With the official opening of enrollment for the 2025/2026 academic year, the University of Cagliari renews its commitment to an education that pays close attention to both the evolution of knowledge and the concrete needs of Sardinia.
A broad and constantly growing educational offering – 100 degree courses including three-year, master's and single-cycle degrees – which projects the University among the 17 "majors" of the national university panorama .
The University, led by Rector Francesco Mola, aims to build a university model that is widespread, inclusive, connected to the local community, and open to the transformations of the present.
Higher education is not seen as an island but as a driver of social, cultural, and economic change. And it's no coincidence that, alongside traditional courses, five new degrees are emerging, designed to meet contemporary challenges and the needs of suburban areas .
Among the new courses are Marine and Aquatic Ecosystem Biotechnology and Destination and Cultural Tourism Management, both hosted at the decentralized Oristano campus, and Social Services and Innovation, which enriches the academic offerings in Nuoro.
New paths that closely link knowledge and context, on an island that increasingly imagines itself as a laboratory for new sustainable, cultural, and social economies.
"Our local roots are a strategic choice," emphasizes Ignazio Putzu, Vice Rector for Education. "Thanks to our collaboration with local institutions, we are consolidating our educational presence in cities like Olbia, Nuoro, Oristano, and soon also in Iglesias and Carbonia."
The goal is to enhance local potential while countering phenomena such as youth depopulation and brain drain.
The University is also proving dynamic in terms of postgraduate education. There will be 35 medical and health specialization schools open next year , alongside three programs in the humanities and psychology.
Even more significant is the data regarding PhDs: the 41st cycle will begin in the fall with 135 scholarships, funded by the Sardinia Region and the European Social Fund.
