Università degli Studi del Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”“Amedeo Avogadro”

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Lisbon, 22nd May 2003Lisbon, 22nd May 2003

Gisella Favagrossa, Paolo Pomati

The UniversityThe University

• The University of Eastern Piedmont The University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro” was established as “Amedeo Avogadro” was established as an autonomous institution in 1998 and, an autonomous institution in 1998 and, after its first five years of life, it has after its first five years of life, it has taken its rightful place as a scientific taken its rightful place as a scientific and cultural hub among Italian and cultural hub among Italian universities. universities.

The MissionThe Mission

• The aim of this small but promising The aim of this small but promising university is ambitious, yet quite feasible. university is ambitious, yet quite feasible.

• Its strength lies in the particularly favorable Its strength lies in the particularly favorable teacher-student relations which allows teacher-student relations which allows students to be taken care of, step by step, students to be taken care of, step by step, throughout their academic career.throughout their academic career.

• Credit is due to the university for having Credit is due to the university for having made an attentive analysis of the novelties made an attentive analysis of the novelties ushered by the University Reform.ushered by the University Reform.

What We OfferWhat We Offer

• The educational offer spans the full The educational offer spans the full range of branches of knowledge and is range of branches of knowledge and is organized into a wide series of activities. organized into a wide series of activities.

• There are basic and characterizing There are basic and characterizing courses, integrating practices, courses, integrating practices, laboratories, apprenticeships, training laboratories, apprenticeships, training periods and international exchanges.periods and international exchanges.

The facilitiesThe facilities

• The Rectorate and the Faculties all have a broad range of facilities and services to improve the quality of students’ lives and to assist them before, during and after the university years.

• This includes IT-laboratories, well-stocked libraries, special financing for cultural activities and sport, counseling and prizes to meritorious students.

• Above all, the centers of studies are situated in towns whose tranquil, homely atmosphere helps students to harmoniously enter university life.

Centers of Study Centers of Study (Faculties)(Faculties)

ECONOMICS PHARMACY LAW HUMANITIES

MEDICINE AND SURGERY

MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND

NATURAL SCIENCES

POLITICAL SCIENCES

Academic SyllabusAcademic Syllabus

• 4141 3-year degrees• 33 single-cycle specialist degrees• 22 Campus One degrees • 1414 specialist degrees• 1313 medical specialization schools• 88 doctorates• 99 masters

Research DepartmentsResearch Departments

• Information TechnologyInformation Technology• Public Policy and Public ChoicePublic Policy and Public Choice• Chemistry, Food, Pharmaceutical and Chemistry, Food, Pharmaceutical and

Pharmacological SciencesPharmacological Sciences• Sciences and Advanced TechnologiesSciences and Advanced Technologies• Economics and Quantitative MethodsEconomics and Quantitative Methods• Business Management and Territory PlanningBusiness Management and Territory Planning• Law and EconomicsLaw and Economics• Medical SciencesMedical Sciences• HumanitiesHumanities• Social ResearchSocial Research

TownsTowns

Headquarters:Headquarters:• AlessandriaAlessandria• NovaraNovara• Vercelli Vercelli

Centers of studies:• Acqui TermeAcqui Terme• Asti Asti • BiellaBiella• Casale MonferratoCasale Monferrato• DomodossolaDomodossola• VerbaniaVerbania

Students Students (Academic Year 2002-03)(Academic Year 2002-03)

1960

684

1420 1408 13381036 1052

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ECO PHA LAW HUM MED MFN SPO INT

GraduatesGraduates

Faculty 1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02* TOT

Economics 99 181 215 244 136 875

Pharmacy 30 37 41 70 44 222

Law 106 161 151 157 78 653

Humanities 66 91 100 134 71 462

Medicine and Surgery

38 68 111 146 163 526

Maths., Phys., Nat. Sc.

49 103 107 130 98 487

Political Sciences45 62 79 95 62 343

Totals 433 703 804 976 652 3568

The Graduate ProfileThe Graduate Profile

Key Piemonte Or.

Italy

Males 40,6% 42,8%

Females 59,4% 57,2%

Average Age 26,8 y.o. 28 y.o.

Average Score (Exams) 25,9/30 26,2/30

Average Score (Dissertation) 101,8/110 102,5/110

Average Period of Study 7 years 7,1 years

Dissertation Preparation 9,3 months 8,9 months

Frequency Regularity 93,6% 90,8%

Foreign experiences 9,8% 18,8%

Laboratories Usage 69,5% 56,3%

Stage 17% 17,9%

Students/Professors Ratio 69/100 60/100

Centers of StudyCenters of Study

• VERCELLIVERCELLI

Left: Headquarters; above: Faculty of Letters and Philosophy

Centers of StudyCenters of Study

• NOVARANOVARA

Left: Faculty of Pharmacy; above: Faculty of Economics

Centers of StudyCenters of Study

• ALESSANDRIAALESSANDRIA

Left: Faculty of Law and Political Sciences; above: Study Room in St. Maria di Castello

Student ServicesStudent Services

COUNSELINGCOUNSELING

Before University During University After University

Counseling Fair Newsletter Meetings with

High Schools

COUNSELING with Med. Doctors

    Job placement:     Stages    Almalaurea D.B.    Noopolis D.B.

Student ServicesStudent Services

• Grants• Rent Grants• Canteen Facilities• Cultural, Social, Leisure & Sports Activities• Part-Time Work• Facilities for Disabled Students• Prizes for Meritorious Students• Study Rooms• IT Laboratories• Libraries

InternationalInternationalRelationsRelations

• Socrates II/ErasmusSocrates II/ErasmusFaculty Partner Universities

EconomicsMons (Belgium), Roskilde (Denmark), Marsiglia (France), Tenerife (Spain)

Pharmacy Charleroi (Belgium), Helsinki (Finland)

Law Lisbona (Portugal), Tenerife (Spain), Örebro (Sweden)

Letters and Philosophy (Humanities)

Vienna (Austria), Lovanio (Belgium), Copenaghen (Denmark), Metz, Parigi VII, St. Étienne, Versailles (France), Bochum, Mannheim, Marburg, Monaco di Baviera, Potsdam (Germany), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Nottingham (United Kingdom), Iasi (Romania), Alicante, Castilla La Mancha, Granada, Madrid, Siviglia, Tenerife (Spain),

Medicine and Surgery Nizza (France), Marburg (Germany)

Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences

Nizza (France), Varsavia (Poland), Aberdeen (United Kingdom)

Political SciencesGraz (Austria), Jyväskylá, Lappland-Rovaniemi (Finland), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Katowice, Varsavia (Poland), Castelo Branco (Portugal), Jaen (Spain)

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Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”