Università Telematica Universitas Mercatorum

Universitas Mercatorum, the university of the Italian Chambers of Commerce (i.e. Camera di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura and Unioncamere), is an accredited private university founded in 2006 in Rome, Italy.

History
In Latin, Universitas Mercatorum means "university of commerce", which recalls the nature and the distinctive feature of the Italian chambers of commerce and their higher education system. The University comprises the Faculty of Society and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Economic and Legal Sciences, and the Faculty of Technological Sciences and Innovation. It also offers postgraduate studies and courses, including several PhDs and the only Italian PhD in "Artificial Intelligence and Big data".

It is accredited by the Ministerial Decree 10 May 2006, Italian Official Journal no. 134 on June 12, 2006.

Rectors

 * Prof. Giorgio Marbach (2009-2014)
 * Prof. Pierfrancesco Pacini (2014-2015)
 * Prof. Giovanni Cannata (2015–present)