The University of Bari Aldo Moro, named after one of its most famous students, the statesman Aldo Moro, was founded in 1925 and is attended today by about 60,000 students, across the Bari, Brindisi, and Taranto campuses. The university offers various courses for undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students. Aside from teaching, the university is also focused on scientific research at the doctorate level 7.
The University of Bari reaches its institutional goals in teaching and research through the 24 Departments, both Science and Umanistic studies and several Spin-off research company, that operated in many branch most innovative scientific and technological sectors.