Incontro cinesi 6/7 aprile 2001

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Università degli Studi di Torino
A University for Europe
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The city of Turin

• Situated in northern Italy at the border with
  France and Switzerland
• Known as an industrial city, but rich in history
  and charm
• Ex capital of Italy and city of the Savoy family
• Host city of the Winter Olympic Games of 2006

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The University of Turin

• It was founded in 1404
• Erasmus of Rotterdam obtained his degree here in
  1506

• It is now one of the biggest among Italian
  Universities.

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Overall Organization

• 12 Faculties
• 55 Departments
• 13 Interdepartmental Research Centres
• More than 1200 Professors
• More than 700 Researchers
• More than 1600 Administrative
• and Technical Staff

• More than 60,000 students
• About 1,000 Ph.D students

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Faculties

• Agriculture and Forestry
• Economics
• Pharmacy
• Law
• Letters and Philosophy
• Modern Languages and Literature
• Medicine and Surgery
• Veterinary Medicine
• Psychology
• Education
• Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
• Political Sciences

All disciplines thaught except Engineering and
Architecture
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The international dimension
About 250 cooperation agreements with
Universities all over the world both in the
field of research and didactic
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The international dimension
International mobility
Socrates-Erasmus Programme

• participation since the launch of the programme
• exchanges with more than 250 partners
• about 600 outgoing students
• about 500 incoming students
• most appealing countries Spain, France,
  Germany,UK

participation in other EU mobility programmes,
such as Alfa, Leonardo
...furthermore
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The international dimension
Double degree
programmes Selected students follow their study
programme alternatively in their home
University and in the partner University. They
are awarded a double degree.
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The international dimension
Cooperation with France
Strong historical and cultural ties traditionally
link the University of Turin and French
Universities

• The Italian-French University
• it is hosted by the University of Turin and the
  University of Grenoble
• it is an autonomous institution founded in 1998
• it has the primary objective to increase
  university cooperation between Italy and
  France in the field of research and training
• it supports projects for the creation of
  integrated curricula, international doctoral
  schools, international summer schools, exchanges
  and conferences
• it manages the funding programme for doctoral
  co-tutelles de thèse

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The international dimension
International Ph.D. studies

• ISASUT International School of Advanced Studies
• created in 2001 with the aim to integrate
  different disciplines and to internationalize
  Ph.D. studies
• offers fellowships to foreign students
• courses/seminars held by visiting foreign
  professors
• courses (partly) held in English
• network with European and extra European
  doctoral schools

about 50 agreements for co-tutelle de thèse for
the award of two national doctoral degrees
furthermore
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The international dimension
Cooperation with international organizations

• The University of Turin collaborates with the
  United Nations agencies operating in Turin
• ITC-ILO International Training Centre of the
  International Labour Organization
• UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and
  Justice Research Institute
• WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization

• Jointly organized post-graduate courses
• International trade law
• Intellectual property
• Management of development
• Criminology and international criminal policy
• Management of water resourses and water
  services
• International and diplomatic sciences
• Cultural projects for development

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The international dimension
Italian language courses for foreigners

• Summer school Torino Università Estate
• held each year in July, lasts 16 days
• open to all non native speakers from 18 to.
  (need not be students!)
• 4 hour lessons every day cultural and sport
  activities
• qualified teachers specialized in teaching
  Italian to foreign learners
• young tutors from the Faculty of Languages
• winter edition held in March 2003 in Bardonecchia

furthermore...
special courses for Erasmus students
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Thank you for your attention
Università degli Studi di Torino Via Verdi, 8 -
10124 Torino ITALY http//www.unito.it