University of Milan-Bicocca

The University of Milano-Bicocca (Italian: Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, UNIMIB) is a public multidisciplinary university in the Bicocca district on the northern outskirts of Milan, Italy.米兰比可卡大学（University of Milano-Bicocca，意大利语 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca，简称 UNIMIB）是位于意大利米兰北郊比可卡区的一所公立多学科大学。

Founded on 10 June 1998 by ministerial decree as the second university of Milan, it was renamed the University of Milano-Bicocca in March 1999 and occupies a former Pirelli industrial site.该校依部长令于 1998 年 6 月 10 日作为米兰第二大学设立，1999 年 3 月更名为米兰比可卡大学，校址原为皮雷利工业区。

With about 40,000 students in 2024-25 and placed 544th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027, the university offers degrees in economics, law, medicine, the sciences and psychology.该校 2024 至 2025 学年约有 40,000 名学生，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列世界第 544 位，开设经济、法律、医学、自然科学与心理学等学位课程。

History

• The University of Milano-Bicocca was created to relieve the University of Milan, which with about 90,000 students in the 1990s was becoming overcrowded and needed a second campus, serving students from northern Milan and the wider Lombardy region.米兰比可卡大学的设立是为缓解米兰大学的压力——后者在 1990 年代约有 90,000 名学生，日益拥挤，亟需第二个校区，以服务米兰北部及更广阔的伦巴第地区的学生。
• In September 1993 the city council of Milan approved a resolution to establish a new university campus in the Bicocca district of northern Milan.1993 年 9 月，米兰市议会通过决议，在米兰北部比可卡区设立新的大学校区。
• A large area in the north of Milan, the Bicocca, was chosen as the site for the new university, and it had been occupied by the Pirelli industrial complex until the 1980s, once a working-class industrial suburb of the city.米兰北部的比可卡大片区域被选为新大学的校址，该地在 1980 年代之前一直被皮雷利工业区占据，这一带原是城市的工人阶级工业郊区。
• The new campus was part of a larger urban renewal project coordinated by the architect Vittorio Gregotti, turning the former industrial zone into a modern university quarter.新校区是建筑师维托里奥·格雷戈蒂统筹的更大规模城市更新项目的一部分，把旧工业区改造成现代化的大学街区。
• The university was officially established on 10 June 1998 by ministerial decree as the second university of Milan.该校依据部长令于 1998 年 6 月 10 日正式设立，当时称为米兰第二大学。
• A subsequent decree of 9 July 1998 appointed a steering committee, which remained in place until an academic senate and board of directors were constituted.1998 年 7 月 9 日的后续法令任命了筹备委员会，该委员会一直运作至学术评议会与董事会组成。
• A third ministerial decree on 12 March 1999 changed the name of the university to the University of Milano-Bicocca, from which its present bilingual identity derives.1999 年 3 月 12 日的第三道部长令将校名改为米兰比可卡大学，其现今的意英双语校名由此而来。
• Groups of professors and researchers chose to come to the new institution, driven by enthusiasm for a fresh academic project and the chance to broaden academic horizons.一批教授与研究人员自愿加入这所新大学，出于对新学术项目的热情以及拓宽学术视野的机遇。
• The university opened with about 15,300 students, a figure that had risen to 27,481 by 2003-2004 and to more than 30,000 by 2005-2006.该校开办时约有 15,300 名学生，至 2003 至 2004 学年增至 27,481 人，2005 至 2006 学年又超过 30,000 人。
• The early faculties were mostly in scientific and technical fields, and the economics and law departments of the University of Milan later transferred to the new institution.该校筹备时的院系多为理工类，后来米兰大学的经济学与法学等院系也转入这所新大学。
• The university's Marine Research and Higher Education Centre was opened in 2011 in Magoodhoo, in the Faafu Atoll of the Maldives.该校的海洋研究与高等教育中心于 2011 年在马尔代夫法阿夫环礁的马古杜岛设立。
• In 2014 the Times Higher Education ranking of the best universities under 50 years old placed Milano-Bicocca 21st worldwide and first in Italy.在 2014 年泰晤士高等教育「50 年以下最佳大学」排名中，米兰比可卡大学位列全球第 21、全意大利第一。
• By 2023 the university had grown to more than 38,000 students spread across 73 first- and second-level degree courses, 19 doctoral programmes and 52 masters.至 2023 年，该校学生已超过 38,000 人，分布在 73 个一、二级学位课程、19 个博士项目与 52 个硕士项目之中。
• For the academic year 2024-2025 the university reported 40,000 enrolled students, an increase of 11 per cent over the previous five years, with international enrolment also rising.2024 至 2025 学年，该校报告注册学生达 40,000 人，较此前五年增长 11%，国际学生的入学人数也有所上升。
• In 2024-25 the university also inaugurated the new Piazza della Scienza, a space devoted to innovation and sustainability on the Bicocca campus.2024 至 2025 学年，该校还在比可卡校区启用新的「科学广场」，一处以创新与可持续为主题的空间。
• Giovanna Iannantuoni, a professor of political economy, served as rector from 2019 to 2025, and Marco Emilio Orlandi became rector in 2025.政治经济学教授 Giovanna Iannantuoni 于 2019 至 2025 年任校长，Marco Emilio Orlandi 则于 2025 年接任校长。
• The Italian-language course of the Faculty of Medicine is held in Monza, and the English-language course at the Pope John XXIII Hospital in Bergamo.该校医学院的意大利语课程在蒙扎授课，英语课程则在贝加莫的教宗若望二十三世医院授课。
• The Bicocca site was formerly home to large industries including Pirelli and Breda, whose departure in the 1980s opened the area for redevelopment.比可卡地区过去曾是皮雷利与布雷达等大型工业的所在地，它们于 1980 年代迁出后，该区域得以重新开发。
• By 2026 the university occupied around 28 buildings, almost all in the Bicocca district of Milan apart from the medical school in Monza.至 2026 年，该校使用约 28 座建筑，除位于蒙扎的医学院外，几乎全部位于米兰的比可卡区。
• The university's creation was part of a wider expansion of Italian higher education in the 1990s, when new institutions were founded to meet rising demand.该校的设立是 1990 年代意大利高等教育扩张的一部分，当时为满足日益增长的需求而兴办了一批新院校。
• The university's growth reflects the wider renewal of northern Milan, where the former industrial zone has become a hub of research, teaching and cultural activity.该校的发展也映照出米兰北部的整体更新——昔日工业区如今已成为研究、教学与文化活动的枢纽。

Academics

• The University of Milano-Bicocca is a multidisciplinary university comprising fourteen departments and two schools, with over 60 research centres, and it describes itself as spanning the natural sciences, medicine, economics, law and the social sciences.米兰比可卡大学是一所多学科大学，设有 14 个系与 2 个学院、拥有 60 多个研究中心，其自我定位涵盖自然科学、医学、经济学、法学与社会科学。
• Its departments cover economics and statistics, business and law, biotechnology and biosciences, physics, informatics, mathematics, materials science and earth sciences.其系科涵盖经济与统计、商学与法学、生物技术与生物科学、物理学、信息学、数学、材料科学与地球科学。
• The remaining departments cover law, medicine and surgery, psychology, human sciences for education, and sociology and social research, alongside the School of Economics and the School of Science.其余系科涵盖法学、医学与外科学、心理学、教育人文科学，以及社会学与社会研究，另有经济学院与理学院。
• The university offers programmes in economics, informatics, statistics, law, education, sociology, medicine and surgery, mathematics, natural sciences, physics, chemistry and psychology.该校开设经济、信息学、统计、法律、教育、社会学、医学与外科学、数学、自然科学、物理、化学与心理学等课程。
• Some 40,000 students were enrolled in 2024-2025, and the university reported growth of 11 per cent in enrolment over the preceding five years, reflecting its long expansion since 1998.2024 至 2025 学年约有 40,000 名学生注册，该校报告其入学人数较此前五年增长 11%，反映出其自 1998 年以来长期的规模扩张。
• The university runs 73 first- and second-level degree courses, 19 doctoral programmes, 52 first- and second-level masters and a range of other specialised courses.该校开设 73 个一、二级学位课程、19 个博士项目、52 个一、二级硕士项目以及一系列其他专业课程。
• The university organises its doctoral training through its Doctoral School, which coordinates the nineteen doctoral programmes across the departments and research centres.该校通过其博士学院组织博士培养，统筹分布于各系与研究中心之间的十九个博士项目。
• Each year the university welcomes about 2,200 international students from around the world, of whom around 300 come on exchange, Erasmus, double-degree or doctoral mobility.该校每年接待约 2,200 名来自世界各地的国际学生，其中约 300 人通过交换、伊拉斯谟、双学位或博士流动性项目前来。
• The Department of Medicine and Surgery is linked to major hospitals, with teaching at San Gerardo Hospital in Monza and the Pope John XXIII Hospital in Bergamo.医学与外科学系与多家大型医院相连，分别以蒙扎的圣杰拉尔多医院与贝加莫的教宗若望二十三世医院开展教学。
• The Medical School operates in two centres, teaching in Italian at Monza and in English at Bergamo, and links students to clinical practice in Lombardy.医学院设于两个中心，在蒙扎以意大利语、在贝加莫以英语授课，并把学生与伦巴第的临床实践相连。
• The Department of Psychology is a major unit, and psychology, statistics, economics and education are among the university's best-known subject areas.心理学系是该校规模较大的系之一，心理学、统计学、经济学与教育学是其最知名的学科领域。
• Research at the university covers physics and astrophysics, medicine, biotechnology, materials science, environmental science, economics and social research.该校研究涵盖物理与天体物理、医学、生物技术、材料科学、环境科学、经济学与社会研究。
• The Bicocca campus concentrates laboratories and research centres within a compact urban site, supporting interdisciplinary work across the sciences and social sciences.比可卡校区把实验室与研究中心集中于紧凑的城区地块之内，支撑自然科学与社会科学之间的跨学科研究。
• The university's Marine Research and Higher Education Centre in the Maldives supports fieldwork and research in marine biology and tropical ecosystems.该校设在马尔代夫的海洋研究与高等教育中心，支撑海洋生物学与热带生态系统的实地考察与研究。
• Over 60 research centres operate within the university, covering fields from neuroscience and biomedicine to statistics, economics and the social sciences.该校设有 60 多个研究中心，领域从神经科学与生物医学延伸到统计学、经济学与社会科学。
• The university is a young institution, and the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings highlight its qualities beyond reputation.该校是一所年轻的院校，泰晤士高等教育的年轻大学排名正突显其不依赖声誉的品质。
• The Milan Bicocca campus is closely tied to the surrounding business and research district, including the former Pirelli research site, and partners with industry on applied research.米兰比可卡校区与周边商务与科研区（包括原皮雷利研究院址）紧密相连，并与产业界合作开展应用研究。
• Public and private research bodies in Milan, including the State University of Milan and the Polytechnic University of Milan, collaborate with Bicocca on shared research projects.米兰的公立与私立科研机构，包括米兰国立大学与米兰理工大学，都与比可卡大学在共同研究项目上开展合作。
• English-taught courses across several departments form part of the university's strategy to attract international students, and Milano-Bicocca collaborates with Milan's other universities and hospitals in city-wide research and teaching initiatives.多个系开设的英语授课课程是该校吸引国际学生战略的一部分；米兰比可卡大学还与米兰其他大学及医院在全市性的研究与教学倡议中展开合作。

Campus

• The university is located in the Bicocca district on the northern outskirts of Milan, on an area that was occupied by the Pirelli industrial complex until the late 1980s and lies beyond the historic centre of the city.该校位于米兰北郊的比可卡区，用地在 1980 年代末之前一直被皮雷利工业区占据，位于老城中心之外。
• The industrial area was redesigned by the architect Vittorio Gregotti into an urban complex that includes the university's research laboratories and student residence halls, combining university buildings with offices, housing and public spaces.这一工业区由建筑师维托里奥·格雷戈蒂重新设计为城市建筑群，其中包括该校的研究实验室与学生宿舍，并把大学建筑与办公楼、住宅及公共空间融为一体。
• The campus is made up of about 28 buildings, all in the Bicocca district except the School of Medicine and Surgery, which is located in Monza.该校由约 28 座建筑组成，除位于蒙扎的医学与外科学院外，全部位于比可卡区。
• The medical school in Monza stands next to the San Gerardo Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the Milan area.位于蒙扎的医学院毗邻圣杰拉尔多医院，这是米兰地区规模最大的医院之一。
• The university's main campus cluster is anchored by the Piazza della Scienza, inaugurated in 2024-25 as a space for innovation and sustainability.该校主校区建筑群以 2024 至 2025 学年启用的「科学广场」为核心，作为创新与可持续的空间。
• The campus is a compact urban site rather than an enclosed park, and its buildings are integrated into the streets and squares of the Bicocca neighbourhood.该校是一个紧凑的城区校园而非封闭园林，其建筑融入比可卡街区的街道与广场之中。
• The Bicocca University campus is reached by Milan's metro and suburban rail, linking it to the city centre and to other universities across the city.比可卡大学校园可乘米兰地铁与市郊铁路抵达，与市中心及全市其他大学相连。
• The university provides student residence halls within the redeveloped industrial complex, close to teaching buildings and research laboratories.该校在重新开发的工业建筑群内提供学生宿舍，邻近教学楼与科研实验室。
• The university's buildings, laboratories and libraries are distributed across the Bicocca site, with the School of Medicine and Surgery the main exception in Monza.该校的建筑、实验室与图书馆分布于比可卡地块各处，主要例外是设在蒙扎的医学与外科学院。
• The Bicocca district also contains corporate research centres and cultural venues, so the university sits within a wider science and business quarter of Milan.比可卡区还设有企业研究中心与文化场所，使该校坐落于米兰一处更广阔的科学与商务街区之内。

Reputation

• The University of Milano-Bicocca is placed 544th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027, a position that keeps it within the top 600 institutions worldwide in that table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，米兰比可卡大学位列世界第 544 位，使其在那一榜单中保持在全世界前 600 所院校之内。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed in the 451-500 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第 451 至 500 区间。
• The U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-2027 places the university 299th in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年《美国新闻与世界报道》最佳全球大学排名中，该校位列世界第 299 位。
• The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places the University of Milano-Bicocca in the 301-400 band, the third of the ranking's global bands.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名将米兰比可卡大学列于第 301 至 400 区间，这是该榜单的第三档。
• In the same ARWU 2026 subject tables, the university's physics subject is placed in the 151-200 band worldwide, the university's strongest scientific field.在同一份 2026 年软科榜的学科表中，该校物理学学科位列世界第 151 至 200 区间，这是该校最强势的科学领域。
• In the Times Higher Education 2014 ranking of the best universities under 50 years old, Milano-Bicocca was placed 21st worldwide and first in Italy.在 2014 年泰晤士高等教育「50 年以下最佳大学」排名中，米兰比可卡大学位列全球第 21、全意大利第一。
• The university participates in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and in the THE Young University Rankings, which highlight young institutions.该校参与泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名及其年轻大学排名，后者专门表彰年轻的院校。
• In earlier editions of the Academic Ranking of World Universities the university was placed nationally between the 9th and 12th positions in Italy.在较早的软科世界大学学术排名版本中，该校在意大利国内位列第 9 至 12 位之间。
• Within Italy, Milano-Bicocca is a relatively new but research-intensive university, and physics and medicine are among its recognised strengths.在意大利国内，米兰比可卡大学是一所相对年轻但研究密集的大学，物理学与医学是其受认可的优势领域。
• The university's 2026 rankings place it among Italy's mid-ranking institutions, alongside universities such as Florence and Trento in the same ARWU band.该校 2026 年的排名使其处于意大利中等位次的院校之间，与佛罗伦萨大学、特伦托大学同处软科同一区间。
• Milano-Bicocca competes for students and research funding with larger Milan institutions such as the State University of Milan and Bocconi University.米兰比可卡大学与米兰国立大学、博科尼大学等米兰规模更大的院校，在生源与科研经费上展开竞争。
• Milano-Bicocca participates in several international ranking systems, including the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the European U-Multirank and the UI GreenMetric, and its leaders present sustainability and interdisciplinary breadth as defining features of the institution.米兰比可卡大学参与多项国际排名体系，包括泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名、欧洲 U-Multirank 与 UI GreenMetric；校方把可持续性与跨学科广度视为本校的标志性特征。

Student life

• The University of Milano-Bicocca does not have a formal motto, and it presents itself as a young, multidisciplinary and research-driven institution, expressing its identity through research and its links to the city and the region.米兰比可卡大学没有正式校训，其定位是一所年轻、多学科且以研究为驱动的院校，通过科研及其与城市和地区的联系来彰显自身特色。
• Student life is closely tied to the redeveloped Bicocca district, where teaching buildings, laboratories, residences and cultural spaces sit side by side within walking distance.学生生活与重新开发的比可卡区紧密相连，教学楼、实验室、宿舍与文化空间比邻而立，步行即可抵达。
• The Piazza della Scienza, inaugurated in 2024-25, is designed as a gathering space for students and a symbol of the university's emphasis on innovation.2024 至 2025 学年启用的「科学广场」被设计为学生聚会的空间，也象征该校对创新的重视。
• The university offers numerous degree courses taught in English, and its international student community brings together students from many countries.该校开设大量以英语授课的学位课程，其国际学生群体汇集了来自许多国家的学生。
• Because the campus is embedded in a working urban neighbourhood, students make use of Milan's cultural, sporting and transport amenities as well as campus facilities.由于校园嵌于一个运转中的城市街区，学生除使用校园设施外，还可享用米兰的文化、体育与交通资源。
• The university's 19 doctoral programmes and 52 masters attract graduate students from Italy and abroad, supporting a research-oriented student community.该校 19 个博士项目与 52 个硕士项目吸引意大利及海外的研究生，形成以研究为导向的学生群体。
• The university provides sports facilities and cultural activities for students within the Bicocca campus, alongside academic associations.该校在比可卡校区内为学生提供体育设施与文化活动，并设有学术社团。
• Milano-Bicocca's association with the city extends to research partnerships and public events, linking students to Milan's scientific and cultural life.米兰比可卡大学与城市的联系还延伸到研究合作与公共活动，把学生与米兰的科学文化生活相连。
• Students benefit from the campus's location in one of Italy's most dynamic metropolitan areas, with access to internships and cultural institutions.学生受益于校园所在的意大利最具活力的都市区之一，可获得实习机会与文化机构的资源。
• Because the university is young and its community relatively compact, students often work in close contact with lecturers and research groups within the Bicocca campus.由于该校年轻、社群相对紧凑，学生常在比可卡校区内与教师和研究团队密切接触。
• The university's student associations organise cultural, sporting and social events throughout the year, and the campus regularly hosts public lectures, exhibitions and conferences connected to Milan's wider cultural calendar.该校的学生社团全年组织文化、体育与社交活动；校园也定期举办与米兰更广泛文化日程相连的公开讲座、展览与会议。

Notable people

• Vittorio Gregotti, the Italian architect, designed the Bicocca campus complex that transformed the former Pirelli industrial area into a university quarter, and his firm Gregotti Associati was among Italy's best-known practices of the late twentieth century.意大利建筑师维托里奥·格雷戈蒂设计了比可卡校区建筑群，把原皮雷利工业区改造成大学街区；他的事务所 Gregotti Associati 是二十世纪后期意大利最知名的建筑事务所之一。
• Giovanna Iannantuoni, a professor of political economy, served as rector of the university from 2019 to 2025.政治经济学教授 Giovanna Iannantuoni 于 2019 至 2025 年担任该校校长。
• Marco Emilio Orlandi became rector of the university in 2025, succeeding Giovanna Iannantuoni.Marco Emilio Orlandi 于 2025 年接替 Giovanna Iannantuoni 出任该校校长。
• Giuseppe Sala, the mayor of Milan, joined the university's rector in presenting a city-wide initiative to make Milan a European centre of excellence in artificial intelligence.米兰市长 Giuseppe Sala 与该校校长一同发布了一项全市性倡议，旨在把米兰打造为欧洲人工智能卓越中心。
• Gianmario Verona, then rector of Bocconi University, and Maria Pia Abbracchio, deputy rector of the State University of Milan, were partners in the same Milan artificial-intelligence initiative.时任博科尼大学校长的 Gianmario Verona 与米兰国立大学副校长 Maria Pia Abbracchio，也是同一项米兰人工智能倡议的合作伙伴。
• Groups of professors and researchers who joined at the foundation in 1998 formed the first academic community of the university across the sciences, medicine, economics and law.1998 年创校时加入的一批教授与研究人员，构成了该校横跨自然科学、医学、经济学与法学的首个学术群体。
• The university's founding steering committee was appointed in 1998, and its first academic structures were built from the departments transferred from the University of Milan.该校的筹备委员会于 1998 年受任命，其最初的学术架构由自米兰大学转入的院系构成。
• The physicists and physicians of the university's departments pursue research in astrophysics, materials science, neuroscience and oncology within the Milan research network.该校各系的物理学家与医生，在米兰研究网络内从事天体物理、材料科学、神经科学与肿瘤学研究。
• The university names its rector as its principal academic officer, a role held successively by Giovanna Iannantuoni and Marco Emilio Orlandi in the 2020s.该校以校长为其主要学术负责人，这一职务在 2020 年代先后由 Giovanna Iannantuoni 与 Marco Emilio Orlandi 担任。