Guide for international students UniTrento 3.850 in Master numbers Students

Established in 620 PhD 1962 Students

17.000 12.530 1.300 enrolled Bachelor International students Students Students 640 Professors and Researchers

40 Visiting Professors

730 Administrative staff

data are rounded off The University of is a dynamic, medium-sized, -oriented university, with excellent teaching and research opportunities and top-notch facilities. It is located in the North-East of , a short distance from Austria and Switzerland, in one of the most gorgeous natural environment in the world, the Dolomites, UNESCO World Heritage.

Trento is one of the 10 IEEE smart cities in the world, has a very high quality of life and high academic standards, focusing on research, teaching, university facilities and services. A scale city with efficient services, Trento provides the ideal learning environment to students and researchers. Academic offer UniTrento offers a wide range of excellent Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD’s programmes: their quality is the result of recognized scientific achievements, international cooperative projects, and effective worldwide industrial cooperation.

DEGREE PROGRAMME DEGREE YEARS CREDITS

23 Bachelor Bachelor (1 in English) 3 180

2 Master Bachelor + Master 5 300

38 Master Master (20 in English) 2 120

17 Doctoral PhD (13 in English) 3+ - Semesters Fall semester Winter exam session Spring semester Summer exam session lectures from January-February lectures from June-July September to December February to June Academic structures The University’s 11 Departments and 3 Centres cover a wide range of academic subjects and specializations. The courses highlighted are entirely in English language. For detailed information on each course please check the dedicated webpage: international.unitn.it/incoming/dss-academic-offer

Department of Bachelor Master PhD Cellular, Computational Biomolecular Science and Cellular and Molecular Biomolecular Sciences and Integrative Biology Technologies Biotechnology Quantitative and Computational - CIBIO Biology Sport Science and Physical Performance

Department of Bachelor Master PhD Civil, Environmental and Civil Engineering Civil, Environmental and Engineering for the Environment Engineering for the Environment Mechanical Engineering and the Territory and the Territory Bachelor-Master Energy Engineering Constructing Engineering/ Environmental Meteorology Architecture (five-year degree course) Department of Bachelor Master PhD Information Engineering Computer, Communication and Information and Communication Information and Communication and Computer Science Electronic Engineering Engineering Technology Computer Science Computer Science

Department of Bachelor Master PhD Industrial Engineering Materials and Production Materials, Mechatronics and Engineering Systems Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Industrial Innovation

Department of Bachelor Master PhD Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Data Science Department of Bachelor Master PhD Physics Physics Physics Physics

Centre of Bachelor PhD Agriculture Food Viticulture and Oenology Agrifood and Environmental Environment - C3A Sciences

Department of Bachelor Master Innovation and Business Management Behavioural and Applied Management Economics and Management Economics Management of Sustainability Management and Tourism and Business Administration Economics and Business Legislation PhD European Master in Business Development Economics and Studies Local Systems Finance Economics and Management International Management Department of Bachelor Master PhD and Social International Studies Management of Organizations Sociology and Social Research Research Social Work and of the Territory Sociology Methodology, Organization and Evaluation of Social Services Sociology and Social Research

Department of Bachelor Master Philosophy and Languages of Cultural Heritage Art Modern Times Historical and Philological Euro-American Literatures, Quaternary, Prehistory and Studies Translation and Literary Critics Archaeology Modern Languages Historical Sciences PhD Philosophy Linguistic Mediation, Tourism and European Cultures. Environment, Culture Contexts, Histories, Arts, Ideas Musicology Forms of Cultural Exchange Philology and Literary Critics

Faculty of Bachelor Bachelor-Master PhD Law Comparative, European and Law (five-year degree course) Comparative and European Legal International Legal Studies Studies School of Master PhD International Studies European and International International Studies Studies International Security Studies

Department of Bachelor Master PhD and Interfaces and Communications Psychology Cognitive Science Technologies Human-Computer Interaction Science and Techniques of Cognitive Psychology Vocational Education

Centre of Master PhD Mind/Brain Sciences - Cognitive Science Cognitive and Brain Sciences CIMeC UniTrento international dimension

38 double degree programmes

7 EIT double degree programmes

160 bilateral agreements with extra-EU partners

380 Erasmus+ partner (EU and extra-EU)

2 joint master degree programmes with international universities

1.100 outgoing students per year

450 incoming students per year International THE Times Higher 5th rankings Education Rankings among the 39 Italian 2019 universities present #251-300 in the ranking

THE Europe 1st Teaching Ranking among the 25 Italian 2018 universities present #36 in the ranking

th QS World University 10 Rankings 2019 among the 30 Italian #426 universities present in the ranking Exchange students Students interested in an exchange period at UniTrento should be firstly selected by their home university, both fulfilling the requirements of the specific international programme and those of UniTrento study courses. UniTrento offers classes in foreign languages available at the following link: international.unitn.it/ incoming/choose-your-courses. The admission to these classes is not always guaranteed: specific academic and linguistic requirements may be foreseen. Furthermore, exchange students with Italian proficiency can attend classes taught in Italian. The classes choice must be pre-approved by the home university and by UniTrento through a Learning Agreement, that the exchange student has to draft before the arrival. For more detailed information please visit the web pages dedicated to the specific mobility programme: international.unitn.it/incoming/programmes.

Exchange students application deadlines: May 31st for applications for the Fall semester (Sept-Dec) October 31st for applications for the Spring semester (Feb-Jun) Degree seeking students Students interested in attending a whole Bachelor’s or Master’s course at UniTrento can choose among different areas. Admission to the courses is selective and specific academic and language requirements apply to each course. Interested candidates must submit a complete online application package typically between November and February, with an extended deadline for European students in June. Non-European students living abroad must pre-enrol at the Italian Diplomatic Representation of reference, typically between April and July. Scholarships Students admitted to the Bachelor’s or Master’s courses can be awarded a scholarship according to the following selection criteria: • Non-EU citizens living abroad: admission score and academic performance. Top scored candidates will be entitled to receive a scholarship from UniTrento for the yearly amount of €5.200 that can be confirmed for the following year(s) according to the student’s performance (credits earned). Students who benefit from this scholarship are waived from tuition fees. • EU citizens and Non-EU citizens living in Italy: financial situation and academic performance. After being admitted to the chosen course, students can apply for Opera Universitaria scholarships, awarded by the local University Guild, which range from €2.500 to €5.100 per year according to the student’s financial situation. Students who benefit from this scholarship are waived from tuition fees. Degree seeking students in the frame of international mobility programmes (for instance: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree, Double Degree) should refer to the requirements of the specific mobility programme. Services and facilities for international students

Welcome service Cultural Visits and Tandem Language International students Excursions Learning are supported by the Guided visits in town and It is an opportunity to improve International Mobility Offices exciting excursions in the skills in a foreign language when they need to deal surroundings are organized outside the classroom, in a with visa procedure, health once a month during the more relaxed and informal insurance, and general academic year. context. It is a meeting information on university life between native speakers in Trento. Welcome activities of different languages who are regularly organized to Italy for beginners wish to improve their level help international students of proficiency in a foreign A 30-hour-seminar offering to to meet each other and get language, by speaking acquainted with the new new-comers a wide overview on different aspects of together and learning about surrounding environment: each other’s cultures. orientation weeks, welcome Italian culture: from history days, welcome drink. to geography, from social to linguistic issues, from cinema to arts and literature. Participants get 6 credits. Tutor-buddy Accommodation University programme International students Restaurants The Buddy programme is are entitled to on-campus International students receive thought to help new students accommodation according a University card to access settle in to student life and to the availability of places. the 5 University canteens in studying and aims at offering Degree seeking and PhD Trento. Students in Rovereto informal and friendly support students are entitled to may access some restaurants by current students to all accommodation for the first at discounted rates. international students. academic year of their stay in Trento. University Library Maximum cost for on-campus accommodation: System 270 euro/month in shared Access to university libraries double room and to the majority of library services is free and open to 330 euro/month in single all students. The University room Library System includes a Central Library, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Borrow a bike Bus pass UniTrento Sport Workshop and opened in 2016. The Bicycle loan service Degree seeking and exchange Members have free access offers to international students can by a bus pass to University sports facilities; students accommodated on- for 50 euros per academic discounts on town sports campus 250 bicycles. year and use all trains and centres, swimming-pools, ski- buses, both urban and extra- lifts; possibility to participate urban service, in the whole in competitions, sports province. events. IT Services Test Centre Language Centre Students enrolled at UniTrento UniTrento is Test Centre for the UniTrento provides language courses in several languages, at have open access to IT following international tests: different levels, taught by native speakers. FREE for foreign services: computer rooms, ECDL European Computer students in the frame of international mobility programmes, if online networks and services. Driving Licence foreseen in the study plan. GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language On campus jobs Counselling Students enrolled at UniTrento A service of linguistic and have the opportunity to carry intercultural mediation to out paid part-time working help students with any activities at the University. relational problems. Moreover, a psychological service supports students in case of any difficulties during their stay in Trento. Job Guidance Service for disability inclusion The Job Guidance Service of UniTrento organizes on a regular Students with a disability or special needs are entitled to a basis seminars with companies, on-campus interviews dedicated assistance service. According to the need, students with recruiters, career days, individual coaching sessions are provided with technical and educational tools and receive and placement days. It also offers personal guidance for a dedicated support. Beside a practical assistance, economic a successful career after graduation and it promotes and and accommodation facilities are also available. activates internships in public and private companies.

CONTACT DETAILS Offices dealing with international mobility

International Mobility Office Social Sciences and Humanities Area (Trento) Via Verdi 8 - 38122 Trento Email: [email protected] Science and Technology Area (Povo/Mesiano) Via Sommarive 5 - 38123 Povo - Trento (TN) Via Mesiano 77 - 38123 Trento Email: [email protected] Cognitive Science Area (Rovereto) Corso Bettini, 84 - 38068 Rovereto (TN) Email: [email protected] Service supporting incoming students E-mail: [email protected] Office dealing with International Partnerships and Programmes Division Via Verdi, 6 - 38122 Trento E-mail: [email protected]

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