Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in World Top 100 in Performing Arts

The 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject crowns the 'Santa Cecilia' Conservatory of Rome in the world's top 100 in the Performing Arts sector and in first place in the national ranking, celebrating the promising future of one of Italy's most important cultural institutions. An institute of Higher Music Education with a prestigious tradition, the 'Santa Cecilia' Conservatoire, due to its daily mission in contact with young people, is called upon to open itself up to the future and its challenges every day. It does so through a wide range of educational and cultural activities with an innovation-oriented vision in the fields of both teaching and production and research. The current governance consists of the President of the Board of Directors Simona Agnes and the Director Franco Antonio Mirenzi, who chairs the Academic Council.

The survey provides a comparative analysis of over 1,500 universities in 96 countries and covers 55 academic disciplines and 5 areas of study. A result that ties in with the quality and reputation accorded to the Conservatoire by the national and international artistic and academic community. 1,200 students, 20% of whom are foreigners from 36 countries, over 109 active courses between first and second level academic courses and Master's degrees.

Particular attention is paid to the music-image relationship, due to the presence of academic courses and master's degrees realised in collaboration with companies active in the production sector, including the Level I Master's Degree in Music for Video Games; Level II Master's Degree in Interpretation of Contemporary Music; Level II Master's Degree in Artistic Research in Music (AReMus).

There is also a Violin Making Laboratory - the only one in Italy to be present in a Conservatory - and a Piano Tuning and Restoration Laboratory, whose training opportunities, through specialised tutors, are also offered to students with different abilities (blind, visually impaired, Asperger's, etc.), as part of projects funded by the Lazio Region for the Third Mission.

The Conservatoire's international outlook is translated into concrete activities through winning international projects such as Opera Out Opera 1 and 2, the Jean Monnet Eurogems, RAPPLab, and others, all in collaboration with a network of prestigious European music institutions. The annual programme also includes numerous qualified Masterclasses with internationally renowned lecturers from all over the world. The Conservatoire is also at the centre of a network of partnerships with important institutions, not only in Europe, but also on the Asian continent (China and Japan) and in the Americas (Panama). The flow of incoming foreign students for Erasmus+ activities is considerable. The Conservatoire awards degrees, which can be accessed with a baccalaureate diploma.