University of Teramo

What University of Teramo does

The University of Teramo (Università degli Studi di Teramo, UniTe) is a public Italian state university established in 1993, located in Teramo, Abruzzo. It is among the younger of Italy's public universities and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of University and Research (MUR). The institution is organized into five academic departments: Law, Political Sciences, Communication Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and Agricultural Biosciences. With a disclosed headcount of 501–1,000, the university serves a primarily domestic Italian student body supplemented by an international cohort, and conducts research across a broad disciplinary set with particular depth in veterinary medicine and agricultural sciences.

The university's revenue model reflects its public state status. The largest revenue stream is the ordinary and extraordinary funding allocation from MUR, supplemented by tuition fees structured on an ISEE (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) basis that scales fees to household income. Additional revenue derives from competitive EU research programs, including Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, and Interreg, as well as industry-funded research partnerships. The institution reports active engagement in EU consortium-led projects, with notable disclosed awards including Rep-Biotech (€3.8M) and APPRODI (€969K), and lists participation in approximately 15 Erasmus+ funded projects and 5 Erasmus+ strategic partnerships.

The university operates a digital infrastructure for students and faculty, including an e-learning platform, a student portal, a mobile application (myUniTe), and integration with the Italian government's App IO platform. Its research output is catalogued in an open institutional repository, and the institution is GDPR compliant with an appointed Data Protection Officer. Research activity spans coffee aroma science (partnership with illycaffè), AI-driven tourism planning (APPRODI PLUS), and bilateral engagement with European partners including RWTH Aachen. The university is scheduled to host the ASA 2026 and AIC 2026 annual conferences, indicating active positioning within its disciplinary networks.

Name

University of Teramo

Legal name

Università degli Studi di Teramo

Website

https://unite.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The University of Teramo is a public Italian state university (founded 1993) with five departments serving domestic and international students. Funding comes from MUR allocations, EU research grants, and ISEE-scaled tuition fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Medicine Universities (EDAHAGAG), Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• University degree programs
• Academic research
• Doctoral education programs
• Veterinary teaching hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Teramo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Government Grants: Italian public university funded primarily through national Ministry of University and Research (MUR) allocations, with additional competitive research funding from EU programs (Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, Interreg) and national programs (PON Ricerca e Innovazione).
2. Tuition and Fees: Student tuition fees structured according to Italian national university fee system with regional ISEE-based calculations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The University of Teramo is a public Italian state university delivering higher education and research across five departments: Law, Political Sciences, Communication Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and Agricultural Biosciences/Environmental Technologies. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs (Laurea, Laurea Magistrale), doctoral research through UniTeDoc, specialization schools, master's and continuing education programs, plus the OVUD veterinary teaching hospital. The institution is funded primarily by MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research) allocations and competitive EU grants, with student tuition structured under the national ISEE-based fee system.

Product overview

University of Teramo (UniTe) operates as a public university offering educational services across five academic departments. Its technology portfolio consists primarily of student-facing digital services including an e-learning platform, online student portal, mobile applications (myUniTe and App IO), a research catalogue, and university radio. The university also participates in European projects like VRSciT that develop VR-based educational tools. These services are interconnected through the university's digital infrastructure, enabling students to access administrative services, academic resources, and institutional communications through multiple channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Degree Programs (Laurea and Laurea Magistrale) Undergraduate (Laurea) and graduate (Laurea Magistrale) degree programs offered across five academic departments — Law, Political Sciences, Communication Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and Agricultural Biosciences/Environmental Technologies — for prospective Italian and international students.
• Doctoral Research Programs (UniTeDoc) Doctoral research degrees offered through the UniTeDoc doctoral school, covering research training across the university's academic departments and linked to EU-funded doctoral networks (e.g., Rep-Biotech European Joint Doctorate).
• Specialization Schools Post-degree specialization schools for professional qualification, including teacher training programs such as the TFA sostegno (Specialization for teaching support) course.
• Master's and Continuing Education Programs Master-level postgraduate programs and continuing education courses for professionals and graduates seeking advanced qualifications and lifelong learning.
• E-learning Platform (UniTe) Online learning management system providing e-learning services to students, including course materials, virtual classrooms, and academic resources.
• Online Student Secretariat (Segreteria Online) Online student secretariat enabling enrollment, exam registration, grade viewing, and administrative procedures for enrolled students.
• myUniTe Mobile App Mobile application providing students access to university services, information, and resources on mobile devices.
• App IO Integration App IO integration allowing students to receive official communications and access public services through Italy's IO app platform.
• Research Catalogue (Catalogo della Ricerca) Online platform providing access to research publications, datasets, and academic outputs from university researchers, linked to the IRIS research documentation system.
• OVUD Veterinary Teaching Hospital University veterinary teaching hospital providing clinical veterinary services to the public while serving as a training and teaching facility for veterinary medicine students.
• Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA) — Italian Language Courses University Language Centre providing Italian language courses and foreign language instruction, particularly supporting international students and Erasmus+ participants.
• VRSciT (VR Science Tour)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

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

• Rep-Biotech Consortium (H2020)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Joint Doctorate in Biology and Technology of Reproductive Health. Funded under H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015-EJD. Consortium: Universidad de Murcia (coordinator, Spain), University of Teramo (Italy), Universiteit Gent (Belgium), University College Dublin (Ireland), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Germany). Total cost EUR 3,811,469.04. Duration 2015-2019.
• APPRODI Project Consortium (Interreg ADRION)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Teramo as Lead Partner coordinating APPRODI 'From Ancient Maritime Routes to eco-touristic destinations'. Partners: City of Ortona, University Ca' Foscari Venezia (Italy), City of Durres, Ministry of Culture Albania, Ionian University (Greece), City of Corfu, City of Dubrovnik Development Agency DURA, University of Zadar (Croatia). Budget €969,240. Duration 2018-2019.
• VRSciT Consortium (Erasmus+)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVR Science Tour project - Virtual educational scenes. Partners: PIXEL (coordinator), Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança (Portugal), University of Teramo, VĮ 'eMundus' (Lithuania), Lietuvos ųvietimo istorijos muziejus (Lithuania), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Portugal), Universidad de León, Fundación del Centro de Supercomputación de Castilla y León (Spain). Duration 2020-2023.
• SPAAT4FOOD Consortium (Erasmus+)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic Platform for Ameliorating Tunisian Higher Education on Food Sciences and Technology. University of Teramo local coordinator: Prof. Paola Pittia. Partners: University of Sfax (coordinator, Tunisia), University of Gabes, University of Jendouba, University of Manouba (Tunisia), Portuguese Catholic University (Portugal), Lucian Blaga University (Romania). Duration 2017-2020.
• Sea-Abt Consortium (Erasmus+)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-SEA Academy for Beverage Technology. University of Teramo coordinator: Prof. Paola Pittia. Partners: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences-BOKU (coordinator, Austria), Hochschule Geisenheim (Germany), ISEKI-Food Association (Austria), Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (Thailand), Patkol Public Company Limited (Thailand), Habla-Chemie GmbH (Germany). Duration 2015-2019.
• illycaffè S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner for PON research grant on coffee aroma research. Doctoral student to spend 18 months at illycaffè headquarters in Trieste (via Flavia 110). Research on Arabica coffee aroma patterns, traceability, and authenticity using chemometric methods.
• RWTH Aachen UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partner for PON research on coffee aroma and neuroscience. Doctoral student to spend 6 months at Diagnostic and Neuroradiology department. Tutored by Juniorprofessor Jessica Freiherr in 'Neuroscience of chemosensation'.
• Intrinsic Consortium (Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative Education for Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences. Partners: Agricultural University Athens (Greece), Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara a Banatului (Romania), University of Ghent (Belgium), University of Helsinki (Finland), Association for European Life Science Universities ICA (Belgium), Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands), University of Zagreb (Croatia). Duration 2018-2021.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Università degli Studi di Bologna - Alma Mater Studiorum: Italy's largest and most established public university with overlapping departments including veterinary (DIMEVET) and agricultural biosciences. Sets the benchmark for Italian academic competition, EU research funding capture, and international student recruitment against which UniTE must differentiate.
• Università degli Studi di Milano - Statale: Major Italian public research university with strong veterinary school and agricultural/food sciences programs — directly comparable to UniTE's Bioscienze and Veterinary Medicine departments. Competes for the same research funding pools and veterinary students.
• Università degli Studi di Padova: One of Italy's leading public research universities with comprehensive graduate and professional schools across disciplines overlapping UniTE's portfolio. Competes for the same pool of high-performing students, faculty, and EU research funding.
• Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II: Large Italian public research university with veterinary medicine department and agricultural biosciences, directly comparable disciplinary overlap. Operates a public teaching hospital model similar in concept to UniTE's OVUD.

Direct peers

• Università degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio di Chieti-Pescara: Closest regional peer in Abruzzo. Both are mid-sized Italian public state universities serving the same region with overlapping departmental coverage (law, biosciences, communication) and competing for the same domestic student pool. Directly competes on MUR funding allocations and faculty recruitment.
• Università degli Studi di Camerino: Small Italian regional public university with comparable headcount and similar multi-school portfolio including biosciences. UNICAM's reliance on international student recruitment (notably from non-EU markets) offers a comparable model for how small Italian universities sustain enrollment amid domestic demographic decline.
• Università degli Studi di Perugia: Mid-sized Italian public university with comparable departmental breadth including agricultural sciences, veterinary, and law. Operates under the same MUR funding framework and ANVUR evaluation system, making it a structurally and competitively comparable institution.
• Università Politecnica delle Marche: Comparable-size Italian regional public university with strong biosciences/engineering programs. Similar multi-campus structure in central-eastern Italy and comparable dependence on MUR funding plus competitive EU grants. Provides a benchmark for scale and operating model among Italy's mid-sized public universities.

Emerging players

• RWTH Aachen University: Named international academic partner of UniTE in the PON coffee aroma and chemosensation research project, with Juniorprofessor Jessica Freiherr tutoring doctoral student. Comparable technical research university with similar disciplinary depth in food science and neuroscience.
• Universidad de Murcia: Coordinator of the Rep-Biotech European Joint Doctorate consortium in which UniTE participates, sharing comparable bioscience/biotechnology research portfolio and similar medium-scale European public university structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uniteramo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/universitateramo
• Facebookfacebook.com/universita.teramo
• LinkedInit.linkedin.com/school/uniteramo
• Instagraminstagram.com/uniteramo
• TikToktiktok.com/%40uni_teramo

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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