Editing Catania (section)

==Education==
[[File:Catania BW 2012-10-06 11-26-20.JPG|thumb|[[Palazzo dell'Università, Catania|Palazzo Centrale dell'Universita]], in city centre, houses the rector's office.]]
Established in 1434, the [[University of Catania]] is the oldest university in Sicily.<ref>{{cite web |trans-title=Our History |title=La nostra storia |url=http://www.unict.it/Pagina/Portale/Ateneo/La_nostra_storia.aspx |author=[[Giuseppe Giarrizzo]] |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830083957/http://www.unict.it/Pagina/Portale/Ateneo/La_nostra_storia.aspx |archive-date=30 August 2012}}</ref> Its academic nicknames are: ''Siculorum Gymnasium'' and ''Siciliae Studium Generale''. It hosts 12 faculties and over 62,000 students;<ref>{{cite web |trans-title=The History of the University by Giarrizzo |title=La storia dell'Ateneo scritta da Giarrizzo |url=http://www.unict.it/Pagina/Portale/Ateneo/La_nostra_storia/La_storia_dell_Ateneo_scritta_da_Giarrizzo/0/articolo_535/pagina_6_.aspx |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720084904/http://www.unict.it/Pagina/Portale/Ateneo/La_nostra_storia/La_storia_dell_Ateneo_scritta_da_Giarrizzo/0/articolo_535/pagina_6_.aspx |archive-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Catania hosts the ''[[Scuola superiore di Catania]]'', linked to the University of Catania, aimed at excellence in education; they offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs for teachers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scuolasuperiorecatania.it/include/cambialingua.php?idpagina=1&lingua=2 |title=Scuola Superiore di Catania |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803122114/http://www.scuolasuperiorecatania.it/index.php |archive-date=3 August 2009 }}</ref>

Catania is home to the prestigious ''Istituto Musicale Vincenzo Bellini''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.istitutobellini.it/eng/home.php |title=Musical Institute Vincenzo Bellini – Official site |publisher=Istitutobellini.it |access-date=5 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718101614/http://www.istitutobellini.it/eng/home.php |archive-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> an advanced institute of musical studies (Conservatory) and the ''Accademia di Belle Arti'' an advanced institute of artistic studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accademiadicatania.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040226203128/http://accademiadicatania.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=26 February 2004 |title=Academy of Fine Arts of Catania |publisher=Italian official site|access-date=5 April 2011}}</ref> Both institutions offer programs of university level for musical and artistic education.