The University of Brescia is a young university with strong roots in one of the richest and most innovative areas in Europe. It contributes to the sustainable development of a territory in search of a balance between industrial development, environmental sustainability and quality of life. With more than 16,000 students and 600 professors and researchers, UNIBS offers a wide range of educational programmes in 4 areas: Economics, Law, Engineering and Medicine, with Bachelor’s and Master’s (MSc) degrees, PhD programmes and Schools of Specialisation. UNIBS boasts more than 120 active international cooperation agreements and more than 160 bilateral agreements within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme for the exchange of students and staff. UNIBS promotes an international study environment by offering MSc degree courses taught in English and its scholarship programmes, granting dozens of scholarships to international students.

BRESCIA

Dating back to the Roman period, Brescia lies at the heart of the Po Valley, between Milan and Venice. Brescia is a town of art and culture (recognized as a world heritage site by the UNESCO) with an excellent quality of life located in one of the most important industrial and productive regions in Italy. Brescia is one of the top industrial districts in Europe: its economic system is known for being historically open to foreign trades and the city positions itself in second place after Milan for its value of exports. Brescia’s industries have established themselves in all of the most important fields of the manufacturing sector: i.e. mechanic, metalworking, textile, automotive, rubber and plastics, biotech, electronic and agri-food.