The doors open to the building, recently renovated, which 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 Representative Council – Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Valentina Severoni
Technical, Administrative and Library Staff – Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Origins
The building was originally constructed as one of the pavilions of the former psychiatric hospital of Perugia, located within the Santa Margherita Park, whose origins date back to 1303, when the “hospital” of Santa Maria della Misericordia was founded in Perugia—a place providing hospitality and care to “poor invalids and pilgrims,” abandoned children, and all those “too weak to otherwise obtain sustenance.”
From the late 17th century, records show that people suffering from “madness” were admitted here, housed in common wards or in separate rooms, often together with tuberculosis patients.
In 1920, it became the headquarters for the Directorate, administrative offices, library, scientific laboratories, and accommodation for medical assistants.
Monia Andreani
Monia Andreani, born in Perugia on 12 December 1972 and deceased 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".
Monia was an important point of reference for students of the University for Foreigners of Perugia on issues such as caring for vulnerable people, respect for diversity, and gender equality. Through her research and her teaching, she contributed to the cultural growth of our academic community, embracing the university as a place for encounter and dialogue, a laboratory for global citizenship, and a guardian of democratic values.
We remember her as a passionate person, deeply attentive to her students.
To dedicate our new building to her means to honour her story, the legacy she has left within our university community, and also to reaffirm the values that inspired her civic and academic commitment and her passion as a lecturer.
It is also the first building at our University to be dedicated to a woman.