University of Genoa

The University of Genoa, in Italian Università degli Studi di Genova and abbreviated UniGe, is a public research university in Genoa, on the Italian Riviera in the Liguria region of north-western Italy, founded in 1481 and enrolling about 39,766 students in the academic year 2021/22.热那亚大学（意大利语 Università degli Studi di Genova，简称 UniGe）是意大利西北部利古里亚大区热那亚市的一所公立研究型大学，创办于 1481 年，2021/22 学年注册学生约 39766 人

It is organised into five schools and about 22 departments, spanning the natural sciences, medicine and pharmacy, the social sciences, the humanities and engineering, and is led by a rector.该校分为五个学院与约 22 个系，涵盖自然科学、医学与药学、社会科学、人文以及工程，由校长领导

One of the largest universities in Italy, Genoa runs regional campuses at Savona, Imperia, Ventimiglia and La Spezia in addition to its five main sites within the city.作为意大利规模最大的大学之一，热那亚大学除市内五处主要校区外，还在萨沃纳、因佩里亚、文蒂米利亚与拉斯佩齐亚设有地区校区

History

• In the thirteenth century there were already colleges in Genoa conferring degrees in law, theology, medicine and the arts, long before a formal university was established.早在 13 世纪，热那亚便已有授予法律、神学、医学与文艺学位的学院，远早于正式大学的设立

• The College of Theology was established officially in 1471 with a papal bull of Sixtus IV, giving the city a recognised institution of higher study.神学院于 1471 年经教皇西克斯图斯四世的诏书正式设立，使这座城市拥有了一所受认可的高等学府

• The curriculum of the College of Medicine was given statutory form by a statute of the Council of the Elders in 1481, the year usually taken as the foundation of the university.医学院的课程由元老院于 1481 年以章程确立，这一年通常被视为该校的创办之年

• In 1569, by a decree of the Senate of the Republic of Genoa, the colleges were incorporated into the schools run by the Jesuits.1569 年，依据热那亚共和国参议院的法令，各学院被并入耶稣会办理的学校

• The Jesuits settled near the old Church of San Girolamo Del Rosso and enlarged their premises by buying land on which to house their college and schools.耶稣会士定居于旧圣吉罗拉莫德尔罗索教堂附近，并通过购置地产扩建校舍，用以安置其学院与学校

• The building that is now the main university premises was designed by the architect Bartolomeo Bianco and began to be used in 1640.现为大学主楼的建筑由建筑师 Bartolomeo Bianco 设计，自 1640 年起投入使用

• After the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773, a special committee reorganised the courses, dividing them into higher education and primary education.1773 年耶稣会遭取缔后，一个专门委员会重新组织课程，将其分为高等教育与初级教育两部分

• Higher education after 1773 covered canon law, philosophy, civil law, theology, logic and metaphysics and physics, while primary education taught rhetoric, reading and writing.1773 年后的高等教育涵盖教会法、哲学、民法、神学、逻辑与形而上学以及物理学，初级教育则教授修辞、阅读与写作

• After the establishment of the French Empire, which absorbed the Republic of Genoa, higher education was subdivided into special schools of law, medicine, physical and mathematical sciences, commerce, language and literature, and chemistry.在吞并热那亚共和国的法兰西帝国建立后，高等教育被划分为法律、医学、物理与数学科学、商业、语言与文学以及化学等专门学校

• The University of Genoa was affiliated to the Imperial University of Paris and was reinstated as a separate university in 1812.热那亚大学曾隶属于巴黎帝国大学，并于 1812 年恢复为独立大学

• After the fall of Napoleon a new committee was appointed for higher education, and at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the university was entrusted to the Kingdom of Sardinia.拿破仑倒台后，当局为高等教育任命了新委员会；1815 年维也纳会议决定把该校托付给撒丁王国

• Under the Kingdom of Sardinia the university enjoyed the same privileges as those granted to the University of Turin, then the leading university of the kingdom.在撒丁王国治下，该校享有与当时王国首要学府都灵大学同等的特权

• The university was closed owing to political disturbances between 1821 and 1823 and again between 1830 and 1835.该校因政治动荡于 1821 至 1823 年间停办，又在 1830 至 1835 年间再次停办

• In 1870 two first technical institutes of higher education were established, the Royal Naval School and the Royal School of Economic Studies.1870 年，两所最早的高等技术学院成立，即皇家海军学校与皇家经济研究学校

• In 1936 those two institutes were absorbed by the Royal University of Genoa, becoming respectively the Faculties of Engineering and of Economics.1936 年，这两所学院被热那亚皇家大学并入，分别成为工程学院与经济学院

• In the late twentieth century the university expanded rapidly, adding new regional campuses, beginning with Savona in 1996.20 世纪后期，该校迅速扩张，陆续增设新的地区校区，其中萨沃纳校区始于 1996 年

• The Savona campus was established within a remodelled Army Barrack area and hosts the Department of Engineering as well as courses in business, together with laboratories in simulation, logistics and industrial engineering.萨沃纳校区在一处改建的陆军营房用地上建立，设有工程系以及商科课程，并配有仿真、物流与工业工程等实验室

• The Imperia campus, directly facing the sea, has been active since 1991 and hosts a library open to all.面朝大海的因佩里亚校区自 1991 年起运作，并设有一座向所有人开放的图书馆

• The university's origins in Jesuit teaching and in the medieval colleges of the Republic of Genoa give it a continuous academic history of more than six centuries.该校源自耶稣会教学与热那亚共和国的中世纪学院，拥有绵延六个多世纪的学术史

Academics

• The University of Genoa is organised into five schools, namely Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Physics, Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Polytechnic School.热那亚大学分为五个学院，即自然科学·数学与物理学院、医学与药学院、社会科学学院、人文学院与理工学院

• The schools comprise about 22 departments, including an inter-school Department of Computer Science, Bioengineering, Robotics and System Engineering known as DIBRIS.各学院下设约 22 个系，其中包括跨学院的计算机科学·生物工程·机器人与系统工程系，简称 DIBRIS

• In the academic year 2021/22 the university had a student population of about 39,766, of whom 33,920 were enrolled in bachelor's and master's degree courses.在 2021/22 学年，该校学生总数约为 39766 人，其中 33920 人就读于本科与硕士课程

• A further 3,328 students were enrolled in doctorate, master's or specialisation school courses, and 2,518 in other courses, while 6,293 freshmen entered and 5,257 students graduated.另有 3328 人就读博士、硕士或专业学校课程，2518 人就读其他课程；当年入学新生 6293 人，毕业 5257 人

• In 2021 the university employed 1,307 professors and scientific employees together with 1,228 non-scientific employees.2021 年，该校聘有 1307 名教授与科研雇员，以及 1228 名非科研雇员

• The Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, the Department of Physics and the Department of Mathematics are core units of the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.化学与工业化学系、物理系与数学系是自然科学·数学与物理学院的核心单位

• Medical and pharmaceutical teaching is grouped in departments such as Pharmacy, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Experimental Medicine, and Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.医学与药学教学集中于药学系、内科与医学专科系、实验医学系，以及神经科学·康复·眼科学与母婴医学系等

• The Polytechnic School embraces the departments of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transportation Engineering, Naval, Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, and Architectural Sciences.理工学院涵盖土木·化学与环境工程系，机械·能源·管理与运输工程系，船舶·电气·电子与电信工程系，以及建筑科学系

• The humanities and social sciences are carried by departments of Antiquities, Philosophy and History, of Italian, Roman, Antique, Art and Drama Studies, of Modern Cultures and Languages, and of Political Sciences.人文与社会科学由古物·哲学与历史系，意大利·罗马·古典·艺术与戏剧研究系，现代文化与语言系，以及政治学系承担

• The university awards a large number of honorary titles, having granted 46 gold medals to Italian students and 2 gold medals to international students, in 1993 and 2021.该校授予大量荣誉，已向意大利学生颁发 46 枚金质奖章，并向国际学生颁发 2 枚，分别是在 1993 年与 2021 年

• Since 1992 the University of Genoa has awarded 140 honorary degrees and one honorary doctorate to figures in science, culture and public life.自 1992 年以来，热那亚大学已向科学、文化与公共生活领域的人物授予 140 个荣誉学位与 1 个荣誉博士

• The university has maintained a strong collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology since that institution was founded in 2005.自意大利技术研究院于 2005 年成立以来，该校一直与其保持紧密合作

• Students may enrol in bachelor's, single-cycle master's and master's degree programmes across the five schools, covering engineering, medicine, economics, law, the sciences and the humanities.学生可在五个学院中修读本科、单一周期硕士与硕士项目，覆盖工程、医学、经济、法律、理科与人文学科

• The university shares a branch campus of Florida International University in Genoa, and the two universities mutually host students of either university's School of Architecture.该校与佛罗里达国际大学在热那亚共用一处分校校园，双方互派建筑学院的学生

• Teaching is carried out across independent campuses in different parts of the city, each hosting a coherent group of departments rather than a single concentrated site.教学分散于城市不同区域的独立校区，每个校区集中一组相关的系，而非集中于单一地块

• The presence of the Italian Institute of Technology and the engineering departments supports robotics research, one of the fields in which the university has gained international visibility.意大利技术研究院与工程各系的存在支撑起机器人研究，这是该校获得国际关注度的领域之一

• As a comprehensive Italian state university the institution combines strong engineering and medical faculties with a well-regarded humanities and economics presence in the city centre.作为一所综合性意大利国立大学，该校把强劲的工程与医学学科同市中心声誉良好的人文学科与经济学科结合起来

• Official figures count five schools, 22 departments and eleven disciplinary areas, and the degree catalogue covers engineering, architecture, medicine, law, economics and the humanities.官方数字显示该校设有五个学院、22 个系与十一个学科领域，其学位目录涵盖工程、建筑、医学、法律、经济与人文学科

Campus

• The University of Genoa is organised in several independent campuses located in different areas of the city, rather than on one unified site.热那亚大学分布于城中不同区域的若干独立校区，而非集中于一处统一校园

• The Balbi campus includes the rectorate and the central administration offices, as well as the departments of Economics, Humanities, Philosophy, Languages, Law and Political Science.巴尔比校区设有校长办公室与中央行政机构，以及经济、人文、哲学、语言、法律与政治学等系

• The Sarzano campus houses the departments of Education Sciences and Architecture, while the Albaro campus comprises the departments of Engineering.萨尔扎诺校区设教育科学与建筑两系，阿尔巴罗校区则由工程各系组成

• The Valletta Puggia campus comprises the departments of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, and the San Martino campus the departments of Medicine and Earth Sciences.瓦莱塔·普贾校区由数学、物理与化学各系组成，圣马蒂诺校区则由医学与地球科学各系组成

• Of great historical and artistic interest are the buildings in Via Balbi, above all the main university premises at Via Balbi 5, designed by Bartolomeo Bianco and built in 1640.巴尔比街的建筑具有很高的历史与艺术价值，尤其是巴尔比街 5 号的大学主楼，由 Bartolomeo Bianco 设计、建于 1640 年

• Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo at Via Balbi 2 and Palazzo Balbi Senarega at Via Balbi 4 are also of major historical interest, as is the complex of the Albergo dei Poveri.位于巴尔比街 2 号的巴尔比·卡塔内奥宫与 4 号的巴尔比·塞纳雷加宫同样极具历史价值，贫民收容院建筑群亦然

• The university botanical garden, the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova, occupies one hectare in the city centre, just above the main university building.大学植物园位于市中心、主楼正上方，占地一公顷

• Near Ventimiglia the university operates the Hanbury Botanical Garden, a protected area and a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status within the Mediterranean Alps project.在文蒂米利亚附近，该校经营着汉伯里植物园，这是一处保护区，也是地中海阿尔卑斯项目中拟列入世界遗产的候选地

• The city of Genoa, a historic port on the Ligurian coast, gives the university campuses an urban setting woven into the fabric of an old maritime republic.热那亚是利古里亚海岸的历史港口城市，使该校各校区融入这座古老海洋共和国的城市肌理之中

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings for 2027 the University of Genoa is placed 502nd in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，热那亚大学位列世界第 502 名

• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 401-450 band, its strongest showing among the four major tables.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名把该校置于 401 至 450 区间，是其在四大榜单中最好的表现

• In the US News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-2027 the institution is ranked 386th in the world.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列世界第 386 名

• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it appears in the 401-500 band.在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中，该校位于 401 至 500 区间

• OpenAlex attributes about 110,963 scholarly works and 9,202,533 citations to the university, reflecting a large and sustained research output.OpenAlex 把约 110963 项学术成果与 9202533 次引用归于该校，显示其科研产出规模庞大且持续

• In the national ranking of Italian universities the University of Genoa stands 13th by ARWU, 18th by QS and 18th by THE.在意大利国内大学排名中，热那亚大学在软科榜上位列第 13 名、QS 榜第 18 名、泰晤士榜第 18 名

• The university is ranked 151-200 in the QS World University Rankings by subject for Engineering, Civil and Structural.该校在 QS 世界大学学科排名中，工程-土木与结构学科位居 151 至 200 区间

• In its 2020 subject list Times Higher Education gave the university a rank of 150+ in the subject category of Law.在 2020 年的学科榜单中，泰晤士高等教育把该校的法律学科列为 150 名以后。

• According to Microsoft Academic Search rankings of 2016, Genoa was the best scientific institution in Italy in machine learning and pattern recognition, ranked 36th in Europe.据微软学术搜索 2016 年的排名，热那亚大学在机器学习与模式识别方面是意大利最佳科研机构，在欧洲位列第 36 名

• In computer vision the university was likewise the best Italian institution and 34th in Europe, while in computer graphics it ranked 2nd in Italy and 35th in Europe.在计算机视觉方面，该校同样是意大利最佳机构、欧洲第 34 名；在计算机图形学方面则位列意大利第 2 名、欧洲第 35 名

Student life

• The University of Genoa does not foreground a single formal Latin motto, and its identity instead rests on its long history as one of Italy's older universities.热那亚大学并不突出某一正式的拉丁文校训，其身份定位更多依托于它作为意大利较古老大学之一的悠久历史

• As a large Italian state university, Genoa gives its students access to the cafeterias of the Aliseo service, with a maximum meal tariff of about eight euros.作为一所大型意大利国立大学，热那亚大学的学生可使用 Aliseo 服务的食堂，最高餐费约为 8 欧元

• Students are spread across the city, so much of the social life takes place within the individual campuses and in the streets of the old port city between them.学生分散于全城，因此大部分社交生活发生在各个校区内部以及串连它们的旧港城市街道之间

• The university's botanical garden and the city's historic centre, including the Via Balbi palaces, form shared spaces used by students and residents alike.该校的植物园与包括巴尔比街各宫殿在内的城市历史中心，构成学生与居民共用的空间

• Medical students complete their clinical training in the University of Genoa's teaching hospitals at the San Martino campus, one of the largest hospital complexes in Italy.医学学生在圣马蒂诺校区的大学教学医院完成临床训练，后者是意大利最大的医院建筑群之一

• Students of architecture benefit from the branch campus shared with Florida International University, which allows exchange between the two schools of architecture.建筑学学生受益于与佛罗里达国际大学共用的分校校园，后者使两校建筑学院得以交换学生

• The engineering departments in Albaro and the regional Savona campus offer laboratories in simulation, logistics and industrial engineering alongside the standard curriculum.阿尔巴罗的工程各系以及萨沃纳地区校区，在标准课程之外提供仿真、物流与工业工程等实验室

• The Hanbury Botanical Garden near Ventimiglia gives students of the life and environmental sciences a field site of exceptional botanical richness.文蒂米利亚附近的汉伯里植物园，为生命与环境科学的学生提供了一处植物资源异常丰富的野外基地

• Cultural events, honorary-degree ceremonies and public lectures connect the university to the civic life of Genoa, a city with a strong maritime and musical tradition.文化活动、荣誉学位授予典礼与公开讲座把该校同热那亚这座城市浓厚的海洋与音乐传统的公共生活联系起来

Notable people

• Federico Delfino serves as rector of the University of Genoa, leading an institution that traces its origins to 1481.Federico Delfino 现为热那亚大学校长，领导着这所可上溯至 1481 年的机构

• Giacomo Della Chiesa, who studied at the university, later became Pope Benedict XV, leading the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922.曾在该校求学的 Giacomo Della Chiesa 后来成为教皇本笃十五世，于 1914 至 1922 年领导天主教会

• Sandro Pertini, the antifascist dissident, was later elected the seventh President of the Italian Republic.反法西斯异见者 Sandro Pertini 后来当选为意大利共和国第七任总统

• Giuseppe Mazzini, the patriot and theorist of Italian unification, is counted among the figures linked to the university in Genoa.意大利统一运动的爱国者与理论家 Giuseppe Mazzini，被列为与热那亚大学相关的人物之一

• Franco Malerba, who became the first Italian astronaut, was a graduate of the university.后来成为意大利首位宇航员的 Franco Malerba，是该校的毕业生

• Enrico Piaggio, the industrialist behind the Vespa scooter, is among the notable names associated with the university.制造伟士牌踏板摩托车的实业家 Enrico Piaggio，是与该校相关的重要人物之一

• Paolo Ardoino, who went on to become chief executive officer of the cryptocurrency company Tether, studied at the University of Genoa.后来出任加密货币公司 Tether 首席执行官的 Paolo Ardoino 曾就读于热那亚大学

• Tomaso Poggio, a Eugene McDermott professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is an alumnus of the university.麻省理工学院的 Eugene McDermott 讲席教授 Tomaso Poggio 是该校校友

• Carlo Maria Becchi, the theoretical physicist remembered for the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin formalism in quantum field theory, was a graduate of Genoa.以量子场论中 Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin 形式而为人所知的物理学家 Carlo Maria Becchi，是热那亚大学的毕业生

• Ornella Barra, founder of the pharmaceutical distribution company Di Pharma, later became chief executive of Alliance Healthcare, the wholesale division of Alliance Boots.药品分销公司 Di Pharma 的创办者 Ornella Barra，后来出任 Alliance Boots 批发部门 Alliance Healthcare 的首席执行官

• Fabio Fazio, the well-known Italian television presenter, is counted among the university's alumni.意大利知名电视主持人 Fabio Fazio 被列入该校校友

• Luigi Corradi, an engineering graduate of the university, became chief executive officer of the Italian state railway company Trenitalia.该校工程专业毕业生 Luigi Corradi 出任意大利国家铁路公司 Trenitalia 的首席执行官

• Kostas Georgakis, an anti-fascist dissident who set himself ablaze in protest against the Greek military junta of 1967 to 1974, studied at Genoa.为抗议 1967 至 1974 年希腊军政府而自焚的反法西斯异见者 Kostas Georgakis，曾在热那亚求学

• Serena Ivaldi, an Italian roboticist, and Alberto Izzotti, a researcher and academic, are among the scientific figures associated with the university.意大利机器人学者 Serena Ivaldi 与研究者、学者 Alberto Izzotti，都是与该校相关的科研人物

• Vittorio Maragliano, a pioneering radiologist, was associated with the University of Genoa in the early development of medical radiology in Italy.开创性的放射学家 Vittorio Maragliano，在意大利医学放射学早期发展中与热那亚大学相关联

• Alessandro Riberi, a noted physician and surgeon, and Federico Sesti, an Italian neuroscientist, are among the university's scientific alumni.著名的内外科医生 Alessandro Riberi 与意大利神经科学家 Federico Sesti，均在该校的科学类校友之列