Welcome to the University of Catania

With an average enrolment of 38,000 students, the University of Catania has been around for hundreds of years since 1434 and is oldest one in Sicily.

The educational system is run and overseen by 17 departments. The Medical School for starters, and by two other educational units respectively located in the city of Ragusa and in Syracuse.

Another special unit is the Scuola Superiore di Catania, a higher education centre based on excellence that was founded in 1998 for the selection and the recognition of the brightest young minds, offering a variety of studies including analysis, research and experimentation.