Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

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The "Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli" (Italian for "Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies"), often simply abbreviated as "LUISS", is a private university founded in 1966 in Rome, Italy.

The Luiss University is an independent University. It was set up by a consortium of private and public companies that reorganised a pre-existing institution, Pro Deo, over the years 1974-1978 .

Through its three Faculties of Economics, Law and Political Science, Luiss Guido Carli offers an advanced educational model whose purpose is to transmit knowledge and to equip the younger generation with the skills and flexibility they need to become the masters of their own future.

History

The Luiss University traces its origins back to the transformation of a pre-existing Roman institution: Università Pro Deo, founded in 1966.

In 1974 a group of businessmen led by Umberto Agnelli decided to invest people and money in an innovative project for the education and training of a managerial class. Luiss adopted a new educational model along the lines of those to be found in the leading international universities.

In later years, the founders were joined by other important public- and private-sector industrial groups and banks, which brought an excellent array of entrepreneurs to the board of directors of Luiss.

In 1977 the University officially changed its name to Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali – Luiss. A year later the then chairman of the Italian Confederation of Industry (Confindustria), Guido Carli, was appointed as President of the University. In this period the hallmarks of the Luiss educational project became ever more evident: strict admission criteria, a set number of students, courses in tune with market demands and hence close ties with the business world as well as the study of computers and a foreign language.

Guido Carli remained President of the University until his death in 1993.

In 1982 Luiss expanded and a Law faculty was added.

In 1994 the Board of Directors decided to name the University after Guido Carli death.

In 1997 Luiss Management S.p. A. was set up to cater for market-oriented education.

Presidents

Father Andrea F. Morlion, from the founding to 31 October 1975

Monsignor Carlo Ferrero, from 1 November 1975 to 31 October 1978

Mr. Guido Carli, from 1 November 1978 to 23 April 1993

Mr. Luigi Abete, from 1 November 1993 to 18 July 2001

Mr. Antonio D’Amato, from 18 July 2001 to 20 December 2004

Mr. Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, from 20 December 2004

Rectors

Prof. Roberto Lucifredi, from 1 November 1966 to 27 July 1974

Prof. Giuseppe Mira, from 1 November 1974 to 31 October 1977

Prof. Rosario Romeo, from 1 November 1978 to 16 July 1984

Prof. Carlo Luigi Scognamiglio, from 1 November 1984 to 18 June 1992

Prof. Mario Arcelli, from 16 July 1992 to 30 September 2002

Prof. Adriano De Maio, from 1 October 2002 to 16 June 2005

Prof. Marcello Foschini, from 16 June 2005

Prof. Massimo Egidi, from 1 October 2006

Organization

These are the 3 faculties in which the university is divided into:

* Faculty of Economics
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Political Science

See also

* List of Italian universities
* Rome

External links

* [http://www.luiss.it/ Luiss University Website] in Italian
* [http://eng.luiss.it/ Luiss University Website] in English
* [http://www.luiss.it/mes/ Luiss Master of Arts in European Studies]
* [http://www.luiss.it/mosec/ Luiss Master of Science in Economics]
* [http://www.radioluiss.it/ Radio Luiss]