The University of Rome羅馬大學

周艷霞

The University of Rome （its full name being Sapienza University of Rome） is a collegiate research university located in Rome， Italy. It is one of the largest European university by enrollments and one of the oldest in history， founded in 1303. The University is also the most prestigious（聲譽的） Italian university and also the best ranked in Southern Europe.

The University of Rome has many campuses in Rome but its main campus is the University city， which covers 439，000 square meters near the Roma Tiburtina railway station. The university has some satellite campuses outside Rome， the main of which is in Latina.

Since the 2011 reform， the University of Rome has 11 faculties and 65 departments. Today， the University of Rome has 140，000 students and 8，000 among academic and technical and administrative staff. The university has significant research programmes in the fields of engineering， natural sciences， biomedical sciences and humanities. It offers 10 Masters programmes taught entirely in English.

In order to cope with the large demand for admission， some faculties hold a series of entrance examinations. The entrance test often decides which candidates will have access to the undergraduate course. Students that do not pass the test can still enroll in their chosen degree courses but have to pass an additional exam during their first year.

The University of Rome educated numerous notable alumni（畢業生）， including many Nobel laureates（獲獎者）， Presidents of the European Parliament and European Commissioners， heads of several nations， notable religious figures， scientists and astronauts.

Word bank

1.collegiate adj. 學院的;大學的

2.biomedical adj. 生物醫學的

譯文助讀

羅馬大學（全稱為羅馬智慧大學）是一所位于意大利羅馬的研究型大學。它是歐洲招生規模最大的大學之一。羅馬大學成立于1303年，是歐洲歷史上最古老的大學之一。羅馬大學也是意大利最負盛名的大學，是南歐排名最好的大學。

羅馬大學在羅馬有很多校區，但其主校區是大學城，位于羅馬蒂泊蒂娜火車站附近，占地面積為43.9萬平方米。羅馬大學在羅馬外圍還有一些衛星校區，主要在拉丁那。

羅馬大學在2011年改革后設有11所學院和65個系科。羅馬大學現有14萬學生和8，000名學術、技術及行政人員。該大學在工程、自然科學、生物醫學和人文學科等領域設有重要的研究課程，并提供10個全英授課的碩士課程。

為了應對大量的入學需求，有些學院舉行一系列的入學考試。入學考試通常決定哪些考生有機會就讀本科課程。沒有通過考試的學生仍然可以參加他們選讀的學位課程，但必須在第一年通過額外的考試。

羅馬大學培養了眾多著名校友，其中包括許多諾貝爾獎獲得者、歐洲議會主席及歐盟委員、一些國家的元首、著名宗教人士、科學家和宇航員。