CLICK ON WWW.UNIBA.IT To enroll at University Aldo Moro of Bari • Registration to open-access courses takes place online from August 1 to November 9, 2012. • All information about limited enrolment courses are available on www. area-reclutamento.uniba.it. Online booking for entrance examinations takes place from July 10 to August 17, 2012. Contents Introduction ..............................................................................3 Student Centres and Services ................................................13 Departments and Courses of Study .......................................25 University complexes, residences, dining halls .................... 57 Dear student, through this booklet you can have all the information about the new educational offer of the University of Bari, as well as about services, opportunities and facilitations reserved to you. We know how difficult it is to enter into a complex and varied reality as that academic one, but we think that, also thanks to instruments as this booklet, it can be possible to guide you to a conscious choice for your professional future. For the academic year 2012-2013 the new educational offer includes 126 bachelor’s and post-graduate degrees across Bari, Brindisi and Taranto, that you will find illustrated here with curricula and related career opportunities. More and more administrative operations can be performed entirely online, with an online secretary service that will accompany you during your entire university course, giving you the ability to check, even from home, all the information concerning your academic career. In the pages dedicated to Educational rights you have all the information about scholarships or taxes reduction; in the Orientation section, you can find information about stages, tutoring services and trainings. In the section dedicated to the opportunity to study abroad, you can learn about the wide range of students mobility programmes giving you the opportunity to study and improve yourself, even outside Europe. Moreover, in the section dedicated to Services you are given information about cultural and sports facilities and about part-time collaborations in many university structures. In the appendix you will find indications about offices, departments and university structures, so as to contact them in case of need. However, we remind you that this is only a concise and an easy-read guide and that you can find more detailed information on our websitewww.uniba.it . Welcome to our university community! INTRODUCTION Introduction At present, in Italy the University Sector is made up of 89 University Institutions which are classified in: • 58 State universities • 17 non-State universities (legally recognized by the State) • 2 universities for foreigners • 6 higher schools specialized in postgraduate university studies • 6 telematic universities According to the Ministerial Decree 270/2004, which rules the latest reform of the University system, State Universities issue, at the end of each relevant study course, the following titles: • Laurea (L) [1st cycle degree]; 3 years; 180 credits • Laurea Magistrale (LM) [2nd cycle degree]; 2 years, 120 credits • Diploma di Specializzazione (DS, Specialization Degree) • Dottorato di Ricerca (DR, Research Doctorate); minimum 3 years • Master di primo e secondo livello (1st and 2nd level University Masters) Credits (one credit is usually the equivalent of 25 hours of study) indicate the workload required for a student with adequate initial preparation to acquire the knowledge and skills envisaged by the course syllabus. These hours include both classroom activities (lectures, practice, seminars), individual study and other training activities like internships etc. The average yearly workload required for a full-time student has been set to 60 credits. Credits are earned by passing the final examination or by successfully completing other forms of assessment. They do not replace grades. The maximum final university degree grade is 110/110. Exceptional students may be awarded a degree grade of 110/110 cum laude. Classes may be held in semesters or annually, depending on the Faculties: 1st semester from mid/last week of September to the end of February; 2nd semester from mid/last week of February to the end of July. Lectures usually finish before the end of the term to provide students with time for the exam period. Exams are held on different dates during the academic year. All lectures and exams are held in Italian. The University of Bari, one the 58 State universities, was founded in 1925 and is attended today by about 60.000 students, across the Bari, Brindisi, and Taranto campuses and offers 126 degree programs (Bachelor’s and Doctoral degrees). The University of Bari has many complexes, the main are the following: • Palazzo Ateneo, in the city centre, where all the administrative offices, the rector’s office and the ex faculties of Letters and Education are based 4 Introduction • the University Campus, more peripheral, where all the scientific departments are based • Policlinico, where the school of Medicine is based International Cooperation The University of Bari has always been characterized by a strong international vocation and now, more than ever, internationalization is considered as one of its primary policies. The international activities of the University of Bari can be grouped under the following main headings: • Promotion of the International Inter-University Cooperation Conventions aimed at planning collaborative scientific research • Promotion of the International Inter-University Conventions aimed at creating international joint study courses • Participation in the Research and Training Programmes of the European Union and other Institutions (MAE, MIUR, CRUI, etc.) • Mobility within the LLP/Erasmus Programme • Mobility within the Fulbright Programme International conventions and agreements between the University of Bari and EU or non-EU countries are another means of internationalizing and promoting teaching and research on an international level. Here follows a list of foreign partner institutions: Country Partnership Albania University of Tirana; University of Elbasan; Agricultural University of Tirana; University of “Ismail Qemal” of Valona; University “Our Lady of Good Counsel” of Tirana; Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës; European University of Tirana; University of New York (Campus of Tirana); Justicia University of Tirana Algeria Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba Argentine University of Rosario; University of Palermo; National University of Mar del Plata; National Technological University of Buenos Aires; Argentine National Gendarmerie; “Centinela” Foundation Catolica de Salta of Buenos Aires; National University of Tres de Febrero; National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco; University of Belgrano; Argentine Business University of Buenos Aires; Catholic University of Santa Fe; National University of Cordoba; University of Moron; Papal Catholic University of Argentine; University of Business and Social Sciences; National University of Plata; National University of the Littoral of Santa Fe; National University of Cuyo; Faculty of Madicine of the University of Buenos Aires; University of Marina Mercante 5 Introduction Country Partnership Australia “La Trobe” University of Melbourne University of Adelaide; University of South Astralia; University of Melbourne; University of Sidney; University of South Australia – Adelaide; Flinders University of Adelaide Austria University of Music and Performing Arts of Graz Belarus Belorussian State University Bolivia Salesian University of Bolivia Bosnia And University of Banja Luka Herzegovina Brasil Fluminense Federal University of Rio de Janeiro University of São Paulo; University do Sul of Santa Cruz; Public Law Institute of Brasilia; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Bulgaria Medical University of Varna; University of Economics of Varna Burkina Faso University of Ouagadougou Canada University of Carleton Chile Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean of Santiago del Cile China Henan Agricultural University P.R.; Zhengzhou; Anhui Medical University Cyprus European University of Lefke Democratic Catholic University of Graben-Butembo Republic Of The Congo South Corea University of Seoul Costa Rica University for Peace Cuba Research Centre (International Centre for Neurological Restoration) - Havana Egypt South Valley University of Qena; Arabic Academy of Egypt; Damanour University of Alexandria of Egypt Ethiopia Addis Abeba University France Paris-Sorbonne University; Paul Valéry Universit Montpellier III; University of Nantes; Aix Marseille University; University of Rouen; “Robert de Sorbonne” Foundation; University of Paris I Panthéon- Sorbonne; University of Paris XIII; University of Limoges; Paris West University - Nanterre La Defense - University of Paris X, Sant’Anna School of Pisa; University of the Littoral Opal Coast Germany University of Saarbrücken; University of Bremen; Catholic University Eichstatt Greece University of Ioannina; Department of Management Science and Technology – Larisa University Indonesia Hasanuddin University of Makasaar 6 Introduction Country Partnership Israel Ben Gurion University – Negev; Al Quds University in Jerusalem Japan University of Waseda; Università of Kitasato – Tokyo; University of Nagasaki Kazakhstan Kazak State University of Agriculture Latvia University of Latvia; University of Riga Stradins Lithuania University of Vilnjus Macedonia St. Cyril and Methodius University