University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
TypePublic
Established1990
RectorGiovanni Francesco Nicoletti
Students30,371
Location
Caserta, Naples, provinces of Caserta and Naples
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CampusUrban
AffiliationsUNIMED, BioGeM
Websitewww.unicampania.it/

The University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli (Italian: Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli) is an Italian research university founded in 1990. Its main seat is in Caserta, but its academic departments are also located in a series of historic and contemporary buildings in Naples, Aversa, Capua and Santa Maria Capua Vetere.

It was previously named The Second University of Naples (Italian: Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli), as it was created to reduce University of Naples Federico II's overload.