University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1990 |
| Rector | Giovanni Francesco Nicoletti |
| Students | 30,371 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UNIMED, BioGeM |
| Website | www.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.