electrostimulation

PhD Programs

    * Astronomy and Astrophysics
    * Analysis, Management and Protection of the Biodiversity Resources
    * Biotechnologies
    * Calculus Mathematics: Models, Structures, Algorithms and Applications
    * Cell and Molecular Biology
    * Chemical Sciences
    * Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology
    * Computer Science
    * Economics of Production and Development
    * Environmental Sciences
    * Experimental Medicine and Oncology
    * Experimental and Clinical Physiology
    * History and Theory of the Juridical Institutes
    * Insect Science and Biotechnology
    * Neurobiology
    * Physics
    * Social Science Philosophy and Symbolic Communication
    * Surgery and Surgical Biotechnologies

Residency Programs

    * Anaesthesia
    * Anatomic Pathology
    * Cardiac Surgery
    * Cardiology
    * Child Neuropsychiatry
    * Clinical Chemistry
    * Clinical Psychology
    * Digestive Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
    * Endocrinology and Metabolism
    * Forensic Medicine
    * General Surgery
    * Hygiene and Preventive Medicine
    * Infectious Diseases
    * Internal Medicine
    * Medical Genetics
    * Medical Microbiology and Virology
    * Medical Oncology
    * Neurology
    * Neurosurgery
    * Obstetrics and Gynecology
    * Occupational Medicine
    * Ophtalmology
    * Orthodontics
    * Orthopedics and Traumatology
    * Othorhinolaringology
    * Paediatrics
    * Pharmacology
    * Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine
    * Plastic Surgery
    * Psychiatry
    * Radiology
    * Respiratory Diseases
    * Sport Medicine
    * Thoracic Surgery
    * Urology
    * Vascular Surgery

Schools of Specialization

    * Legal Professions

Summer Programs

# Contemporary Relativity and Gravitational Physics (SIGRAV)
# Game Theory and Law
# Insubria International Summer School (IISS)
# Italo-Hellenic Summer Program of Physics on the Physics of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
# School for Training in Experiments with Lasers and Laser Applications (STELLA)

Research

Since its founding, the University of Insubria is committing itself into the development of quality in its research activities.
A constant commitment in basic research and in applied research that corresponds to an intense scientific activity of our Departments and Research Centers, within a close net of national and international contacts and collaborations.

Departments

Structures activated by Rectorial Decree becoming effective from 1st October 2011

    * Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita (DBSV)
    * Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
    * Dipartimento di Diritto, Economia e Culture
    * Department of Economics
    * Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia
    * Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Morfologiche
    * Dipartimento di Scienze Teoriche e Applicate

Structures deactivated by Rectorial Decree becoming effective from 30th September 2011
    * Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences
    * Chemical and Environmental Sciences
    * Clinical and Biological Sciences
    * Clinical Medicine
    * Computer Science and Communication
    * Economics
    * Environment, Health and Safety
    * Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
    * Human Morphology
    * Law and Economics of Firms and Persons
    * Medicine and Public Health
    * Orthopedics and Trauma Sciences
    * Physics and Mathematics
    * Public and International Law
    * Roman Law, History and Philosophy of Law
    * Structural and Functional Biology
    * Surgical Sciences

Centers

    * International Research Center for Local Histories and Cultural Diversities
    * Interuniversity Center for Molecular Biology
    * Research Center for Comparative Law
    * Research Center for Ethics in Business and Social Responsibility
    * Research Center for European Criminal Law
    * Research Center for Health Care Management and Innovation
    * Research Center for Image Analysis and Medical Informatics
    * Research Center for Innovation and Life Sciences Management (CrESIT)
    * Research Center “Interactive Information”
    * Research Center for the Internationalization of Local Economies
    * Research Center for the Lake of Varese
    * Research Center for Neurosciences
    * Research Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems
    * Research Center for Political Symbolism and Cultural Forms
    * Research Center for the Study and Application of New Technologies in Vascular Surgery
    * Research Center for Thoracic Surgery

Libraries

Library System (SiBA)The Library System (SiBA) is vital to supporting the University’s programs of study and research.
SiBA’s mission is to provide and promote access to information resources necessary for the achievement of the University's strategic objectives in teaching, learning, research, and community service.
Four subject libraries offer access to a remarkable range of both print and electronic materials:

Library of Medicine and Science, Varese
Library of Business and Economics, Varese
Library of Science, Como
Library of Law, Como

The collections, searchable by a public Web-based catalogue (opac.uninsubria.it/F/?CON_LNG=ENG), include:

More than 81,570 volumes (often arranged in open shelves)
648 current journal subscriptions
Maps
Videotapes

Our collection of electronic resources is growing rapidly and now includes:

83 databases
Over 13,000 electronic journal titles licensed (access)
A growing collection of e-books (access)
Citation linker (access)

Access to electronic resources (e-journals and scientific databases) are mainly based on IP authorization.
In addition to reference and local lending services, the library system provides access to materials not available on campus from an international interlibrary lending network (Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery).
On the page “SiBA news” you can find all the information concerning system libraries, such as change in the timetable, training courses, available services and other useful news.

International Projects

    * Children with Sleep Disorders
    * Generalized Convexity and Monotonicity
    * Internationalization and Innovation of Italian Companies
    * Internationalization of Physics
    * Laser Physics and Nonlinear Optics
    * Multinational Study of Oral Vitamin K
    * Peptidomimetic Foldamers with Interesting Biological Properties
    * Quantum Research
    * Student Exchange on Tourism Sciences; Niagara University
    * Sustainable Development; Brazil
    * Training Public Servants; Vietnam
    * Tanzania Project

Courses

Biology (B.Sc)
Master of Dentistry
Biomedical Laboratory Techniques (B.Sc)
Master of Environmental Sciences
Biotechnology (B.Sc)
Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis (M.Sc)
Chemistry (B.Sc.)
Industrial Chemistry (M.Sc)
Computer Science (B.Sc)
Master of Law (LL.M.)
Bachelor of Dental Hygiene
Mathematics (M.Sc.)
Bachelor of Economics and Business Administration
Master of Medicine and Surgery
Environmental Sciences (B.Sc)
Physics (M.Sc.)
Mathematics (B.Sc.)
Cell and Molecular Biology (Ph.D)
Nursing (B.Sc)
Chemical Sciences (Ph.D)
Physics (B.Sc)
Computer Science (Ph.D)
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Neurobiology (Ph.D)
Bachelor of Tourism Management
Physics (Ph.D)
Analysis and Management of Natural Resources (M.Sc)
Master of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Electrostimulation
Biology (M.Sc)
Master of Local Economic Development
Chemical Sciences (M.Sc)
Master of Medical Humanities
Computer Science (M.Sc.)
Master of Diagnosis and Treatment of Learning Disabilities in Childhood and Adolescence