Naples, also known as Napoli in Italian, is one of the most iconic cities in Italy and one of the most popular destinations in the entire Mediterranean region. Its history spans back nearly 3,000 years to the ancient Greeks who founded the Naples area during the 8th century BC. Since then, this southern Italian city has gone through countless transformations and has been under the rule of the Roman Empire, the Barbarians, Spain, and Austria, to name a few. The city is currently home to nearly a million residents with several million more living in the surrounding districts.
University of Naples "Federico II", the oldest public University in the World, is spread across the heart of the city with many locations, museums, libraries, sports facilities available to our students.