Where we are

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Over the years, we have settled in the cities of Alessandria, Novara and Vercelli in prestigious premises that have been renovated and equipped for the requirements of teaching and research.

In line with our role as a carrier and developer of culture, we have taken on board the issue of salvage and preservation of properties which have been abandoned in terms of their original purposes.

From monastic cells in religious buildings to the site of a former hospital, from a military barracks to industrial factories, these premises packed with history and often historic-architectural importance have gradually become a visible sign of our deep-rooted presence in the region, and our active participation in the creation and implementation of urban restoration projects.

Alessandria

  • Palazzo Borsalino, via Cavour 84. once home to the renowned hatter’s business. This is home to the Department of Law, and Political, Economic and Social Sciences (DiGSPES) and to the teaching activities of the Business and Management degree course.
  • Palazzo del DISIT, viale Teresa Michel 11. a new building in viale Teresa Michel, in the Orti district, which once housed the Forum Boarium (cattle market). This is home to the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DISIT) with all its facilities, laboratories and activities. The teaching activities of the degree course in Nursing are also hosted here.
  • Ex Polytechnic, viale Teresa Michel 5. Opposite the DISIT, in the spaces once used by the Politecnico di Torino, there are the structures for the teaching activities of the School of Medicine. The new university campus will be built in this area.
  • University clinics: they are based at the University Hospital  “SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo”, via Venezia 16 and at the “Teresio Borsalino” Rehabilitation Unit, piazzale Ferruccio Ravazzoni, 3, home to the teaching activities of the degree course in Physiotherapy.
  • Institutes of Legal and economic sciences and of Social research, via Mondovì 8 and corso Borsalino 42.
  • DIGSPES Registrar’s Office, corso Borsalino 42.
  • Dorms: “Casa Sappa” (EDISU), Via S. Giacomo della Vittoria 63; “Santa Chiara” (Diocesi), via Inviziati 1.

Novara

  • Campus Perrone, via E. Perrone 18. It is situated in what was once a military barracks – the Perrone Caserma. It is designed as a huge urban link, a bridge between the historic and modern areas of the city, with an independent structure and buildings that are connected functionally. Currently there are the main L-shaped building (with classrooms, teachers’ offices and the Aula Magna); the Campus, the EDISU student halls/accommodation (“Castalia” and “Perrone”), the library “Rita Fossaceca”, the auditorium “Gaudenzio Cattaneo”, the canteen and the gym. This site hosts the Department of Economics and Business Studies (DISEI), and the courses of the School of Medicine, as well as the degree course for Law.
  • Sant’Agabio Hub, which comprises the area that was once home to the Cotonificio Wild (largo Donegani 2/3) and the building designed by Renzo Piano for the Experimental Institute for Light Metals (Via G. Bovio 6).  This site hosts the Department of Pharmacy (DSF) with all its facilities, laboratories and activities.
  • Palazzo Bellini, via Solaroli 17, home to the medical sector (School of Medicine, Departments of Translational Medicine and Health Sciences),
  • University clinics: they are based in the University Hospital “Maggiore della Carità”.
  • Health Professions Hub, via Lanino 1. The Simnova and Crimedim centers are located in the spaces rented by the neighbouring Salesian Institute. The space is also home to the teaching activities of the health professions.
  • CAAD, via G. Bovio 17. The CAAD (University Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune Diseases) and the UPO BioBank are based here.

Vercelli

  • Palazzo del Rettorato, via Duomo 6, once a Jesuit college (later “Dal Pozzo”);
  • Polo umanistico. It consists of Palazzo Tartara (Via G. Ferraris 106), the convent section of the Abbey of S. Andrea (via G. Ferraris 106/Largo N. Marinone/Viale De Gasperi) and the premises of the former Major Hospital (viale Garibaldi 98). This hub hosts the Department of Humanities (DISUM).
  • Complesso San Giuseppe, piazza S. Eusebio 5, once home to the College of Artigianelli and the Christian Schools. It is now home to the Department of sustainable development and ecological transition (DISSTE), part of the DISUM, DISIT and Nursing degree teaching activities. Inside there is also the "Built" research center of Buzzi Unicem. The new DISSTE campus is under construction in the “Isola” neighbourhood.
  • Humanitas Library, via G. Ferraris 54.
  • Dorms: “Dal Pozzo”, via Dal Pozzo 10; “Quintino Sella”, via Q. Sella 5.

And more...

  • ALBA (CN). The teaching activity of the degree course in Nursing takes place at theCasa della Salute (formerly S, Lazzaro Hospital), via Pietrino Belli 26.
  • ASTI. The teaching activity of the degree course in Social Service is carried out at the “Rita Levi Montalcini” University Centre, Piazzale Fabrizio De André.
  • FOSSANO (CN). The teaching activity of the degree course in Physiotherapy takes place at the “’Ospedale SS. Trinità", via Ospedale 23/27.
  • BIELLA. The teaching activity of the degree course in Nursing takes place at Città Studi, via G. Pella 10.
  • VERBANIA. The teaching activity of the degree course in Nursing is carried out at the Istituto Franzosini, corso Cairoli 41.
  • VERBANIA. Upo Hub at Villa San Remigio, place of research, training and location for events. The operational headquarter of the UPONTURISM Interdepartmental Study Center for Vision, Strategy and Research for innovative and sustainable tourism is located here.