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The University of Genoa (in Italian: Università degli Studi di Genova) is one of the largest universities in Italy. Located in Liguria on the Italian Riviera, the university was founded in 1481. It currently has about 40,000 students, 1,800 teaching and research staff and about 1,580 administrative staff. The university is headed by a rector and divided into 11 faculties: Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Faculty of Economics Faculty of Educational Sciences Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures Faculty of Law Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Faculty of Pharmacology Faculty of Political Sciences The University of Genoa counts also 53 research departments and a department that supplies general ICT services.