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University of Milan

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The University of Milan, called Universita degli Studi di Milano in Italian and known colloquially as La Statale, is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1924 by joining the Scientific-Literary Academy, active since 1861, with the Clinical Specialisation Institutes, set up in 1906, and it began with four traditional schools: law, humanities, medicine and the mathematical, physical and natural sciences. Veterinary medicine and agriculture were added in the 1930s. It is one of the largest universities in Europe and is especially known for medical research. It is a founding member of the League of European Research Universities, and many of its scientific schools sit in the Citta Studi district.

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is a public research university in Milan, Italy
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    is a public research university in Milan, Italy
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    was founded in 1924 from the merger of two institutions
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