Editing Milan (section)

== Education ==
[[File:Milano, ca' granda, 01.jpg|thumb|The [[University of Milan]] headquarters]]
[[File:POLIMI Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 - on the right the building 3.jpg|thumb|The [[Polytechnic University of Milan]] is the city's oldest university, founded in 1863. It is the best university in Italy.<ref name="topuniversities">{{cite web|title=QS World University Rankings 2018.|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/politecnico-di-milano#wurs|publisher=[[QS World University Rankings]]|accessdate=9 October 2017}}</ref>]]
[[File:Bicocca edificio U12.jpg|thumb|[[University of Milan Bicocca]], established in 1998, is the city's newest university.]]

Milan is a major global centre of higher education teaching and research and has the second-largest concentration of higher education institutes in Italy after Rome. Milan's higher education system includes 7 universities, 48 faculties and 142 departments, with 185,000 university students enrolled in 2011 (approximately 11 percent of the national total)<ref name="University and research in Milan"/> and the largest number of university graduates and postgraduate students (34,000 and more than 5,000, respectively) in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esfr.org/pdf/flyer-esfr-congress-2010.pdf |title=5th Congress of the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR) |access-date=8 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029044522/http://www.esfr.org/pdf/flyer-esfr-congress-2010.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2012}}</ref>

=== Universities ===
The [[University of Milan]] (also known as the "State University") founded in 1924,<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Milan – Our heritage, our future|url=https://www.unimi.it/en/university/la-statale/our-heritage-our-future|access-date=12 June 2023|archive-date=12 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612093810/https://www.unimi.it/en/university/la-statale/our-heritage-our-future|url-status=live}}</ref> is the largest public teaching and research university in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimi.it/ENG/university/29497.htm|title=About us|publisher=University of Milan|access-date=13 March 2009|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221073704/http://www.unimi.it/ENG/university/29497.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The University of Milan is the sixth-largest university in Italy, with approximately 60,000 enrolled students and a teaching staff of 2,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=Largest universities in Italy|url=http://anagrafe.miur.it/php5/home.php?&anni=2010-11&categorie=ateneo&status=iscritti&tipo_corso=TT&&order_by=i|publisher=Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research|access-date=4 November 2012|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106213938/http://anagrafe.miur.it/php5/home.php?&anni=2010-11&categorie=ateneo&status=iscritti&tipo_corso=TT&&order_by=i|url-status=live}}</ref> Most relevant academics are in the fields of medicine, law and politics and [[sustainability]]. Notable alumni such as former Italian Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] and [[Nobel Prize|Nobel]] laureates earned their degree at University of Milan.

[[University of Milano-Bicocca]], established in 1998 is the city's newest institution of higher education in science and technology. Built over a once industrial area, today enrolls more than 30,000 students, of which more than 60% are female.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimib.it/go/7505088889715065616/Home/Italiano/Ateneo/Ateneo-in-cifre/Dati-Studenti|title=Enrolled students – figures|publisher=Milan Bicocca University|access-date=4 November 2012|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728003209/http://www.unimib.it/go/7505088889715065616/Home/Italiano/Ateneo/Ateneo-in-cifre/Dati-Studenti|url-status=live}}</ref> As its older parent institute, it is one of the most sought-after location for medical students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/universit%C3%A0-milano-lombardia-facolt%C3%A0-1.6937694|title=Università Milano e Lombardia: le Facoltà che piacciono di più|publisher=[[Il Giorno (newspaper)|Il Giorno]]|date=21 October 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106125258/https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/universit%C3%A0-milano-lombardia-facolt%C3%A0-1.6937694|url-status=live}}</ref> It ranks as the 82nd-best young college on over 300 institutions in the 2020 ''[[Times Higher Education]]'' World University Rankings.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Milan-Bicocca |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-milan-bicocca |website=timeshighereducation.com |publisher=Times Higher Education |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613114339/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-milan-bicocca |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Polytechnic University of Milan]] is the city's oldest university, founded in 1863. With over 40,000 students, it is the largest [[Technology (disambiguation)|technical]] university in Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.english.polimi.it/university/facts-at-a-glance/ |title=Facts at a Glance |publisher=Politecnico di Milano |access-date=13 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128023446/http://www.english.polimi.it/university/facts-at-a-glance/ |archive-date=28 November 2012 |website=www.english.polimi.it}}</ref> According to the [[QS World University Rankings]] for the subject area 'Engineering & Technology', it ranked in 2022 as the 13th best in the world.<ref name="QS World University Rankings">{{cite web|title=QS World University Rankings|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/engineering-technology|website=QS Top Universities|publisher=QS|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> It ranked 6th worldwide for Design, 9th for Civil and Structural Engineering, 9th for Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering and 7th for Architecture.<ref name="QS World University Rankings"/> It is the best university in Italy.<ref name="topuniversities"/>

[[Catholic University of the Sacred Heart]] is the largest private teaching university in Europe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicattolica.it/3282.html |title=La Cattolica: I numeri |publisher=Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |language=it |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923043455/http://www.unicattolica.it/3282.html |archive-date=23 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the largest [[Catholic University]] in the world with 42,000 enrolled students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicatt.it/inaugurazione/2003/pdf/D1Rettore.pdf |title=Relazione letta dal Rettore Magnifico Prof. Lorenzo Ornaghi per l'inaugurazione dell'A.A. 2003–2004 |trans-title=Report Read by the Rector Prof. Lorenzo Ornaghi for the Inauguration of the 2003–2004 Academic Year |publisher=Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |date=5 November 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809033903/http://www.unicatt.it/inaugurazione/2003/pdf/D1Rettore.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2011 |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicattolica.it/la-cattolica-i-numeri?rdeLocaleAttr=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218152504/http://www.unicattolica.it/la-cattolica-i-numeri?rdeLocaleAttr=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2013|title=UCSC in figures|publisher=Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore|access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref> [[Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic]] serves as the [[teaching hospital]] for the medical school of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and owes its name to the university founder, the [[Franciscan]] [[friar]], physician and psychologist [[Agostino Gemelli]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policlinicogemelli.it/area/?s=177 |title=Storia |trans-title=History |publisher=[[Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic]] |language=it |access-date=2013-05-17 |archive-date=9 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309094211/http://www.policlinicogemelli.it/area/?s=177 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Bocconi University]] is a private management and finance university established in 1902, ranking as the best university in Italy in its fields, and as one of the best in the world. In 2020, QS World University Rankings ranked the university seventh worldwide and third in Europe in business and management studies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/business-management-studies|title=Business & Management Studies|date=24 February 2020|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417024837/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/business-management-studies|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as first in economics and [[econometrics]] outside the US and the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/economics-econometrics|title=Economics & Econometrics|date=25 February 2020|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013184619/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/economics-econometrics|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Financial Times]]'' ranked it the sixth-best business school in Europe in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2018|title=European Business School Rankings 2018|newspaper=Financial Times|access-date=4 November 2012|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203202645/https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Bocconi University also ranks as the fifth-best one-year MBA course in the world, according to the ''[[Forbes]]'' 2017 ranking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/international-1-year/|title=Best International MBAs: One-Year Programs|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428120313/https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/international-1-year/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Vita-Salute San Raffaele University]] is a private teaching medical university linked to the [[San Raffaele Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unisr.it/ |title=Vita-Salute San Raffaele University – Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele |publisher=Unisr.it |access-date=13 March 2009 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307081053/http://www.unisr.it/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[IULM University|University Institute of Languages and Communication]] (also known as "University IULM") is a private teaching university established in 1968, later renamed from its original name "University Institute of Languages of Milan", becoming first Italian university offering courses on [[public relation]]s; later it became a point of reference also for [[business communication]]; media and advertising; translation and interpreting; communication in culture and arts markets, tourism and fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.crui.it/marcopolo/eng/Libera%20Universit%C3%A0%20di%20Lingue%20e%20Comunicazione%20IULM_eng.htm |title=Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM |publisher=Crui.it |access-date=13 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026213121/http://www.crui.it/marcopolo/eng/Libera%20Universit%C3%A0%20di%20Lingue%20e%20Comunicazione%20IULM_eng.htm |archive-date=26 October 2007}}</ref>

=== Art academies ===
[[File:Il Conservatorio di Musica di Milano.jpg|thumb|[[Milan Conservatory]]]]
Milan is also well known for its fine arts and music schools. The Milan Academy of Fine Arts (Brera Academy) is a public [[academic institution]] founded in 1776 by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria; the [[Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano|New Academy of Fine Arts]] is the largest private art and design university in Italy;<ref>{{cite web|title=About us |url=http://www.italian-design-academy.com/site/en/home/about-us.html |publisher=Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano |access-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116013951/http://www.italian-design-academy.com/site/en/home/about-us.html |archive-date=16 November 2012}}</ref> the [[Istituto Europeo di Design|European Institute of Design]] is a private university specialised in fashion, industrial and interior design, audio/visual design including photography, advertising and marketing and business communication; the [[Istituto Marangoni|Marangoni Institute]], is a fashion institute with campuses in Milan, London and Paris; the [[Domus Academy]] is a private postgraduate institution of design, fashion, architecture, interior design and management; the Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music, a college of music founded in 1931 by the blessed cardinal A.I. Schuster, archbishop of Milan, and raised according to the rules by the Holy See in 1940, is—similarly to the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, which is consociated with—an Institute "ad instar facultatis" and is authorised to confer university qualifications with canonical validity<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unipiams.org |title=Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra: What is it? |publisher=Unipiams.org |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-date=21 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421050535/http://www.unipiams.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Milan Conservatory, a college of music established in 1807, currently Italy's largest with more than 1,700 students and 240 music teachers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.consmilano.it/index.php?id=212 |title=Conservatorio di musica "G.Verdi" di Milano: Introduzione |publisher=Consmilano.it |access-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106215436/http://www.consmilano.it/index.php?id=212 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>