Universities are crossroads of knowledge.
Following the Lisbon strategy, which emphasizes the creation of a more competitive and dynamic knowledge-based society, international mobility and internationalisation of the universities may represent a strategic tool for a social, cultural and economic development of a country. They can be considered as a challenge and an opportunity for the involved Higher Institutions to enlarge and enrich their range of the courses offered.
The internationalisation of its system, which has been started by the University of Trieste since long, is perfectly in line with these points and lies also in the strategic position and historical international vocation of the city of Trieste.
The University of Trieste is actively involved in different Programmes at a European level (LLP Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Alpe Adria, Bovec Summer School) and within wider European (Tempus) and international frameworks (ISEP Programme, International Mobility Grant Programme, Marco Polo Project).

The University of Trieste, founded in 1924, is a medium-sized university which boasts a wide and almost complete range of university courses.
It currently has 12 faculties (Advanced school of modern languages for interpreters and translators, Architecture, Economics, Engineering, Law, Education, Humanities, Medicine and surgery, Mathematical, physical and natural sciences, Pharmacy, Political sciences, Psichology), 20 Departments; 31 First cycle degree courses and 23 until completion of current enrolments; 34 second cycle degree courses and 19 courses until completion of current enrolments; 5 one-tier courses and 4 courses until completion of current enrolment; 1 former course system; 9 PhD Schools and 6 PhD courses; 12 Masters and 30 Specialization Schools (25 in medical area).
The University is actively involved in student and staff exchange projects with universities within the UE and is currently engaged in close collaboration with several universities from Eastern Europe and other non-UE countries. Moreover the University participates in many research projects at national and international level.
The present number of students enrolled at the University is approx. 21,000.