University for Foreigners of Siena

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The University for Foreigners of Siena, founded in 1921, specializes in internationalization processes involving the Italian language, culture, society and economy. The university boasts a Department of Humanities, a Doctoral School and a School of Specialization in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language. Furthermore, it has a Research Center of Excellence, several Research Centers and Research / Services. The University for Foreigners of Siena offers an environment of study and scientific research in which different languages, cultures and identities coexist harmoniously. The University strongly promotes the international mobility of students and teachers in a perspective of mutual exchange and enrichment which benefits the quality of teaching and research. 

The quality of research and teaching carried out by the University for Foreigners of Siena is demonstrated by the recognition of the Council of Europe which, since 2004, has awarded the Label for the best projects for the dissemination of knowledge 10 consecutive times. languages. The Council of Europe Label is the most prestigious European recognition in the sector, and the University for Foreigners of Siena is the only Italian university to have received it five times.