The University of Milan-Bicocca was founded in 1998 and since then it has come a long way: the campus has grown, course offerings are more ample. The University of Milan-Bicocca is one of the most dynamic and research- and innovation-oriented Italian universities. Milan-Bicocca has created an extensive network including many world-famous universities, research centres and top corporations. The university itself is a well-organised complex: we have invested in teaching support services, state-of-the-art laboratories and modern infrastructures. The University of Milan-Bicocca campus has 32 university buildings, three libraries, four congress facilities, 195 modern classrooms, and 46 IT and 226 research labs. The campus includes also residence halls, canteens and cafeterias, theatres and cinemas, well-equipped sport facilities, study and leisure areas for more than 33,000 enrolled students.
The University of Milano-Bicocca was founded as autonomous organization on June, 10th 1998. In the Times Higher Education rankings 2015 dedicated to the best hundred universities with less than 50 years, the University was ranked 24th in the world, 1st in Italy. The University was established with the aim of making Research the strategic foundation of all institutional activities. Research is meant as expansion of knowledge, as enhancement of training, a vehicle through which is organized the relationship with the territory, that also gives a strong contribution to the development of the productive system. Today, the University of Milano-Bicocca is a multidisciplinary University which trains professionals in various fields: economics and statistics, legal, scientific, medical, sociological, psychological and pedagogical. Is a young, dinamic and innovative University, which in the space of few years has created an extensive network that includes many world-famous universities, research centers and top corporations.