The University of Insubria is an Italian university located in Como and Varese, with secondary locations in Busto Arsizio and Saronno. It was founded in 1998, it has been named after the area where it is situated, the historical-geographical region of Insubria.

Organisation

Since faculties in Italy have been abolished, departments (that usually managed research) have taken up faculties’ didactic duties. The current departments (as of 2014) are the following:

• Dipartimento di biotecnologie e scienze della vita – DBSV
• Dipartimento di diritto, economia e culture – DiDEC
• Dipartimento di economia – DiECO
• Dipartimento di medicina clinica e sperimentale – DMCS
• Dipartimento di scienza e alta tecnologia – DISAT
• Dipartimento di scienze chirurgiche e morfologiche – DSCM
• Dipartimento di scienze teoriche e applicate – DISTA