The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart is the largest Catholic university in Europe and the only Italian university that can boast a national dimension with its five campuses: Milan, Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona and Rome, where the “A. Gemelli” University Hospital is also present .
The University is fully inserted in the European tradition as a place of cultural elaboration capable of reading and interpreting the complexity of the reality in which we are immersed: a mission that translates into an educational proposal focused on the integral formation of the person.
Its history began in 1921, when the Catholic University was founded by Father Agostino Gemelli together with a group of Catholic intellectuals.
Since then, it has offered students not only a solid cultural preparation and indispensable professional skills, but also a clear educational proposal.
Distinctive features are the articulated and multidisciplinaryeducational offer , the rigor of studies, the close link with the world of work and professions, and the international openness.
Thanks to its scientific research, publications and reputation, Cattolica is accredited among the most prestigious universities in Europe and the world.