The University of the Republic of San Marino (in Italian: Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino) is a public research university in the Republic of San Marino. It was created in 1985, but it started its activities with the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici.
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Organization
Following the academic reorganization which took place in 2014 after the approval the same year of new framework legislation on academic education in San Marino, the university has been divided in 3 departments:
Department of Economics, Sciences and Law
Department of Human Sciences
Department of History and of Sammarinese Culture and History
Previously, there were 6 departments:
Department of Biomedical Studies
Department of Communication
Department of Education and Training
Department of Economics and Technology
Department of Historical Studies (composed of the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici and the Centro di Studi Storici)
Department of Law Studies
Its library has more than 30,000 books.
Academic profile
Undergraduate courses
The university offers four undergraduate programmes:
Civil Engineering (in association with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
Engineering Management (in association with the University of Parma)
Design (in association with the University of Bologna)
Chartered Building Surveyor program (in association with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
Communication and Digital Media program (in association with the University of Bologna)
Postgraduate courses
The university offers a number of postgraduate courses, most of which in collaboration with other universities:
Laurea magistrale
Civil Engineering (in association with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
Engineering Management (in association with the University of Parma)
Design
Master
Aesthetic Medicine (in association with the University of Perugia)
Aesthetic Surgery (in association with the University of Perugia)
Communication, Management and New Media (in association with the IUAV University of Venice)
Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry (in association with the University of Urbino)
Geriatric Medicine (in association with the University of Ferrara)
Learning Disabilities (in association with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and the University of Urbino)
Strategy and Planning of Sports Events and Complexes (in association with the University of Parma)
PhD
Historical Sciences
Research Centres
The university hosts the Research Centre for International Relations, the first Sammarinese institution to win a European tender.
Notable people
Luciano Canfora, classicist and historian, scientific coordinator of the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici di San Marino since 1999
Michele Chiaruzzi, historian and diplomat, ambassador of San Marino in Sarajevo
Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome, former Minister of Economy and Finances of Italy, and former Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.
Krzysztof Jan Olendzki, Polish politician and diplomat, ambassador to Slovenia and former Undersecretary of State in Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland
Nicola Renzi, former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of San Marino
Renato Zangheri, historian and politician, mayor of Bologna (1970-1983) and MP (1983-1992), rector of the university (1991-1994)