Studying in Florence means exploring ancient knowledge 
and project ourselves towards the future of knowledge,  
living the daily experience of beauty and genius 
in a city that is unique in the world.

In 1924 the University of Florence was officially recognized as a University: behind it an ancient history that dates back to the Middle Ages, when the Republic of Florence established the Studium Generale in 1321.  In a perspective projected towards the future, the University intends to draw from its deep roots the vital energy to fuel its intellectual and educational development.

An evocative example? In Florence, research and advanced training in the field of physics and astrophysics are carried out in the same places, on the hill of Arcetri, where Galileo Galilei lived his last years. 
 

The campuses of the University of Florence are distributed in various areas of the urban and metropolitan boroughs of Florence: historical and recent builings host teaching and research activities.

Get to know Unifi through the places where it lives.