San Raffaele Online University Rome: health, nutrition, sport and fashion by distance — Italy's only health-focused online university
San Raffaele Online University Rome (Uniroma5) is a distance university specialising in health sciences, nutrition, sport sciences, psychology and fashion and design. With 18,000 students and 22 programmes, it is the only Italian online university combining health, sport and fashion pathways — not to be confused with San Raffaele Milan.
San Raffaele Online Rome: the health, nutrition and fashion online university — unique pathways in the Italian online landscape
The San Raffaele Online University Rome — also known as Uniroma5 — is a distance university based in Rome, specialising in medical and health sciences, nutrition, sport sciences, psychology and fashion and design. With approximately 18,000 students and 22 degree programmes, the university stands out in the Italian online landscape for the presence of unusual pathways such as nutrition sciences and online fashion design. Not to be confused with the Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele of Milan, which is a separate and independent institution.
Food science and human nutrition programmes are among the university's most valued, responding to growing demand for qualified professionals in nutrition and dietology. Sport and exercise sciences complete the health offering, while fashion and design pathways represent an uncommon area among Italian online universities, creating an original and diversified educational profile.
The teaching model is entirely online, with interactive platforms and multimedia materials. 58% of students are female, reflecting the strong presence of women in health, food and fashion sectors. The employment rate is 68%. 1% of students are international.
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From 2004 to Rome: the health and wellness online university, from San Raffaele to online fashion
The San Raffaele Online University Rome was founded in 2004, as one of the first distance universities authorised in Italy by ministerial decree. The Rome headquarters and the name — evoking the medical and health tradition of San Raffaele, patron of physicians and pharmacists — oriented the academic offering from the outset towards health sciences and wellness.
Over its twenty years of activity, the university progressively expanded its offering, adding to the initial health sciences pathways in nutrition, sport sciences and, more recently, fashion and design — an unusual area for a health-vocation institution, but consistent with growing demand for distance learning in creative sectors.
The university positioned itself as a specialist in online health and wellness training, with significant presence among sector professionals seeking upgrading or their first university qualification. Diversification towards fashion and design broadened the student base, attracting creative students interested in flexible university pathways.
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