The doors of the building, recently renovated, will open and it will become operational during the 2026-2027 academic year.
There will be study rooms, offices dedicated to student services, a major conference hall, a refreshment area, and other spaces accessible to the entire university community.
Speakers:
Valerio De Cesaris
Rector, Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Vittoria Ferdinandi
Mayor of Perugia
Giulia Guerrera
President of the Student Representatives Board - Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Valentina Severoni
Technical-Administrative and Library Staff - Università per Stranieri di Perugia
The origins
The building was originally constructed as one of the pavilions of the former psychiatric hospital of Perugia, located within the Santa Margherita Park. The origins of the site date back to 1303, when the "hospital" of Santa Maria della Misericordia was founded in Perugia, serving as a place of hospitality and care for "poor invalids and pilgrims," abandoned children, and all "the weak who cannot otherwise provide for themselves."
From the late 17th century, individuals suffering from "madness" were admitted, placed either in common infirmaries or separate rooms, often together with those suffering from tuberculosis.
In 1920, it became the location for the administration offices, library, scientific laboratories, and accommodation for medical assistants.
Monia Andreani
Monia Andreani, born in Perugia on 12 December 1972 and passed away in Fano on 27 May 2018, was a researcher in Political Philosophy at our University and a lecturer in Bioethics at the University of Urbino "Carlo Bo".
For the students of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Monia was a key reference point on issues such as care for vulnerable individuals, respect for differences, and gender equality. Through her research and teaching, she contributed to the cultural development of our academic community, experiencing the university as a place of meeting and dialogue, a laboratory for global citizenship, and a bastion of democratic values.
We remember her as passionate and deeply attentive towards her students.
To name our new building after her means to honour her story and the legacy she left within our university community, while also reaffirming the values that inspired her civil and scientific commitment and her passion as an educator.
This is also the first building at our University to be dedicated to a woman.