University of Teramo

Established as an independent state university in 1993, the University of Teramo developed from a longer history of higher education in the city, with its first law courses introduced in 1961 and the faculty of veterinary medicine established in 1989. Its development has included several notable milestones, including the establishment of the communication science faculty in 2002 and the opening of the University Teaching Veterinary Hospital in 2013. 

The university is located in Teramo, between the Adriatic Sea and the Gran Sasso massif, at the heart of Italy’s Abruzzo region. Built on top of the ancient Roman settlement of Interamnia Praetuttiorum, the town features a Roman theatre and amphitheatre. The university is headquartered at the Aurelio Saliceti Campus in Teramo City, although Veterinary Medicine is based at the Ruggero Bortolami Campus in nearby Piano d'Accio, where the university also operates the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Academically, there are five departments at the university offering over 20 degree programmes, more than 20 master's programmes and six specialisation schools, with a particular emphasis on veterinary medicine, food science, law, communication and political science. 

Research is organised across 10 areas within the university, however it is primarily focused on politics and communication, and agriculture, biology and veterinary medicine, for which it has established two schools of excellence.