The University of Bergamo is located in Lombardia, a region in Northern Italy with more than 10 millions inhabitants and one of the regions with the highest GDP pro capita in Europe. With a history older than the foundation of Rome, Bergamo grew as a key town in Mediaeval times and is now a bridge between Western and Eastern Europe: its airport is the Southern Europe hub for Ryanair and other low cost airlines, turning over 9 million passengers in 2012. The University of Bergamo is a State University with about 16,000 students (undergraduates and graduates), and more than 300 PhD students. The number of students is increasing each year, with a 7% growth rate per year between 2001 and 2011. A staff of 656 members (331 professors & researchers, 95 assisting academic staff, 230 administrative and technical staff) provides a dynamic scientific and teaching environment open to innovations. The 7 Departments and the Research centers of the University of Bergamo are strictly intertwined in the town life. They are grouped in three campuses located in three different areas: • Campus of Economics and Law, • Campus of Humanities, • Campus of Engineering,
贝加莫大学位于意大利北部的伦巴第大区，该地区拥有超过1000万居民，是欧洲人均GDP最高的地区之一。贝加莫的历史比罗马建城还要悠久，在中世纪时发展成为重要城镇，如今已成为连接西欧和东欧的跨链桥：其机场是瑞安航空和其他低成本航空公司在南欧的枢纽，2012年客运量超过900万人次。贝加莫大学是一所国立大学，拥有约16,000名学生（本科生和研究生）以及300多名博士生。学生人数逐年增加，2001年至2011年间每年增长7%。656名教职员工（331名教授和研究人员、95名辅助学术人员、230名行政和技术人员）营造了一个充满活力、开放创新的科研与教学环境。贝加莫大学的7个院系和研究中心与城市生活紧密相连，分布在三个校区的不同区域：• 经济与法律校区 • 人文校区 • 工程校区