Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, in Italian Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and commonly called Cattolica or the Catholic University of Milan, is a private Catholic research university based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1921 with teaching sites in Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona and Rome.圣心天主教大学，意大利语名为（Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore），常被称作「Cattolica」或米兰天主教大学，是一所位于意大利米兰的私立天主教研究型大学，创办于 1921 年，另在布雷西亚、皮亚琴察、克雷莫纳与罗马设有校区。

It was founded by Father Agostino Gemelli and the Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori, and with some 36,000 students it is described as the largest non-state university in Europe.该校由阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利神父与朱塞佩·托尼奥洛高等研究院创办，拥有约 36,000 名学生，被称为欧洲最大的非国立大学。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 388th, in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 301-325 band, in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities it is 343rd, and in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it falls in the 401-500 band, while OpenAlex credits it with 84,407 research works and 6,932,929 citations.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中该校位列第 388，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 301 至 325 区间，在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 343，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 401 至 500 区间，OpenAlex 统计其研究成果 84,407 项、累计被引 6,932,929 次。

History

• The first project for a Catholic university in Italy was conceived around 1870, as Catholic intellectuals sought an institution of their own in the newly unified kingdom.意大利天主教大学的构想最早约在 1870 年形成，当时天主教知识分子希望在刚刚统一的王国中拥有自己的高等学府。

• In September 1918 Giuseppe Toniolo, an economist and sociologist, urged Father Agostino Gemelli to found the university only days before his own death.1918 年 9 月，经济学家兼社会学家朱塞佩·托尼奥洛在去世前数日，嘱托阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利神父创办这所大学。

• In 1919 Father Gemelli, Ludovico Necchi, Francesco Olgiati, Armida Barelli and Ernesto Lombardo founded the Giuseppe Toniolo Institute for Advanced Studies, in Italian the Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori, as the body that would establish the university.1919 年，杰梅利神父、卢多维科·内基、弗朗切斯科·奥尔贾蒂、阿米达·巴雷利与埃内斯托·隆巴尔多共同创立朱塞佩·托尼奥洛高等研究院（Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori），作为筹办该校的机构。

• On 24 June 1920 the future university was legally recognised by a decree signed by Benedetto Croce, then Minister of Education, and Pope Benedict XV recognised its ecclesiastical status.1920 年 6 月 24 日，这所未来的大学经由时任教育部长贝内代托·克罗齐签署的法令获得法律承认，教皇本笃十五世也认可了它的教会地位。

• On 7 December 1921 the university was officially inaugurated with a Mass celebrated by Father Gemelli in the presence of Achille Ratti, later Pope Pius XI, beginning with 68 students and two programmes, philosophy and social sciences.1921 年 12 月 7 日，该校在杰梅利神父主持的弥撒中正式揭幕，当时阿基莱·拉蒂（即后来的教皇庇护十一世）在场，最初仅有 68 名学生与哲学、社会科学两个专业。

• Its first campus was the Palazzo del Canonica at Via Sant'Agnese 2 in Milan, before the move to larger premises as student numbers rose.该校最初的校址是米兰圣阿涅塞街 2 号的卡诺尼卡宫，此后随着学生人数增长才迁往更大的校舍。

• In 1924 it gained recognition from the Italian state, allowing it to award legally recognised degrees, and the Humanities and Law programmes were inaugurated, with the charter approved by royal decree on 2 October 1924.1924 年，该校获得意大利政府的承认，可以授予具有法律效力的学位，人文与法律专业相继开设，其章程于 1924 年 10 月 2 日经王室法令批准。

• In October 1930 the university moved to the ancient monastery of St. Ambrose, the site that remains its main campus today.1930 年 10 月，该校迁入古老的圣安布罗斯修道院，这里至今仍是其主校区。

• In 1923 the Higher Institute of Teaching, in Italian the Istituto Superiore di Magistero, opened, becoming independent in 1936 and eventually the School of Education Sciences in 1996.1923 年，高等师范研究所（Istituto Superiore di Magistero）开办，1936 年独立，并于 1996 年最终发展为教育科学学院。

• In 1926 economics and politics became independent of the School of Law, and in 1931 an autonomous Faculty of Political, Economic and Social Sciences was created.1926 年，经济与政治学科从法学院中独立出来，1931 年又设立了自主的政治、经济与社会科学学院。

• In 1936 the School of Political Science became independent, adding to the university's growing range of social-science programmes, and in 1947 the School of Economics officially opened.1936 年，政治科学学院独立，扩大了该校的社会科学项目，1947 年经济学院正式开办。

• On 30 October 1947 the first stone of the Piacenza campus was laid in the presence of President Luigi Einaudi, and in November 1952 the School of Agricultural Sciences opened there.1947 年 10 月 30 日，在总统路易吉·伊诺第的见证下，皮亚琴察校区奠基；1952 年 11 月，农学院在该校区开办。

• In 1956 the Brescia campus was inaugurated with the School of Teaching and Education, extending the university into eastern Lombardy.1956 年，布雷西亚校区随教学与教育学院一同揭幕，把该校的影响扩展到伦巴第东部。

• In 1958 the decree for a Medical School in Rome was approved, construction began in 1959, Pope John XXIII opened the school in 1961, its first doctors graduated in 1967 and the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic was completed in 1964.1958 年，在罗马设立医学院的法令获批，1959 年动工，1961 年由教皇若望二十三世主持开办，1967 年首批医生毕业，而阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利大学综合医院则于 1964 年落成。

• In 1971 the School of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences opened, broadening the university beyond the humanities and medicine.1971 年，数学、物理与自然科学学院开办，使该校的学科超出人文与医学领域。

• In the 1990s three schools were added, namely Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences in 1990, Foreign Languages and Literature in 1991, and Psychology in 1999.20 世纪 90 年代新增三个学院，分别是 1990 年的银行、金融与保险科学学院，1991 年的外国语言与文学学院，以及 1999 年的心理学院。

• In 1997 the School of Economics opened independently at Piacenza, strengthening the university's presence in that city.1997 年，经济学院在皮亚琴察独立开办，增强了该校在该市的存在。

• In 2001 and 2002 the new School of Sociology, the fourteenth college of the university, opened in Milan, and two further schools were established in 2012.2001 至 2002 年，该校第十四个学院社会学学院在米兰开办，2012 年又设立了两个新的学院。

• During the Second World War the university was partially destroyed by bombing on 15 and 16 August 1943, and the damaged buildings were later rebuilt.第二次世界大战期间，该校在 1943 年 8 月 15 日至 16 日的轰炸中部分被毁，受损建筑后来得以重建。

• In 1968 the university was occupied during protests that began after tuition fees were raised on 15 November 1968 and culminated in the battle of Largo Gemelli on 25 March, led by Mario Capanna.1968 年，该校在抗议中被占领，抗议始于 1968 年 11 月 15 日学费上涨之后，并于 3 月 25 日由马里奥·卡潘纳领导的拉尔戈·杰梅利冲突中达到高潮。

• In 2011 Prime Minister Mario Monti appointed three of the university's professors, including its rector Lorenzo Ornaghi, as government ministers during the financial crisis.2011 年金融危机期间，总理马里奥·蒙蒂任命该校包括校长洛伦佐·奥尔纳吉在内的三位教授出任政府部长。

• On 19 March 1995 Pope John Paul II laid the foundation stone of the Campobasso biomedical centre, which was inaugurated on 16 September 2002.1995 年 3 月 19 日，教皇若望保禄二世为坎波巴索生物医学中心奠基，该中心于 2002 年 9 月 16 日落成启用。

Academics

• The university is organised into twelve faculties and seven postgraduate schools, with teaching offered on five campuses.该校设有十二个学院与七所研究生院，教学在五个校区展开。

• Its faculties cover agriculture and environmental sciences, banking and insurance, economics, education, law, mathematics and physics, medicine and surgery, political and social sciences, psychology, foreign languages, arts and philosophy.其学院涵盖农业与环境科学、银行与保险、经济、教育、法律、数学与物理、医学与外科、政治与社会科学、心理学、外国语言、艺术与哲学等领域。

• The seven postgraduate schools are ALMED, ALTIS, ASA, ASAG, ASERI, ALTEMS and SMEA, covering media, business, management, health economics and agri-food.七所研究生院为（ALMED）、（ALTIS）、（ASA）、（ASAG）、（ASERI）、（ALTEMS）与（SMEA），涉及传媒、商业、管理、卫生经济与农业食品等方向。

• The university had 36,056 students in 2025, equivalent to 19,221 full-time students, of whom 3,314 were international students enrolled in degree programmes.2025 年该校拥有 36,056 名学生，折合全日制学生 19,221 名，其中有 3,314 名国际学生就读于学位项目。

• The Rome campus enrolled 6,357 students in the 2024-2025 academic year and offered 41 degree courses and 56 specialisation schools.罗马校区在 2024 至 2025 学年招收了 6,357 名学生，开设 41 个学位课程与 56 个专科学校。

• Research is carried out in 22 departments, 54 institutes and 70 research centres, supporting disciplines that range across the humanities, the social sciences, medicine, engineering and the natural sciences.研究在 22 个系、54 个研究所与 70 个研究中心中进行，支撑从人文、社会科学到医学、工程与自然科学等广泛学科。

• In 2009 the university recorded about 3,000 research projects and 4,668 publications, reflecting its emphasis on applied and policy-relevant research, and its output has grown further as it expanded medical and economic research.2009 年，该校记录到约 3,000 个研究项目与 4,668 篇出版物，体现出其重视应用性与政策相关研究，此后随着医学与经济研究的扩展，产出进一步增长。

• Entry to Medicine is highly competitive, and in 2017 the admissions test drew 8,907 candidates for 300 places.医学专业入学竞争激烈，2017 年的入学考试吸引了 8,907 名考生争夺 300 个名额。

• The Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic serves as the teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and is one of Italy's leading hospitals.阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利大学综合医院是医学与外科学院的教学医院，也是意大利领先的医院之一。

• The Vita e Pensiero publishing house, founded in 1918, publishes the university's books and the journal Vita e Pensiero.维塔与彭西耶罗出版社创办于 1918 年，负责出版该校的图书以及《Vita e Pensiero》期刊。

• Teaching is offered in Italian and in English, and the university runs double-degree programmes with partner institutions abroad, many of them designed specifically for international students.教学以意大利语和英语进行，该校还与海外合作院校开设双学位项目，其中许多项目专为国际学生设计。

• In the International Student Barometer the university was ranked second in Europe and fourth internationally among the universities most recommended by foreign students.在国际学生晴雨表中，该校位居欧洲第二、全球第四，是最受外国学生推荐的大学之一。

• The EDUCatt Foundation supports the right to study by providing scholarships, accommodation and services to students in need.（EDUCatt）基金会通过提供奖学金、住宿与服务，保障有需要的学生受教育的权利。

• The Brescia campus occupies four facilities with a total area of about 23,464 square metres of teaching and research space.布雷西亚校区由四处设施组成，教学与研究空间总面积约 23,464 平方米。

• The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, based in Rome, trains doctors and health professionals and conducts clinical research with the polyclinic.设于罗马的医学与外科学院培养医生与卫生专业人员，并与综合医院合作开展临床研究。

• The Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences are among the largest, reflecting the university's strength in business education.经济学院以及银行、金融与保险科学学院规模居前，体现该校在商科教育上的实力。

• The university offers its students cultural centres, libraries and laboratories that support both study and research across its campuses in Milan, Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona and Rome.该校为学生提供文化中心、图书馆与实验室，支持学习与研究，这些设施分布在其米兰、布雷西亚、皮亚琴察、克雷莫纳与罗马的各个校区。

Campus

• The main campus in Milan stands on the site of the ancient Cistercian monastery of St. Ambrose, close to the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in the historic heart of the city.米兰主校区坐落于古老的圣安布罗斯西多会修道院旧址，紧邻圣安布罗焦圣殿，地处城市的历史中心。

• The Milan campus was extensively rebuilt under the architect Giovanni Muzio, and its buildings include a cloister attributed to Bramante.米兰校区在建筑师乔瓦尼·穆齐奥主持下大规模重建，其建筑群中包括一座据信出自布拉曼特之手的回廊。

• The Rome campus is a 37-hectare medical campus granted to the university by Pope Pius XI in 1934, with two faculties, 34 institutes and 18 research centres.罗马校区是教皇庇护十一世于 1934 年拨给该校的 37 公顷医学园区，设有两个学院、34 个研究所与 18 个研究中心。

• The Piacenza campus is based in the Palazzo Ghisalberti, whose construction began in 1953, and has a sports centre covering 8,000 square metres.皮亚琴察校区以吉萨尔贝蒂宫为基础，该建筑于 1953 年动工，另有一座占地 8,000 平方米的体育中心。

• The Brescia campus opened in 1956 and now occupies four facilities with about 23,464 square metres of space for teaching and research.布雷西亚校区于 1956 年启用，现由四处设施组成，教学与研究空间约 23,464 平方米。

• The Cremona campus was inaugurated on 19 November 1984, hosting the SMEA postgraduate school for agri-food management.克雷莫纳校区于 1984 年 11 月 19 日揭幕，设有培养农业食品管理人才的（SMEA）研究生院。

• The Campobasso biomedical centre, whose foundation stone was laid in 1995 and which opened in 2002, extends the university into the Molise region.坎波巴索生物医学中心于 1995 年奠基、2002 年启用，把该校的办学延伸到莫利塞大区。

• Since 2000 the university has built a network of thirteen cultural centres across Italy, linking its campuses with local communities.自 2000 年起，该校在意大利全国建立了由十三个文化中心组成的网络，把各校区与当地社区联系起来。

• The Roman campus lies on the northern edge of the city and is served by its own hospitals and research facilities, including the Agostino Gemelli teaching hospital.罗马校区位于城市北缘，拥有自己的医院与研究设施，其中包括阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利教学医院。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart is placed 388th.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，圣心天主教大学位列第 388。

• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 301-325 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 301 至 325 区间。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it is placed 343rd.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列第 343。

• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it falls in the 401-500 band.在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中，该校处于 401 至 500 区间。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 84,407 research works attracting 6,932,929 citations, reflecting its broad research output.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 84,407 项研究成果，累计被引 6,932,929 次，体现出其广泛的研究产出。

• It is described as the largest non-state university in Europe, being fully recognised and accredited by the Italian state.该校被称为欧洲最大的非国立大学，并获得意大利政府的完全承认与认证。

• It was placed 442nd in the 2025 QS World University Rankings, showing its steady position among Italy's leading private universities.在 2025 年 QS 世界大学排名中该校位列第 442，显示出其在意大利顶尖私立大学中的稳定位置。

• In subject rankings it has been placed in the top 100 for law and legal studies and in the top 150 for economics and econometrics.在学科排名中，该校的法律与法学研究跻身前 100，经济与计量经济学位居前 150。

• Its graduate employability has been graded in the 81-90 band in international comparisons of graduate outcomes, a strong result for a private Italian university.在国际毕业生就业力比较中，该校处于 81 至 90 区间，这对一所意大利私立大学而言是相当出色的成绩。

• The university is a member of international Catholic and business education networks, giving it a distinctive place among Italian universities.该校是国际天主教与商科教育网络的成员，在意大利大学中占据独特位置。

Student life

• The university has no widely cited formal motto, and its values are expressed instead in its founding statute, its code of ethics and its Catholic mission.该校并无广为人知的正式校训，其价值取向表述在创校章程、伦理守则以及天主教使命之中。

• A code of ethics was introduced on 1 November 2011, and students are asked to sign it when they enrol.该校于 2011 年 11 月 1 日推行伦理守则，学生入学时需签署认可。

• Residential colleges such as the Augustinianum College, the Marianum College, the Ludovicianum College, the Paolo VI College and the Sant'Isidoro College, together with Ker Maria, San Damiano and San Luca, provide a communal living environment for students.奥古斯丁学院、玛丽亚学院、卢多维科学院、保罗六世学院、圣伊西多罗学院、（Ker Maria）、圣达米亚诺学院与圣路加学院等住宿学院为学生提供集体生活环境。

• A student tradition called the nicchiato involves first-year students being soaked with water during the month of May.一项名为「nicchiato」的学生传统，是每年五月让一年级新生被水浇透。

• The garden of St. Catherine of Alexandria is open only to female students and is nicknamed the Virgins' Garden.圣加大利纳花园只对女学生开放，因而被戏称为「处女花园」。

• Student media include Radio Catt and TV Catt, founded in 2012, and the web television Youcatt, which won the Teletopi award in 2011.学生媒体包括 2012 年创办的（Radio Catt）与（TV Catt），以及 2011 年获得（Teletopi）奖的网络电视（Youcatt）。

• The university's sports teams won the Milan Collegiate Championships in four of the five seasons before 2011.截至 2011 年的前五个赛季中，该校运动队四度赢得米兰大学生锦标赛。

• In October 2009 the university hosted the IFIUS World Interuniversity Games, an international multi-sport event for university teams.2009 年 10 月，该校承办（IFIUS）世界大学运动会，这是面向各大学代表队的国际综合性运动会。

• The university's alumni association, founded in 1930, awards the Agostino Gemelli prize each year to distinguished former students.该校校友会成立于 1930 年，每年向杰出校友颁发阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利奖。

Notable people

• Father Agostino Gemelli, a Franciscan friar, physician and psychologist, founded the university and served as its first rector.方济各会修士、医生与心理学家阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利神父创办了这所大学，并出任首任校长。

• Ludovico Necchi was a co-founder of the Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori that established the university.卢多维科·内基是创办该校的朱塞佩·托尼奥洛高等研究院共同创始人之一。

• Giuseppe Toniolo, an economist and sociologist, inspired the founding of the university and is honoured in the name of its founding institute.经济学家兼社会学家朱塞佩·托尼奥洛促成了该校的创办，其名字被用于命名创校机构。

• Romano Prodi, a graduate, served twice as Prime Minister of Italy and as President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004.该校毕业生罗马诺·普罗迪两度任意大利总理，并于 1999 至 2004 年任欧盟委员会主席。

• Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, a graduate, was President of Italy from 1992 to 1999.该校毕业生奥斯卡·路易吉·斯卡尔法罗于 1992 至 1999 年任意大利总统。

• Amintore Fanfani, an alumnus, served several times as Prime Minister of Italy in the post-war decades.校友阿明托雷·范范尼在战后数十年间多次出任意大利总理。

• Ciriaco De Mita, another graduate, was Prime Minister of Italy in the late 1980s.同为毕业生的奇里亚科·德米塔在 20 世纪 80 年代末出任意大利总理。

• Tina Anselmi, an alumna, became the first woman to serve as a cabinet minister in Italy.校友蒂娜·安塞尔米成为意大利首位女性内阁部长。

• Michaëlle Jean, a graduate, was Governor General of Canada from 2005 to 2010 and later Secretary-General of La Francophonie.该校毕业生米卡埃尔·让于 2005 至 2010 年任加拿大总督，后任法语国家国际组织秘书长。

• Enrico Mattei and Nicola Trussardi, respectively the founder of the energy company ENI and a fashion designer, were both alumni.能源企业埃尼公司的创办人恩里科·马泰，以及时装设计师尼古拉·特鲁萨尔迪，都是该校校友。

• Lorenzo Ornaghi, a former rector of the university, served as Italy's Minister of Cultural Heritage in 2011.曾任该校校长的洛伦佐·奥尔纳吉在 2011 年出任意大利文化遗产部长。

• Angelo Scola, a graduate, became Cardinal Patriarch of Venice and a leading figure in the Catholic Church.该校毕业生安杰洛·斯科拉成为威尼斯宗主教枢机，是天主教会的重要人物。

• Igor Cassina, an alumnus, won the gold medal in gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.校友伊戈尔·卡西纳在 2004 年雅典夏季奥运会上夺得体操金牌。

• Luigi Giussani, who taught at the university, founded the Catholic movement Communion and Liberation.曾在该校任教的类思·朱萨尼创立了天主教运动「共融与解放」。

• Elena Beccalli is the current Rector of the university, leading its academic and strategic direction.埃莱娜·贝卡利是该校现任校长，主持学校的发展方向与学术事务。