Universitas Mercatorum: the Italian Chambers of Commerce online university for economics and business, 65,000 students
Universitas Mercatorum is an online university based in Rome, founded by the Italian Chambers of Commerce, specialising in economics, business, law, engineering, communication, tourism and digital innovation. With 65,000 students it is Italy's second largest online university, with the exclusive advantage of the Italian chamber network.
Universitas Mercatorum: the chamber system online university for SMEs, commerce and digital innovation
The Universitas Mercatorum is an online university based in Rome, founded by Unioncamere — the Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce — specialising in economics, business, law, engineering, communication, tourism and digital innovation. With approximately 65,000 students — Italy's second largest online university after Pegaso — Universitas Mercatorum is one of the main actors in the Italian distance university training market.
The link with the Chambers of Commerce is the most distinctive element: Universitas Mercatorum was born from the intuition of the Italian chamber system — representing enterprises of every sector — to create an online university specifically oriented towards training economic, legal and digital competences for the world of SMEs and commerce. This link translates into pathways closely connected to job market needs and placement and networking opportunities with the business world.
Business economics, management, digital marketing and business innovation programmes are the most sought-after, with a professionalising orientation reflecting the Chambers of Commerce mission of sustaining Italian enterprise competitiveness. The employment rate is 66%. 52% of students are male, a more balanced distribution than other online universities.
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From 2006 to Rome: Universitas Mercatorum and the chamber system bet on online education
The Universitas Mercatorum was founded in 2006 by Unioncamere — the Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce — with the aim of creating an online university specifically responding to the Italian business world's training needs. The idea was innovative: using the chamber system, representing millions of enterprises of every size, as founder and sponsor of a university dedicated to economic and legal competence training for business.
Over its nearly twenty years of activity, Universitas Mercatorum grew to become Italy's second largest online university by enrolment, demonstrating the strength of the chamber model as a vehicle for market-oriented university training. The link with the Chambers of Commerce enabled the development of pathways closely connected to Italian SME needs.
Today Universitas Mercatorum is a consolidated actor in the online university training market, with a national presence thanks to the Chambers of Commerce network acting as reference and guidance points for students. This unique network in the Italian online landscape is its most tangible competitive advantage.
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