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Magna Graecia University Catanzaro: medicine, pharmacy and biotechnology in the heart of Calabria

Magna Graecia University is Calabria's specialist health sciences institution. With 7,000 students and 20 programmes in medicine, pharmacy, biology, biotechnology and law, CENSIS 80.5/100 and a University Hospital, it is an institution focused on health professions at the heart of the Mediterranean.

May 2026
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Medicine · Pharmacy · Calabria2025–2026 · CENSIS Small 80.5/100 · Catanzaro
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    University Profile · Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro

    Magna Graecia: medicine and health sciences in the land of the Greeks, between Ionian and Tyrrhenian

    The Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro is a state university strongly specialised in health sciences, with approximately 7,000 enrolled students and 20 degree programmes in medicine and surgery, pharmacy, biology, biotechnology, nursing sciences, physiotherapy and law. The name 'Magna Graecia' recalls the Greek colonisation of southern Italy — of which Calabria was a central part — and the ancient Mediterranean tradition of knowledge and culture.

    The 'Mater Domini' University Hospital of Catanzaro is the university's clinical reference and the regional capital's main teaching hospital, with specialist departments in oncology, cardiology and surgery. The Faculty of Pharmacy and biotechnology programmes are the most valued scientific areas, with advanced research laboratories in genomics and molecular biology.

    The CENSIS 2025-2026 score is 80.5/100. The employment rate is 68%, with good prospects for medicine and pharmacy graduates. 4% of students are international. Catanzaro is the Calabrian capital, in a unique geographical position: a few kilometres from both the Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas, at the heart of ancient Magna Graecia.

    Academic Programmes · Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro

    Academic Areas

    Medicine and SurgeryPharmacyBiologyBiotechnologyNursing SciencesPhysiotherapyLaw
    Data & Statistics

    Magna Graecia University by the numbers

    Active students
    Degree Programmes
    International Students
    Female Students
    CENSIS Score
    Small State
    Employment Rate
    Degrees in English
    Year founded
    Key Indicators
    CENSIS Reputation80.5/100
    Employment68%
    Female Students55%
    International Students4%
    Quality Profile
    History & Tradition · Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro

    From 1998 to Magna Graecia: Catanzaro and the health sciences mission in Calabria

    The Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro was founded in 1998 as an autonomous institution specialised in health sciences, aiming to provide Calabria with a dedicated medical and scientific university hub. Before its founding, young Calabrians wishing to study medicine had to emigrate to universities in Naples, Rome or Messina.

    The name 'Magna Graecia' is a tribute to Calabria's ancient history as the heart of ancient Magna Graecia — the southern Italian region colonised by Greeks in the 8th-6th centuries BC — the land of philosophers, mathematicians and scientists such as Pythagoras, who founded his celebrated school in Croton.

    During the 2000s the university developed the 'Mater Domini' University Hospital, building a research and treatment centre of reference for all of southern Calabria. The healthcare vocation remains the institution's defining identity, training health professionals for the region's healthcare facilities each year.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    FAQ — Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro

    Magna Graecia is the only Calabrian university specialised in health sciences. It offers a medicine and surgery degree programme with access to the 'Mater Domini' University Hospital. The small size guarantees a privileged student-faculty relationship. Calabria offers minimal living costs and an extraordinary natural setting: sea, mountains and ancient history.
    The university offers some courses and seminars in English, particularly in medicine and biotechnology. It participates in Erasmus+ with European university agreements. The international office supports foreign students. Italian language courses for foreigners are available. The medicine programme is in Italian, with integrated English scientific terminology.
    Catanzaro is the Calabrian capital, in a unique position between two seas — Ionian and Tyrrhenian — with very low living costs. The university campus is modern and well equipped. The beaches of the Ionian Sea and the Costa degli Dei are a few kilometres away. The climate is excellent Mediterranean. The university community is small and welcoming.
    The 'Mater Domini' Hospital is the main university hospital of southern Calabria, with specialist departments in oncology, cardiology and surgery. For medical students, clinical training takes place in a hospital with a caseload representative of southern Italy's pathologies. The small class size guarantees direct contact with specialist physicians.
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