Leonardo da Vinci Online University: education, psychology and IT by distance learning from Abruzzo
The Leonardo da Vinci Online University is a distance university based in Torrevecchia Teatina (CH), Abruzzo, specialising in education sciences, psychology, economics and IT. With 12,000 students and 18 programmes, it is Abruzzo's reference online university for teachers and professionals from central-southern Italy wishing to graduate without leaving their jobs.
Leonardo da Vinci: the Abruzzo online university for educators, psychologists and IT professionals in central-southern Italy
The Leonardo da Vinci Online University is a distance university based in Torrevecchia Teatina (CH), Abruzzo, specialising in education sciences, psychology, economics and IT. With approximately 12,000 students and 18 degree programmes, Leonardo da Vinci is one of Italy's smallest online universities, with an academic profile primarily oriented towards the educational and psychological sectors.
The name evokes the universal genius Leonardo da Vinci — painter, scientist and inventor — as a symbol of intellectual curiosity and the ability to unite art and science that the university wishes to transmit to its students. The Abruzzo headquarters reflects the institution's territorial rootedness in central Italy, serving students from central and southern regions seeking a flexible university pathway.
The teaching model is entirely distance-based, with flexible e-learning platforms suited to working students of all ages. 55% of students are female. The employment rate is 65%. 1% of students are international. Education sciences programmes are particularly valued by in-service teachers and educators.
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From 2004 to Abruzzo: Leonardo da Vinci Online University and distance education for central-southern Italy
The Leonardo da Vinci Online University was founded in 2004, as one of the first distance universities authorised in Italy. The choice of Abruzzo as headquarters reflects the desire to bring online university training to central-southern Italian regions, where demand for flexible pathways was particularly strong.
Over its twenty years of activity, Leonardo da Vinci developed its own academic identity primarily oriented towards education sciences and psychology, sectors with particularly high demand for university training from working professionals. The university's small size allowed maintaining a more personal student-faculty relationship than larger online universities.
The name Leonardo da Vinci — chosen to evoke the Tuscan genius capable of ranging from painting to engineering, from anatomy to physics — reflects the university's aspiration to train flexible, curious professionals capable of adapting to the changing world of work of the 21st century.
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