The University of Milan - Bicocca is a university located in Milan

Milan

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, Italy

Italy

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The University of Milan-Bicocca was established in 1998. It is located in an area on the northern outskirts of Milan, which was occupied by the Pirelli

Pirelli

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 industrial complex until the late 1980s. The industrial area has been redesigned by architect Vittorio Gregotti

Vittorio Gregotti

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 into an urban complex, including the University of Milan-Bicocca’s research laboratories and student residence halls.

Organization

There are eight faculties at the University of Milan-Bicocca:

• Faculty of Economics
  Economics
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• Faculty of Educational Sciences
• Faculty of Law
  Law
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• Faculty of Mathematics
  Mathematics
  Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
  
  , Physics
  Physics
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   and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine
  Medicine
  Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  
• Faculty of Psychology
  Psychology
  Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
  
  
• Faculty of Sociology
  Sociology
  Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
  
  
• Faculty of Statistical Sciences

External links

• University of Milan-Bicocca Website