The University of Sassari was funded in the 1562, today, the University of Sassari offers: – multiple education degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, master and PhD level, – hosts more than 650 researchers and professors distributed among 13 Departments, 22 libraries, and over 40 institutes and research centres – over 15,000 students enrolled in the University of Sassari and about 600 are currently spending a study or training period in other European Universities/Institutions – over 100 visiting professors teach at the University of Sassari every year – the number of incoming Erasmus students from other European Universities is constantly increasing and the University of Sassari has established cooperative exchange agreements with over 200 Universities participating in the Erasmus Programme. The University of Sassari, along with its scientific staff and the departmental structures is active in all the 14 Areas of the National University Council of Italy: Mathematics and Computer Sciences – Physics – Chemistry – Earth Sciences – Biology – Medicine – Agricultural and veterinary sciences – Civil Engineering and Architecture – Industrial and Information Engineering – Ancient History, Philology, Literature and Art History – History, Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology – Law – Economics and Statistics – Political and Social Sciences.