University of Turin

Doctoral School in Neuroscience

1. The Secretariat Office

1.1 What1.2 Why1.3 Where1.4 When

2. What you need to know

2.1 Missions2.2.Use of School funds2.3 Pregnancy2.4 Final report2.5 Thesis2.6 Access to the School website2.7 University e-mail address

1. The Secretariat Office

WHAT ?

The Secretariat Office of the School

is intended to make communication

easier between our students and the

institutional bodies of the School (the

School Head, the School Teaching

Body) and the central administration

offices.

1. The Secretariat Office

WHY ?You can address the Secretariat

Office when you need to hand

over forms requiring the School

Head’s signature, when you

intend to use the School funds,

for getting information on

learning activities and…

whenever you don’ t know

where to ask.

1. The Secretariat Office

WHERE ? The Secretariat Office of the

Doctoral School in Neuroscience

is located at the Department of

Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo,

Via Accademia Albertina 13,

Torino.

1. The Secretariat Office

WHEN ?

It is open from Monday trough

Wednesday, from 9.30. to

12.30.

at any time by sending an email

to the following address:

stefania.ursida@unito.it

2. What you need to know

2.1 Missions

a. Must be authorized by the Tutor and the School Head. Once

signed by your Tutor, permissions can be sent to the School

Secretariat via fax (011/670.45.08). All forms are available on

the School website:

http://dott-neuroscienze.campusnet.unito.it/cgi-bin/home.pl/View?doc=home_modulistica.html

b. Missions longer than six months: must be authorized by the

School Teaching Body.

2.2 Missions abroad

c. For students receiving a scholarship:

from Unito: to get the scholarship increase (maggiorazione):

i. - form signed by the School Head for Ufficio Dottorati

ii. - every two months: continuity statement (dichiarazione di continuità) - to

be signed by the School Head

- once come back: statement of return from abroad (dichiarazione di

rientro dall’estero) - to be signed by the School Head

i. for scholarships paid by other bodies: refer to your department

In order to get maggiorazione the mission abroad must be at least 3 weeks

long.

2.2 Use of School Funds

School funds can be used under the form of reimbursement and are

compatible with maggiorazione

Sum available: 600,00 Euro in four years (to be comfirmed): 1st year: max

300,00 Euro

Your Tutor must agree. Send your request indicating a budget and the

reason. If the School Head agrees

- before leaving use form for DBAU (manager of our School

funds);

- when you come back provide the Secretariat Office with:

i. Request of reimbursement;

ii. Mission report

iii. Vouchers, train/flight tickets

2.3 Pregnancy

Inform your Tutor as quickly as possible.

Contact Ufficio Dottorati (Dr.ssa Muci, phone n. 011/670.43.88) to

know which procedures relating to your safety and your maternity

leave you must follow.

2.4 Learning Activities

Regolamento Annual Programme Reports: Annual report: - Usually to be handed in in October;

- Must be: - written in English; - 3-4 folders* lenght; - signed by your Tutor; - sent to the School

Head.

- An electronic copy is also requested.

Final Report: - must be handed in 6 months before thesis discussion

*Unity of measurement equal to: 1800 strokes, divided into 30 lines, every line 60 strokes.

2.5 Thesis

Number of thesis to be sent: one for each Member of the Commission, one for the

School Head along with an electronic copy and the CDs requested by Ufficio

Dottorati.

2.6 Access to the School website

Our students can enter the School website at this address:

http://dott-neuroscienze.campusnet.unito.it/cgi-bin/home.pl

Login: _immatriculation number

Password (to be changed): neuro

2.7 University e-mail address

Students can login on the homepage of the University of Turin:

http://www.unito.it/ , “Login – MyUnito” (above, on the right) ( if you search for information

about your position as a student - data to be updated)

or

http://www.unito.it/ , “Servizi online” (second box on the right), “Webmail studenti”

Username:

immatriculation number

or

nome.cognome (name.surname) - for students never immatriculated in Turin before

Password: the default one is your date off birth in the format dd/mm/yyyy

For any problems arising with the use of the e-mail :

contact the phone number: 011/670.55.55

or

send an e-mail to: desk-edunito.it

Have a nice stay at our School !