Legislative decree n° 662/1996 addresses a key problem of so-called "mega-universities": students struggling to enroll and successfully attend them.
The Forlì Branch of the University of Bologna began operating on October 1st, 2001.
Before then, Forlì had been the seat of the second School of Political Science of the University of Bologna, dedicated to the memory of Roberto Ruffilli, and of the School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators (SSLMIT).
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Translation, Languages, and Cultures (SITLeC) and the Language Centre for the Scientific and Teaching Divisions of Romagna (CLIRO) are located at the Forlì branch.
They are part of the wider of the University of Bologna e-Learning Development Center (CELAB).