University of Salerno

What University of Salerno does

The University of Salerno (Università degli Studi di Salerno, 'UNISA') is a public state university founded in 1968 and headquartered in Fisciano, in the Salerno province of Italy's Campania region, with a satellite campus in Avellino. It is one of Italy's largest universities by enrollment, with approximately 34,846 students recorded in academic year 2014/2015 representing 2.11% of the national student population, and 4,665 graduates in calendar year 2015. The institution is structured around 16 academic departments covering natural sciences (Chemistry and Biology, Pharmacy, Physics), engineering (Civil, Industrial, Computer Science, Mathematics), health (Medicine and Surgery), social sciences and humanities (Business Management, Economics and Statistics, Law, Political Sciences, Cultural Heritage, Philosophy and Education, Social Studies).

The university's core offering is higher education across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, augmented by applied research and 'third mission' activities such as technology transfer, continuing education, and industry-academia partnerships. Its digital infrastructure consists of off-the-shelf administrative and learning platforms rather than proprietary products: the ESSE3 student information system, Moodle-based e-learning, G Suite for Education and Office365 for email and productivity, MATLAB licensing for computational work, and Turnitin for plagiarism detection. Research output spans food technology (joint PEF work with ENEA), additive manufacturing for aerospace (joint review with University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli'), healthcare informatics (joint FHIR review with the Technical University of Munich), astrophysics (contributor to the Euclid mission), and workplace public health (joint study with ASL Salerno).

As a public Italian university, UNISA is funded primarily through Ministry of University and Research (MUR) allocations rather than commercial revenue, with tuition fees regulated by national law on a sliding scale tied to family income (ISEE). Its customer base is therefore dispersed across approximately 35,000 individual students rather than concentrated enterprise buyers, with 94% of students drawn from the Campania region and additional international enrollment through Erasmus+, the UNISA Scholarship program (48 non-EU scholarship places for 2026/2027), and the UNICORE refugee corridor program. International partnerships include ENEA, Technical University of Munich, University of Campania, and ASL Salerno, alongside event-based partnerships such as hosting the European Universities Games SALERNO 2026 with EUSA.

Name

University of Salerno

Legal name

Università degli Studi di Salerno

Website

https://unisa.it

Company type

Public

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The University of Salerno is a public Italian state university serving roughly 35,000 students across 16 departments in Fisciano, Campania. It delivers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education funded by MUR allocations, with research collaborations spanning food technology, aerospace, healthcare informatics, and astrophysics.

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Product category

Higher Education (Public University)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technology Transfer & Innovation-Driven Research Universities (High Commercialization) (EDAHABAH), Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Academic research
• Doctoral programs
• Technology transfer
• International mobility

Headquarters

HQ city

Salerno

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The University of Salerno is a public Italian university offering undergraduate, graduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 16 academic departments (sciences, engineering, medicine, economics, law, humanities). It conducts academic research through its departments and doctoral schools and provides technology transfer and third-mission services such as the TTPoint incubator, continuing education, and Erasmus+ international mobility programs.

Product overview

The University of Salerno is a higher education institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across multiple academic departments including Chemistry and Biology, Pharmacy, Physics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine and Surgery, Business Management, Cultural Heritage, Economics and Statistics, Law, Political Sciences, Philosophy and Education, and Social Studies. The university's digital infrastructure includes administrative systems for students (ESSE3), learning management (E-learning/Moodle), email services (G Suite for Education, Office365), MATLAB licensing, Turnitin for plagiarism detection, and various internal management tools. The institution does not offer commercial products or services; its primary offerings are academic education, research, and third mission activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral Degree Programs Academic degree programs (laurea, laurea magistrale, dottorato di ricerca) delivered across 16 departments (Chemistry and Biology, Pharmacy, Physics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine, Business Management, Cultural Heritage, Economics, Law, Political Sciences, Humanities, Social Studies) for prospective and current students.
• UNISA Scholarship Program for International Students Scholarship-supported master's degree places offered to non-EU international students for academic year 2026/2027, covering tuition and supporting international mobility.
• UNICORE Refugee Scholarship Program Two master's scholarships for students with international protection from 13 listed African and South Asian countries, supporting integration through higher education in partnership with UNICORE.
• Erasmus+ International Mobility Programs International student exchange and double degree programs under Erasmus+ and bilateral agreements, enabling student mobility across European and partner universities.
• School-Work Alternation (PCTO) and Continuing Education Programs School-work alternation (Percorsi per le Competenze Trasversali e per l'Orientamento, PCTO) and continuing education programs offered to primary and secondary schools and institutional partners for workforce development.
• Technology Transfer and Incubator Services (TTPoint) TTPoint technology transfer services and university incubator facilities supporting commercialization of university research, patents, and spin-off ventures for businesses and entrepreneurs.
• Job Placement Service Career and job placement services for students and graduates, connecting them with employers via the placement.unisa.it portal.
• Joint Research Collaboration Programs Joint research programs conducted with external institutions such as ENEA (pulsed electric field processing), Technical University of Munich (FHIR-based healthcare data models), University of Campania (additive manufacturing for aerospace), and ASL Salerno (workplace vaccination), supporting funded research partnerships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 31% graduate employment rate within one year of graduation
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2026Joint research with ENEA published in the journal Food on PEF (Pulsed Electric Field) technology for fruit juice processing, demonstrating 20% electricity reduction and 60% thermal consumption reduction. Study used medium-sized plant processing 16.5 million liters annually as case study.
• University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli'coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2026Collaborative comprehensive review on additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies for aerospace and aeronautics, analyzing key AM methods including fused filament fabrication, stereolithography, and selective laser sintering, along with polymeric materials and smart composites.
• Local Health Authority of Salerno (ASL Salerno)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Collaborative research study on workplace influenza vaccination model conducted by University of Salerno researchers and ASL Salerno, surveying 399 academic employees between October and December 2025 to analyze vaccine uptake drivers including compatibility with working hours, flexible booking platforms, and workplace safety perception.
• Technical University of Munich (TUM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024Joint systematic scoping review on FHIR-based data models in healthcare published in JMIR Medical Informatics, analyzing 31 articles on FHIR implementations addressing chronic diseases, cancer, COVID-19, and intensive care applications.
• EUSA (European University Sports Association)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting the European Universities Games SALERNO 2026 (EUG 2026), a major sporting event scheduled for July 18 at the university and surrounding territories, promoting sports, internationalization, and inclusion with theme 'Passion Never Ends'.
• UNICORE (University Corridors for Refugees)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in edition 8.0 of UNICORE project providing 2 scholarships for students with international protection from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Camerun, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe for master's programs in sports management, social services, and environmental sociology.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• University of Naples Federico II: Italy's oldest public university, also based in Campania, with comparable multi-disciplinary structure, doctoral research, and regional graduate catchment. Closest geographic and structural peer to University of Salerno.
• University of Bologna: Italy's largest public comprehensive research university with similarly multi-disciplinary departmental structure, doctoral programmes, and strong technology-transfer activity. Comparable in mission and operating model.
• Sapienza University of Rome: Major Italian public comprehensive research university with broad faculty coverage, large student body, and international research profile. Directly comparable in scale and public-mission structure.
• University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli: Regional Campanian public university and active research partner (joint aerospace additive-manufacturing review). Overlapping geography and disciplines make it a directly competing peer for students and grants.
• University of Padua: Comprehensive Italian public research university with multi-disciplinary faculties and active technology-transfer infrastructure. Comparable in mission and research ambition.
• Politecnico di Milano: Italian public university with a particularly strong applied-research and industry-partnership profile, competing for engineering, computer science, and design students nationally and internationally.
• University of Turin: Large Italian public comprehensive university with multi-disciplinary structure and doctoral research output. Comparable in scale, public funding model, and range of departments.
• University of Pisa: Comprehensive Italian public research university with strong doctoral output and technology-transfer activity, including a notable aerospace and engineering cluster that mirrors some UNISA strengths.
• Roma Tre University: Public Italian university with multi-disciplinary faculties, structured research output, and active international mobility programmes — a comparable mid-sized Italian public-university peer.

Broad incumbents

• Technical University of Munich: Large European research university with a high-commercialisation profile, active industry partnerships, and applied-research focus. UNISA's joint FHIR healthcare review signals overlapping research priorities, positioning TUM as an internationally larger comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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