Luiss University


Luiss University is a private university located in Rome, Italy, founded in 1974 by Umberto Agnelli.
It provides undergraduate and postgraduate education, in addition to a range of Dual Degree programs, in the fields of finance, business, management, economics, law, and political science. It is located near the historical center of the city, between the Parioli and Trieste quarters. The university is supported by Confindustria, the Italian Confederation of Industries. Luiss has four different campuses: one in Viale Pola, one in Via Parenzo, one in Villa Blanc, and the last one in Viale Romania. It also has a library in Via di Santa Costanza.

History

In 1974, Umberto Agnelli, launched a project investing economic and intellectual resources in the establishment of a university. This university would be designed to offer undergraduate and postgraduate education that is geared toward the needs of the market.
Luiss came out of a pre-existing university, which was redesigned and renamed Luiss in 1977. Eventually, other public and private industrial groups, as well as some banks, joined the founders.
The group of businessmen and bankers who had promoted and financed the birth of the project, as well as the transformation of the organization of the old Pro Deo University, into the more modern ones of Luiss University, as it is today, was established in 1985 in the current "Friends of Luiss". From its inception Senator Umberto Agnelli acted as its president. He was succeeded by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, who is central to the funding of scholarships for competent but disadvantaged students at doctoral levels.
Guido Carli, former Governor of the Banca d'Italia, President of Confindustria, and later Senator, was President of Luiss from 1978 until he died in 1993. His work was so highly esteemed that in 1994 the university changed its name to Luiss Guido Carli.
Originally, the university had only the faculties of Economics and Political Science, to which were added the faculty of Law in 1982. In 2011, an academic reorganization took place, which resulted in today's four Departments: Law, Business and Management, Economics and Financial Markets, and Political Science. Today the university offers many courses entirely taught in English, such as 'Economics and Business' or 'Politics: Philosophy and Economics'.

Admission

To attend a degree at one of the five departments at Luiss, candidates must pass an admission test. Each year a maximum number of places available is set and the admission test is done in two different sessions, after which a ranking by session is drafted, where each student has a score made up of their final grade in high school and their test score. Admission is based on the available slots and where selected students choose not to attend, other students are selected from the waiting list.
The admission test lasts 90 minutes and is made up of 100 multiple-choice questions measuring general culture and aptitude. The subjects on the test are logic and reading comprehension; logical and mathematical aptitude and financial mathematics; numerical and spatial logic; abstract reasoning and critical/verbal skills; knowledge of general math and general culture ; and English.
Luiss University reports a high level of academic selectivity; 68.1% of its admitted students possess a secondary school final grade exceeding 90/100, while the Italian national average for the same cohort is 24.6%.
To be admitted to a master's degree, Luiss' graduates with degree grades of 100 or above can be admitted to degrees without having to take an admission test, until all the available slots are taken. Graduates from other universities must take a written test to apply for admission.

Organization

The university is divided into five departments:

Department of AI, Data and Decision Sciences

Department of Law

The Department of Law provides a single five-year cycle for the combined bachelor's and master's degree program in Law ; Global Law .

Department of Business and Management

The Department of Business and Management offers the following degree programs:
The Department of Economics and Finance offers the following degree programs:
The Department of Political Science offers the following degree programs:
The university has five autonomous postgraduate schools:
  • LUISS Business School is a school for professional management and a center of research and management consulting. It has its MBA program, various types of master's degrees, and ad hoc training courses for business customers;
  • LUISS School of Government offers specific training, through the provision of four different master's degrees in the field of political processes and decision-making, both in the public and private sectors;
  • LUISS School of European Political Economy is a research and specialization school as well as a center of research dedicated to issues of European scope.
  • LUISS School of Law is a school for the theoretical study of specific legal problems along with practice activities such as mock trials;
  • LUISS "Massimo Baldini" School of Journalism offers two-year Master's degrees programs and Executive Courses.

    PhD School

The Luiss PhD School has four Doctoral programs:
  • Doctoral Program in Politics
  • PhD Program in Economics
  • PhD Program in Management
  • PhD Program in Law and Business

    Corporate placement and campus drive

Luiss provides corporate placement opportunities for its students and collaborated internationally for exploring students' dynamics for international experience. The first collaboration took place in December 2021 with TreeAndHumanKnot RisingIndia Think-tank.

Campuses

Luiss Guido Carli currently has five campuses in Rome.
The main campus is situated in Viale Pola '12, in the Trieste quarter. It's the university's rectorate, general management, administrative services, human resources, and academic support services. Master's degrees, the Massimo Baldini School of Journalism and the Luiss School of Government, as well as the Luiss Business School and LUISS University Press, are also located here.
The Viale Romania campus opened in October 2007 in Viale Romania 32, in the heart of the Parioli quarter. This campus has the largest number of buildings and students even though it has not been completed yet: only the first out of the planned are currently being used. This campus houses the Departments of Business and Management, Economics and Financial Markets, and Political Science, the Student Office, the Orientation Office, the Placement Office, Teaching and Research, International Relations and IT.
The Department of Law is located in Via Parenzo 11, which is near the main campus of Viale Pola. The building was originally a hospital for blind war veterans. In the 1990s, Confindustria decided to take over the structure, restoring the original plan and shape of the building while completely renovating the interior. The building was designed by Pietro Aschieri in 1929–1931 and renovated by Studio Passarelli 1990–93. Substantial parts of the interior were renovated to their original design.
The newest Luiss campus is Villa Blanc, home to the LUISS Business School, in Via Nomentana 216. The campus was inaugurated in June 2018.
There is also the campus located in Via di Santa Costanza', which houses a library that specializes in the economic, legal, political, and social sciences. The Library has over 100,000 books, 1,800 journals, and 80 databases.

Administration

Presidents

  • , from the university's founding to October 31, 1975
  • Carlo Ferrero, from November 1, 1975, to October 31, 1978
  • Guido Carli, from November 1, 1978, to April 23, 1993
  • Luigi Abete, from November 1, 1993, to July 18, 2001
  • Antonio D'Amato, from July 18, 2001, to December 20, 2004
  • Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, from December 20, 2004, to July 15, 2010
  • Emma Marcegaglia, from July 16, 2010, to June 18, 2019
  • Vincenzo Boccia, from June 19, 2019
  • Luigi Gubitosi, from October 19, to April 9, 2025
  • Giorgio Fossa, from April 9, 2025

    Rectors

  • Roberto Lucifredi, from November 1, 1966, to July 27, 1974
  • Giuseppe Mira, from November 1, 1974, to October 31, 1977
  • Rosario Romeo, from November 1, 1978, to July 16, 1984
  • Carlo Scognamiglio, from November 1, 1984, to June 18, 1992
  • Mario Arcelli, from July 16, 1992, to September 30, 2002
  • Adriano De Maio, from October 1, 2002, to June 16, 2005
  • Marcello Foschini, from June 16, 2005, to September 30, 2006
  • Massimo Egidi, from October 1, 2006, to October 3, 2016
  • Paola Severino, from October 3, 2016, to June 18, 2018
  • Andrea Prencipe, from June 18, 2018
  • Paolo Boccardelli, from June 26, 2024

    General Managers

  • Pier Luigi Celli, from May 1, 2005, to July 14, 2013
  • Giovanni Lo Storto, from July 15, 2013
  • Rita Carisano, from November 21, 2024

    Other figures

Deans of Departments

  • Irene Finocchi
  • Antonio Punzi
  • Alberto Petrucci
  • Christian Lechner
  • Giovanni Orsina