Italy - Universitá di Bologna Facoltádi Medicina Veterinaria

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Introduction

The University of Bologna (also called Alma Mater Studiorum in latin), was first founded in 1088 and it is considered the oldest University in Europe. The University of Bologna (UNIBO) is made up of 11 different schools (after the School Reform of 2010). One of this is the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine,fonded in 1783. This comprehends a variety of disciplines related with science life such as animal and botanical science, studying the mechanisms beneath the different pathologies.

History

UNIBO Veterinary and Agriculture studies were first described around the eighteenth century. The independence of these two branches of studies, achieved in the 1879 and 1900, is now lost, since the recent creation of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture.

The School includes different locations: Ozzano dell'Emilia hosts the Veterinary Medicine course, while other related courses are located in Cesena, Cesenatico and Imola.

Education

The School runs 15 courses of study. One of these is the Veterinary Medicine course,which allows the graduated students of UNIBO to work as veterinarians around the Europe. UNIBO Veterinary Medicine course was the first to achieve an EAEVE accreditation (European Association of Establishments of Veterinary Education) which testify his hight teaching level, comparing it to the best Universities in Europe.

Research

Research activity at UNIBO is a priority. The University collaborates with national and international Research Centres, through multi-disciplinary teams. The results are relevant scientific advances, embracing many thematic areas such as base research, clinical science,farm animals welfare and productions, population health and biotechnology.

CLINICAL SERVICE: The School Teaching Centres includes important didactic/experimental facilities such as: a teaching hospital, an experimental byre, a cheese factory, an experimental abattoir and a centre for artificial insemination of various animal species.

The teaching hospital comprehend two buildings dedicated respectively to small and large animals. Here students can work with veterinarians to offer high level of care and follow referral cases together with daily journal clubs. The hospital has always been one of the strengths of UNIBO Veterinary School. The modern facilities and the high level of knowledge of the staff allowed the University to develop a strong awareness of animal health and well-being. UNIBO "mission" is to improve the quality of the lives of our animals, together with the public health quality lives, collaborating with owners and colleagues and continuously promoting veterinary medicine advances and pioneer techniques.

School name

Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna

Established

1783

Student Ambassador

Giulia Baldoni

Location

Ozzano dell'Emilia, 12 kilometers far from Bologna

Principal's name

Anna Zaghini

Total number of Students

About 1500

Website address

http://www.agrariaveterinaria.unibo.it/it

Contact details

50, Tolara di Sopra street 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna.

Geographic coordinates: N 44,43450; E 11,48628.