The University has been 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 27,000. 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 3 Master’s Degree programmes entirely in English: Computer Science, Finance and Insurance and Computer Engineering for the Internet of Things 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, 806 international students, coming from 78 different countries, are enrolled at UNICAL. In the Italian ranking system of CENSIS, UNICAL has ranked first during most of the last ten years, in the group of "big" Universities, i.e. those with 20-40,000 students. UNICAL currently ranks 400th  in the general THE World Rankings 2019 and 200th in theTHE Europe Rankings 2019. In particular, it stands out for its sustainability policies, ranking 21st in the category "Sustainable Cities and Communities" in theTHE University Impact Rankings 2019.