Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano
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Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano | |
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| Latin: Universitas Nicolaus Cusanus | |
| Motto | Mens ingenii verbum |
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| Type | Private, online |
| Established | 10 May 2006 |
| President | Giovanni Puoti |
| Rector | Prof. Fabio Fortuna |
| Students | 23,252[1] |
| Location | Rome , Italy |
| Campus | Online and urban |
| Website | www |
The Niccolò Cusano University (Italian: Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano), often simply abbreviated as UNICUSANO is a private for-profit online university founded in 2006 in Rome, Italy.[2][3]
History[edit]
The Niccolò Cusano University was founded by Stefano Bandecchi. The university is named after the Roman Catholic cardinal, scientist and astronomer, Nicholas of Cusa (in Italian Niccolò Cusano). Until 9 July 2012, the university was located in Via Casalmonferrato and Via Don Orione. The university Cusano also has a publishing company the Edizioni Edicusano and a foundation for medical research – scientific Fondazione Niccolò Cusano. In 2013 a Faculty of Engineering and Psychology has been established. It provides e-learning courses, counting 94[4] centers.
Organization[edit]
Programs[edit]
The university offers degree programs in education sciences, law, political science, economics, engineering, psychology.
Campus[edit]
The school is accredited as online university, but it also has a campus in Rome.
University buildings[edit]
The Campus is located in Via don Carlo Gnocchi, 3 – 00166 Rome. In the building there are multimedia classrooms, a theater and sports facilities.[5]
Library[edit]
There is a library, both traditional and electronic (to the virtual library, which students can access at any time).
Dormitories[edit]
Unicusano University provides off-campus students with about 400 places in dorms.
Research Center[edit]
Inside the campus is also located the research centre of the Nicholas of Cusa University.
Radio[edit]
The school's radio station, Radio Cusano Campus, broadcasts from the campus.
Presidents and rectors[edit]
Presidents[edit]
- Giovanni Iacono (2006–2012)
- Stefano Ranucci (2012-2015)
- Giovanni Puoti (2015–present)
Rectors[edit]
The Rector is the highest academic authority.
- Sebastiano Scarcella (2006–2010)
- Giovanni Puoti (2010–2013)
- Fabio Fortuna (from 1 October 2013)
Notable professor[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Anagrafe studenti MIUR 2019; accessed 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Studiare è bene, online è meglio". bussinespeople.it. Retrieved 13 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UniCusano e le ragioni del successo". Freeonline. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Learning Center Cusano
- ^ "Alla Cusano non-solo tecnologia, ma anche Campus e natura". Universando. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Maurizio Costanzo è uno dei nuovi docenti dell'Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano". Le Novae. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in English)
- Nicholas of Cusa University, universitaly.it; accessed 30 March 2014 (in English)
- Unicusano webpage, unisu.tv; accessed 30 March 2014
- Foundation for the Scientific Research – Nicholas of Cusa University webpage, fondazioneniccolocusano.it; accessed 30 March 2014.
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