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Four state universities (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Politecnico di Bari, University of Salento in Lecce, University of Foggia) and the non-state LUM in Casamassima; branch campuses in Taranto and Brindisi. Grants, housing and canteens are run by ADISU Puglia through local offices.

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  • Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro – the region's largest university, all disciplines, with sites in Taranto and Brindisi
  • Politecnico di Bari – engineering and architecture, with sites in Taranto and Foggia
  • Università del Salento – Lecce, Ecotekne campus and historic centre (humanities, sciences, engineering, economics, cultural heritage); site in Brindisi
  • Università degli Studi di Foggia – agriculture, economics, law, medicine, humanities
  • Università LUM Giuseppe Degennaro – Casamassima (BA), non-state (economics, law, medicine)
  • Fine Arts Academies of Bari, Lecce and Foggia; Piccinni (Bari), Tito Schipa (Lecce), Giordano (Foggia) and Paisiello (Taranto) conservatories

Student support and housing

ADISU Puglia (the agency for the right to university education) issues annual calls for grants, housing places and canteen services for students of all Apulian universities through its local offices in Bari, Lecce, Foggia and Taranto, with rankings based on the university ISEE means test and merit. Bari and Lecce have a large student room market but one under pressure from tourist rentals, especially in Lecce; Foggia and Taranto are cheaper. The Lecce campus at Ecotekne is outside the city and reached by bus.

International programmes

English-taught programmes are concentrated at the Politecnico (engineering), in Bari (economics, computer science, data science) and in Lecce (physics, engineering, languages); the University of Salento has a long tradition of exchanges with the Balkans and the Mediterranean. The Ministry's Universitaly portal lists courses and procedures for international students.

Sources

Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro· Università di Bari

Updated: 2026-10-14

Politecnico di Bari· Politecnico di Bari

Updated: 2026-10-14

Università del Salento (Lecce)· Università del Salento

Updated: 2026-10-14

Università degli Studi di Foggia· Università di Foggia

Updated: 2026-10-14

ADISU Puglia – Agenzia per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario· ADISU Puglia

Updated: 2026-10-14

Universitaly – portale MUR per la pre-iscrizione degli studenti internazionali· Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/22/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30

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