Francesca Alba

Università degli Studi di Cagliari

Established in 1606, the University of Cagliari is a public university dedicated to offering comprehensive and unique public education, cutting edge research and multi-discipline education programmes for the student community. These three fundamental and intertwined elements are at the foundations of our mission which provide our students with intellectual vitality that promises to be our university's greatest strength. Thus, the University of Cagliari is committed to guiding and serving its student community by promoting and furthering their knowledge, while at the same time building on and learning from past experiences. High quality teaching is of fundamental importance to our university. With its 6 faculties, 39 undergraduate, 40 graduate and 35 postgraduate programmes, the University of Cagliari's main mission is to provide its students with a high quality education system that will better prepare them for an increasingly global community. With about 400 international agreements, our university, together with its undergraduate and graduate students, actively takes part in an educational process which unites our local culture with Europe and the rest of the world. Research and scholarship programmes are important within the University of Cagliari's education system and to the expansion or our understanding of the world. Our university actively welcomes and promotes the deepening of intellectual thought and supports our faculties and students in furthering of knowledge and the pursuit of new ideas. The University of Cagliari is committed to sharing the results of its research and development in knowledge and to improving the social, economic, cultural and intellectual life of Cagliari and the region of Sardinia. Thanks to the exceptional student body, faculties, staff and administrators, our university is able to successfully carry out its academic mission. It is open to talented people from all backgrounds and values and it sets out.