Universus - CSEI Training and Innovation University Consortium contributes, through a range of activities, towards development and innovation in the Apulia region, to the creation of a new layer of management and to the training of specialists and skilled professionals in strategic sectors. Founded in 1975 as CSEI – Study Centre for Economics Applied to Engineering, The Universus Consortium is now a private non-profit organization which includes the Universities of Bari, Lecce and Foggia, the Polytechnic of Bari, the Free Mediterranean University Jean Monnet, and the Popular Bank of Bari amongst its partners.
Since 2005 Universus has been a full member of Asfor (Italian Association for Managerial Training).
Our centres in Bari and Lecce, which in 2001 received UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 quality certification issued by DNV (DET NORSKE VERITAS), respectively host the School of Management & Technology and the LUMAS-Lupiensis Management School.