University of Modena and Reggio Emilia: engineering and medicine at the heart of Italy's Motor Valley since 1175
Founded in 1175, Unimore is among Europe's oldest universities. With CENSIS 88.3/100 and an 83% employment rate, 28,000 students and 80 programmes, it is embedded in the Emilian Motor Valley — Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati — with excellence in automotive engineering, medicine, economics and computer science.
Unimore: automotive engineering, medicine and computer science at the heart of the Emilian Ferrari Valley
The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia — Unimore — is one of the world's oldest universities, with roots dating to 1175. With approximately 28,000 enrolled students, 80 degree programmes and campuses in two cities, it offers multidisciplinary training in engineering, medicine, economics, computer science, humanities and biological sciences. The CENSIS 2025-2026 score is 88.3/100 with an 83% employment rate.
Unimore's territorial context is one of the world's most stimulating for engineering students: the Emilian Motor Valley — encompassing the factories of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Ducati and dozens of high-technology suppliers — offers internship and collaboration opportunities unique in the world. The 'Enzo Ferrari' Engineering Department excels in engine design, transmissions and mechatronic systems.
7% of students are international, with active Erasmus+ agreements across Europe and partnerships with North American and Asian universities. The 83% employment rate is among the highest for Italian medium-sized universities. Modena is world-famous for balsamic vinegar, Parmigiano-Reggiano, engines and opera — Pavarotti was from Modena — and is one of Italy's highest-standard-of-living cities.
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From 1175 to Ferrari: Unimore and the tradition of technical and humanistic excellence in Emilia
The University of Modena has roots going back to 1175, when historical documents attest to the existence of law and philosophy schools in the Emilian city, making it one of the oldest university institutions in the world. Over the centuries the Modena university trained jurists, physicians and scholars who contributed to Italian and European culture.
The merger with the University of Reggio Emilia in 1998 created the current bi-campus Unimore, expanding the programme offering and catchment area across the Reggio Emilia province. This took place at a time of great economic development in Emilia — with the Motor Valley already fully established worldwide.
The link between Unimore and Ferrari is one of the most celebrated in the Italian university system: the 'Enzo Ferrari' Engineering Department takes its name from the founder of the Modenese car manufacturer, and collaborations between the university and Motor Valley companies are structural and ongoing.
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