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The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples
Naples

Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. It was founded in 1224 and is organized into 13 departments. It is the world's oldest state university and one of the oldest academic institutions in continuous operation. The university is named after its founder Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , of the House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, was an Kingdom of Italy pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215....
.

University
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 of Naples
Naples

Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
 Federico II was founded by emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
 Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , of the House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, was an Kingdom of Italy pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215....
 on 5 June 1224.






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The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples
Naples

Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. It was founded in 1224 and is organized into 13 departments. It is the world's oldest state university and one of the oldest academic institutions in continuous operation. The university is named after its founder Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , of the House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, was an Kingdom of Italy pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215....
.

History

The University
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 of Naples
Naples

Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
 Federico II was founded by emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
 Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , of the House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, was an Kingdom of Italy pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215....
 on 5 June 1224. It is one of the most ancient institutions of higher education and research in the world.

Organization

The university is divided into 13 departments:

  • Agriculture
    Agriculture

    Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
  • Architecture
    Architecture

    The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
  • Biotechnology
    Biotechnology

    Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as:...
  • Economics
    Economics

    File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
  • Engineering
    Engineering

    Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying Technology and science knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and process that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria....
  • Law
    LAW

    LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
  • Letters
    Literature

    Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" . In Western culture the most basic written literary types include fiction and non-fiction....
     and Philosophy
    Philosophy

    Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
  • Mathematical, Physical
    Physics

    Physics is the natural science which examines basic concepts such as energy, force, and spacetime and all that derives from these, such as mass, charge, matter and its Motion ....
     and Natural Sciences
  • Medicine
    Medicine

    Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
     and Surgery
    Surgery

    Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
  • Pharmacy
    Pharmacy

    Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemistrys, and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of medication....
  • Political Sciences
  • Veterinary Medicine
    Veterinary medicine

    Veterinary medicine is that branch of medical science,which deals with the study of diagnosis,treatment and prevention of diseases in companion,domestic, exotic, wildlife and production animals....
  • Sociology
    Sociology

    Sociology is a branch of the social sciences that uses systematic methods of Empiricism and critical theory to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, sometimes with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare....


Notable alumni

  • Giorgio Napolitano
    Giorgio Napolitano

    Giorgio Napolitano is an Italian politician and former lifetime Italian Senate, the eleventh and current President of the Italian Republic. His Italian presidential election, 2006 took place on May 10 2006, and his term started with the swearing-in ceremony held on May 15 2006....
    , current President of the Italian Republic
    President of the Italian Republic

    The President of the Italian Republic is the head of State of Italy, and as such is intended to represent national unity rather than a particular political tendency....
  • Nicola Abbagnano
    Nicola Abbagnano

    Nicola Abbagnano was an Italy existential philosopher.Nicola Abbagnano was born in Salerno on July 15, 1901. He was the first born son of a middle-class professional family, whose father was a lawyer....
    , philosopher.
  • Gaetano Filangieri
    Gaetano Filangieri

    Gaetano Filangieri , Italy jurist and philosopher, was born in Cercola, a town near Naples.His father, Caesar, prince of Arianiello, intended him for a military career, which he commenced at the early age of seven, but soon abandoned for the study of the law....
    , jurist and philosopher.
  • Saint Alphonsus Liguori Doctor of the Catholic Church.
  • Renato Caccioppoli
    Renato Caccioppoli

    Renato Caccioppoli was an Italy mathematician....
     mathematician.
  • Fabrizio de Miranda
    Fabrizio de Miranda

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    , structural engineer.
  • Fulvio Tessitore philosopher.
  • Francesco De Martino
    Francesco De Martino

    Francesco de Martino was an Italian jurist, politician, senator for life and former interim Vice President of the Italian Republic. He was considered by many to be the conscience of Italian Socialist Party....
     eminent jurist, intellectual and politician.
  • Ettore Majorana
    Ettore Majorana

    Ettore Majorana was an Italy theoretical physicist who began promising work on neutrino masses. He Missing person suddenly in mysterious circumstances....
     physicist.
  • Saint Thomas Aquinas philosopher and theologian.
  • Giambattista Vico
    Giambattista Vico

    'Giovanni Battista Vico' or 'Vigo' was an Italy philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist.A critic of modern rationalism and apologist of classical antiquity, Vico's magnum opus is titled "Principles/Origins of [re]New[ed] Science about the Common Nature of Nations" ....
     philosopher, historian, and jurist.
  • Umberto Nobile
    Umberto Nobile

    Umberto Nobile was an Italy aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer. Nobile was a developer and promoter of semi-rigid airships during the Golden Age of Aviation between the two World Wars....
     aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer.
  • Antonio Labriola
    Antonio Labriola

    Antonio Labriola was an Italy Marxism theoretician. Although an academic Philosophy and never an active member of any Marxist political party, his thought exerted influence on many political theorists in Italy during the early 20th century, including the founder of the Italian Liberal Party , Benedetto Croce and one of the leaders of the Ita...
     philosopher.
  • Giorgio Orofino Entrepreneur.


See also

  • ESDP-Network
  • List of Italian universities
  • Naples
    Naples

    Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
  • Botanical Garden of Naples
    Botanical Garden of Naples

    The Botanical Garden of Naples, Italy is a research facility of the University of Naples Federico II.The premises take up about 15 hectars and are located on via Foria, adjacent to the gigantic old Albergo dei Poveri, the Royal Hospice for the Poor under the House of Bourbon dynasty....
  • Orto Botanico di Portici
    Orto Botanico di Portici

    The Orto Botanico di Portici , also known as the Orto Botanico della Facolt? di Agraria dell'Universit? di Napoli-Portici, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Naples Agriculture Department, and located at Via Universit?, 100 ? 80055 Portici, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy....


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