Università per Stranieri di Perugia explained

UNIVERSITY
Established:1925
Type:State-supported
Academic Staff:2019: 97
Administrative Staff:2019: 177
Rector:Valerio De Cesaris
Students:2017–2018: 944
Postgrad:2015–2016:61
Doctoral:2015–2016:18
City:Perugia
Country:Italy
Campus:Urban
Affiliations:AlmaLaurea, UNIMED
Address:Piazza Fortebraccio

The Italian: '''Università per Stranieri di Perugia'''|italic=no is an Italian university oriented towards study by foreign students of Italian language and culture. It was established by royal decree in 1925, and is housed in the in Perugia, in Umbria in central Italy. In the academic year 2017–2018 it had a total of 944 undergraduate and 61 postgraduate students; of the undergraduates, approximately two thirds were women, and little more than one third were from outside Italy.

History

The university was established by royal decree in 1925.

In 2021, university officials were charged with helping footballer Luis Suárez to cheat on an Italian-language test.[1]

Alumni

Notes and References

  1. News: Prosecutors seek trial after Luis Suarez language test . 22 June 2021 . RTÉ News . AFP . 21 June 2021 . en.
  2. Press Office