University of Eastern Piedmont Avogadro: pharmacy, sciences and languages across Alessandria, Novara and Vercelli
With CENSIS 87.8/100 (7th among medium state universities), 13,000 students and 50 programmes across three campuses, the University of Eastern Piedmont is a quality multi-campus university at the heart of Piedmont. Excellence in pharmacy (Novara) linked to the Piedmontese pharmaceutical district, 76% employment rate and the scientific tradition of Avogadro.
UPO: pharmacy excellence in Novara, languages in Alessandria, sciences in Vercelli across eastern Piedmont
The University of Eastern Piedmont 'Amedeo Avogadro' — UniPO — is a multi-campus state university with sites in Alessandria, Novara and Vercelli, serving a wide area of eastern Piedmont with approximately 13,000 students and 50 degree programmes. Named after celebrated chemist and physicist Amedeo Avogadro — born in Alessandria in 1776 and discoverer of the law bearing his name — the university expresses its scientific vocation even in its name.
UniPO's most recognised strength is the Faculty of Pharmacy in Novara, with a long tradition and highly regarded degree programmes in pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, pharmacy and pharmacology. Proximity to the Piedmontese pharmaceutical district — with companies such as Zambon, Pierre Fabre and many pharmaceutical SMEs — offers students excellent internship opportunities and quality career paths.
The CENSIS 2025-2026 score is 87.8/100, placing it 7th among medium state universities. The employment rate is 76%. 5% of students are international. The multi-campus structure is one of the university's most distinctive features: three different cities — each with its own productive vocation — ensure direct connection with the local economic fabric.
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From 1998 to pharmacy excellence: UPO and the development of eastern Piedmont
The University of Eastern Piedmont was founded in 1998 as a split from the University of Turin, aiming to create an autonomous university for eastern Piedmont — an area traditionally dependent on the Turin institution. The name 'Amedeo Avogadro' honoured the great Alessandrian scientist, physicist and chemist who in 1811 formulated the fundamental law bearing his name.
In its twenty-five years of history, UniPO has built its own multi-campus academic identity, leveraging the different economic vocations of the three cities. Pharmaceutical specialisation in Novara — developed in connection with the local industrial district — is today the university's most nationally recognised feature.
The University of Eastern Piedmont has made a significant contribution to training pharmacists, biotechnologists and healthcare professionals working in companies across the Piedmontese district. Today it is a well-established reference point for the whole eastern Piedmont area.
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