University of Lecce

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University of Lecce
Università degli Studi di Lecce

Logo of the University of Lecce

Established 1955
Type State-supported
Rector Prof. Oronzo Limone
Students 27,000
Location Lecce, Italy
Sports teams CUS Lecce (http://www.unile.it/cusl/)
Website www.unile.it/

The University of Lecce (Italian: Università degli Studi di Lecce) is a university located in Lecce, Italy. It was founded in 1955 and is organized in 8 Faculties.

The University of Lecce commenced activities in the academic year 1955-56 under the “Salentine University Council”. In 1960 it became the “Free University of Lecce” and passed to Government authority in the 1967/68 academic year.

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[edit] Organization

These are the 8 faculties in which the university is divided into:

[edit] Sports, clubs, and traditions

The University Sports Centre houses all the sporting activities that take place for enrolled students at the University of Lecce.

All courses are free and taught by qualified and nationally certified instructors including a variety of disciplines, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, aerobics, funky, tennis, fencing, Latin American dance, swimming, aqua gym, body building, step, and breathing training.

Body building can be found at the “Mario Stasi” sports centre in Via Cuoco, and there are also agreements with local swimming pools.

The CUS takes part annually in the Italian University Games and appears annually on the list of National University Champions demonstrating a high level of participation. In addition to this the CUS Lecce also organises a series of game competitions, with individual end of course tournaments and le Cussiardi.

Also for student members it is also possible to take part in winter and summer camps with agreements with C.U.S.I. It possible to do alpine ski-ing, ski jumping snowboarding and carving in the following localities, Fai della Pagnella (TN), Folgaria (TN),and Valzodana (BL) while it is possible to do windsurfing, canoeing, and sub- aqua courses in Muravera (CA), Terasini (PA), and San Cristoforo- Lake Caldonazzo (TN)

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