University of Rome Unitelma Sapienza

The University of Rome Unitelma Sapienza, formerly known as Unitelma Sapienza University (Italian: Università degli Studi di Roma "Unitelma Sapienza"), often simply abbreviated as "Unitelma - Sapienza," is a private university founded in 2004 in Rome, Italy. Unitelma - Sapienza is the only on-line Italian university that is maintained by a consortium composed of public universities and enterprises. Since 2010 it is linked to and owned by one of the top Italian public universities, Sapienza University of Rome, which uses Unitelma Sapienza to promote the right to education and to support non-traditional students. La Sapienza is among the most prestigious universities in Italy, and the only Italian university among the first 100 universities in the world. Sapienza University of Rome, one of the largest universities in Europe by enrollment, has over 130,000 students and a staff of 4,000 teachers and researchers. Sapienza and Unitelma Sapienza, which are located in Rome, offer multiple joint degrees with faculty often teaching at both universities.