Gabriele d’Annunzio University

The ‘Gabriele d’Annunzio’ University, established in 1965 as a ‘Libera Università’ (non state-owned university), became state-owned in 1982. 

The university is formed from a variety of institutions which include thirteen academic departments organised into two schools.

Research is a component of each academic division, receiving funds for its scientific investigation from national and international institutions. ‘Gabriele d’Annunzio’ University is a member of the Netval Research Universities Network, AlmaLaurea, and the Interuniversity Consortium of Northeastern Italy for Automatic Computing.

Research institutes:

• Center of Excellence for Aging Sciences (Ce.S.I.) 
• Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) 
• Center for Continuing Education (CEDUC)

• D'Annunzio University's faculty has included scholars such as linguist and politician Tullio De Mauro, teleologist Vincenzo Fagiolo, writers Antonio Porta and Carlo Vecce, architect Giorgio Grassi, athlete Pietro Mennea, biologist Alberto Oliverio, musicologist Diego Carpitella, historian John Foot, psychiatrist Rita El Khayat, lawyers Flavia Lattanzi and Franco Gaetano Scoca, philosopher Sergio Cotta, economist Fabio Fortuna, and physician Giovanni Gasbarrini. 
• Many graduates have been notable in the political arena, including deputy Maurizio Acerbo and mayor Luciano D'Alfonso. Other notable alumni include journalist Giampiero Catone, writer Giada Trebeschi, and painter Luciano de Liberato, among others.