The University was created in 1972, as the first University in Calabria (UNICAL). It offers 31 Bachelor's and 49 Master's degrees in Engineering, Political and Social Sciences, Pharmacy and Nutrition, Economics, Statistics, Finance, Law and Business Administration, Humanities, Education, and Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Geology, Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science). Moreover, UNICAL offers about 10 PhD programmes. The number of students is about 25,000. The language of teaching is Italian, but support in English (exams, final dissertations, tutoring, presentations during classes...) is offered to international students. Furthermore, the University of Calabria offers 4 Master’s Degree programmes entirely in English: Computer Science, Finance and Insurance,Computer Engineering for the Internet of Things and Nutritional Sciences and 2 Master’s Degree programmes partially in English: Modern Philology (Italian Studies curriculum) and Management Engineering. It is located in a residential Campus that can accommodate over 2,500 students. International students are welcome in the framework of different programmes, such as UnicalAdmission, Erasmus +, extra-EU exchange programmes etc. and within a scheme of grants including board and lodging provided by the Calabria Region. Currently, 800 international students, coming from 80 different countries, are enrolled at UNICAL. In the Italian ranking system of CENSIS, UNICAL holds the 4th position in the group of "big" Universities, i.e. those with 20-40,000 students. UNICAL currently ranks 601-800 in the general THE World Rankings 2020 and has been included in the QS Rankings for the first time, where it stands out in the Citations indicator (406th). In theTHE University Impact Rankings 2020, it stands out for its sustainability policies, ranking 101st in the category "Sustainable Cities and Communities"