Research profile
The University of Palermo is an internationally acknowledged public research organization which covers almost all main fields of study fostering an interdisciplinary approach. In order to implement its research strategy, the University of Palermo has set up an Industrial Liaison Office, launched a network of University labs (ATEN Center) for testing and transferring new technologies to SMEs, founded a university business incubator and started up a Contaminaton Lab. The University labs integrated system has been conceived to create synergies among the different academic skills available, enhance coordination with other centres and exploit research results to generate economic value.
Its internationalization strategy envisages 45 double-degree study courses and 8 courses as well as 262 study subjects delivered in English.
Specialisation and expertise
The University of Palermo has a well-balanced range of academic courses in 16 Departments and 1 School:
Architecture
Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics
Cultures and Societies
Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines
Physics and Chemistry - Emilio Segrè
Law
Engineering
Mathematics and Informatics
Health Promotion, Maternal-Child, Internal Medicine and Excellence Specialist “G. D'Alessandro "
Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences
Earth and sea sciences
Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies
Economic, Business and Statistical Sciences
Political Sciences and International Relations
Psychological, Pedagogical, Exercise and Training Sciences
Humanities
Medicine and Surgery School

- Home country
- Italy
- Member type
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Higher education
- Type of research activities
- Applied research, Basic research, Experimental development
- Fields of research
- Psychology and cognitive sciences, Economics and Business, Education, Sociology, Law, Political science, Social and economic geography, Media and communications, Other social sciences, Natural sciences, Engineering and technology, Medical and health sciences, Agricultural and veterinary sciences, Humanities and the arts
- Language(s)
- English, Spanish, French, English, French, Italian