In this short presentation you will find out about our Faculty’s history from the 18th century to the present day.
The study and teaching of the Agricultural Science principles have always been highly considered in Bologna, a city whose prosperity has largely spun off from agriculture and its produce through the centuries.
The teaching of Agricultural Science was acknowledged for the first time as an academic discipline in the second half of 18th century with the setting up of "a Chair of Agriculture" at the University of Bologna.
But in 1900 the School of Agriculture obtained complete full autonomy when the Reale Scuola Superiore Agraria (Royal Higher School of Agriculture) was set up for the first time ever, before becoming the Regio Istituto Superiore Agrario in 1923 and later the Faculty of Agriculture in 1935. Its centenary was recently celebrated in the year 2000. During its century-long activity, the Faculty has come a long way.
The teaching departments, the research and laboratory facilities have progressively been expanded to the adjoining buildings of the prestigious Palazzina della Viola and, subsequently, to other University locations, namely, Reggio Emilia, Cesena, Faenza, Rimini and Imola.
Recently, the Faculty headquarters have been transferred to a new building at the CAAB – the Centro Agroalimentare of Bologna (Food and Agriculture Centre).
The studies and teaching activities have progressively grown to encompass new areas, such as the food and industry sector, the safeguarding and development of the environment, modern biotechnologies, and so on.. These undertakings have shown the Faculty’s capacity to follow the evolution of the agricultural business and its various branches.
Within the scope of the recent University reform, the Faculty has managed to outline a new teaching provision based on a wider selection of skilled human resources, accruing from its long-established academic tradition and its excellent reputation both at the national and the international level, and on the availability of modern facilities and relevant supporting amenities. The well-structured and broad range of study courses seeks to guarantee an adequate cultural and educational training for students and to provide cohesive and ad hoc answers to job market demands in the diversified sectors of the agricultural business, which is of great importance both today and in the future.