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VADEMECUMBACHELOR DEGREE IN
ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
for the freshmen
a.a. 2019/20
L’Università ha la caratteristica di una peculiare libertà. La scuola, con i suoi ritmi scanditi dalla necessità, è passata; la professione, con il suo rigore inesorabile, non è ancora presente; di conseguenza si apre la possibilità di incontrare cose, persone, pensieri, a partire da un impulso interiore.
Romano Guardini
Vademecum: from Latin vade mecum, come with me.
This booklet was written by some students of the Università Cattolica to welcome you and help you in this new beginning. We collected here some advice from our experience of exams, lessons and life at university: we hope you will find it useful!
We cannot wait to meet you.
Enjoy reading your vademecum, and good luck for this new adventure!
INDEXAteneo Studenti 5What does it mean to live University? 7Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore: the history 8Theology 13EDUCatt 14The Faculty 24Study groups 28Study abroad 30Professor, a word? 32University Boards 34Student Pole 38The Freshmen Area 28Where to study 40Orientamento aule 43CUSL 44
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ATENEO STUDENTI
Ateneo Studenti is a student association that consists of students from all the faculties of Università Cattolica. Since 1975, the year of foundation, students have been dealing with what happens in university expressing their opinion, thanks to a weekly work. This interest takes different forms such as student representatives or exhibitions, including study vacations and the organization of conferences. A simple commitment, because this is what it’s all about, for anyone willing to enjoy the present. We meet every week in the Student Point room, open to everybody as a study room except when there are meetings for the students involved with Ateneo Studenti only, to discuss many different topics concerning both the faculties and the university as a whole.
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What does it mean to live your university?
We know that it is possible to go to university as if it were an almost compulsory and successive stage after high school. It is enough to enrol a graduating course, taking the necessary steps and acquiring that title that will act as a springboard for the ever-dreamt job. Moreover, the web helps us not to compromise ourselves too much in the university environment, which may somehow appear chaotic and where you may feel a stranger, regretting, without fully admit-ting it, the old high school class, classmates and even teachers. But then why is it worth it to be involved in this peculiar community of professors and students? Why attending it and trying to get to know it? What each one of us desires is to fully be fulfilled: that is the aim, in the end, of our common job of studying and researching. That is to me the fundamental point, for which it is worth it to live university. It cannot be an anonymous institution, aimed at forming anony-mous professionals, but a place of faces, strictly committed to the chore of knowledge in order to build their personal identity and, therefore, the world. I can assure you, that you feel a great joy when, cutting through the sea of knowledge, it is possible to identify that route that, by its existence alone, holds the discovery of Truth and of one’s self together. And yet, as a sailing ship cannot be ruled by a man alone, so the discovery of the self cannot happen thanks to your own self. The crew is necessary and so the community, from the freshman to the rector magnificus, in order to face the travel. Indeed, it is our responsibility to decide every day how to live univer-sity. We can bear it as we bear a sweltering journey into a packed underground wagon, among the indifferent faces with the only hope to get soon to their destination. Or we can get involved with the crew of the sailing ship, setting sails towards knowledge. Here, each face can be a travel companion, to be able to get to know ourselves and the reason why we live in this world.
Michele De Carli, III year Philosophy
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UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE:
THE HISTORY“Ideas are what the world needs above all” [...] And as ideas are worked out and communicated in teaching, he [Fr. Gemelli] conceived the bold project of an Institute that would gather together good students […] and willing young people, animated by the desire to proceed with their teachers in search of truth, in order to adhere to it passionately and then generously to transmit to others its riches, which had now become the substance of their own lives.
From John Paul II’s speech at UCSC, December 8 1978
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February 1920
Edoardo Gemelli, also known as Fr. Agostino Gemelli, was born in Milan on January 18, 1878. His family was lapsed and anticlerical, and he grew up in an agnostic environment. After finishing university, while working in the studio of Camillo Golgi, he developed a passion for biological sciences and for experimental research and began to study to understand the truth of man, an interest that was crucial to him and that he never abandoned. Thanks to the meeting with Ludovico Necchi and another friend, a priest, Gemelli converted to Christianity and in 1904 he became a friar minor. Driven by his conversion and his questions, in 1918 father Gemelli, prompted by the economist Giuseppe Toniolo and with the collaboration of Ludovico Necchi, Francesco Olgiati, Armida Barelli and Ernesto Lombardo, decided to establish a Catholic University. Father Gemelli was Rector until his death, in 1959.
The Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Supe-riori, the institution that founded UCSC, was born.According to the statute of our University: “The Giuseppe Toniolo Institute for Higher Education, the founding and promoting body of Università Catto-lica, guarantees the achievement of the institutional purposes” (art. 2.1) “[…] through appropriate higher education which is adherent to the principles of Chri-stianity, with due regard for the autonomy proper to every form of knowledge, and according to a concep-tion of science at the service of the human being and of civil co-existence, in line with the principles of the Catholic doctrine and with the universal nature of Catholicism and its high and specific needs of free-dom.” (art. 1.3).
The origins
24th June1920
Benedetto Croce, minister of Public Education, signed the decree that approved the establishment of our University.
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Inauguration of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, in the presence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan Achille Ratti, who was elected pope three months later with the name of Pius XI.
Our university has always been a university of the people. In fact, a big part of the university spending was funded by donations from the Italian Catholics. Thanks to these generous and constant contributions, even students with financial difficulties, who otherwise would not have been able to study, had the opportunity of receiving a higher education.
Pope Pius XI established a day dedicated to the Catholic Uni-versity, the Giornata dell’Uni-versità Cattolica. One Sunday each year, every Italian church donates the money collected during the Mass to the Catho-lic University.
1932: UCSC moved from Sant’Agnese to Largo Gemelli, to the cloisters of the former monastery of St. Ambrose.
The people’s University
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Unicatt: why did they choose this name?In those times, culture was proclaiming the antithesis between faith and science.Science really is important and, without any doubt, necessary, but individual and social life, in a word, history, are a daily reminder that it is not enough. It is necessary that culture and civilisation be guided by caritas, by love, by a heart. This is why Fr. Gemelli called his creation “Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore”.
Francesco Olgiati
Father Gemelli wanted the Cappella to be built just inside the main entrance, so that “students could immediately find, as they enter the university, the One who is the Master, and could kneel before Him and pay their respects, both when they enter and when they leave the university”.
7th December
1921
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World War II: fall and rebirthBetween the 15th and 16th of August 1943, the Catholic University was bombed. The main entrance, part of the Bramante cloister and the grand staircase were hit. The right side of the facade was never rebuilt, as you can see from outside the main entrance. After the bombings, the reconstruction began immediately. Fr. Gemelli himself said: “the Catholic University will rise again, more beautiful and bigger than before”. Many people were directly invol-ved, and in just a few months academic activities could begin again. They did not stop at the university: several students and professors took part in the reconstruction of the nation by becoming involved with public administra-tion, local authorities and the leadership of the nation.
During World War II, the General Co-ordination of the Resistance, the “Corpo volontari della libertà”, would gather in-side the university, thanks to the support of Ezio Franceschini, a professor of Latin and Mediaeval Literature, who would later become Rector. In 1944, important documents about the Resistance were hidden under some skeletons of the 18th century, and the German SS were unable to find them during their searches. They were then unearthed after the war.
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The Sixties were years of great changes for Italian universities. UCSC, which at the time was a small university established with the aim to educate the Italian ruling class, opened its gates to more and more students.
The Università Cattolica faced a crisis of identity for some years, until it was affected by the wave of protests. Students occupied the university after a big rise in tuition fees. The Dean’s and the Administration’s reaction was immediate, and the protesters were forced out by the police (soon after, the leaders of the protests were expelled).
The events of 1968, a watershed year, affected the Italian society and did not spare the Catholic world, which found itself bewildered and fragmented facing the radicalism of the protests. During this dramatic period, UCSC never gave up its aim to educate and its efforts to shape its own peculiar identity. The redefinition of its role sparked clashes between student and professors, but it also inspired a discussion that saw different opinions arise among both students and professors.
1968 in UCSC
November1967
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October 16, 1978: Karol Wojtyla became Pope with the name of John Paul II. It was an important moment for the Catholic University, which some years before had developed a deep friendship with the Archbishop of Kraków. For his first official visit outside of the Vatican, the Pope went to the Polyclinic Gemelli. The relations with the Popes continued this way, as they always considered the Catholic University as a favorite daughter.
From the 1970s to now
Pope John Paul II visited the university campus in Milan and gave a speech in front of the professors and all the represen-tatives of the Milanese culture. He reminded everyone that the duty of every University, parti-cularly of a Catholic Universi-ty, was “the tension to the whole Truth”, because “discovering the Truth, men fulfil themselves”.
22maggio1983
And I leave you now, hoping that I will meet you again somewhere, I don’t know where. But students, young people, can be met everywhere. Everywhere there are Universities, everywhere there are students, everywhere there are young people and everywhere there is hope for the future. (from John Paul II’s speech to the students, May 22, 1983).
The Pope issued the apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, addressed to Catholic Universities all over the world. The purpose of this document was that “the Christian mind may achieve, as it were, a public, persistent and universal presence in the whole enterprise of advancing higher culture and that the students of these institutions become people outstanding in learning, ready to shoulder society’s heavier burdens and to witness the faith to the world.” (Gravissimum Educationis, 10) 15th
August1990
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Theology courses are a unique trait of our university. This peculiarity, which sets us apart from all other Italian academic institutions, is rooted in the educational mission that originated our University. Teaching Theology does not only mean creating specific courses. As His Most Revered Eminence, Cardinal Angelo Scola said when he met our professors, teaching Theology is a task of our University, and it implies offering it as the grounds on which all fields of knowledge can meet and exchange, cooperating in the search for the good and the truth.
Technical infoFirst year MD students must pass a Theology exam too. The Faculty assigns them a professor who will teach a seminar connected to their field of study. Their exam is not marked in numbers, but only as approved/not approved.
Are you up for the challenge?Theology courses are neither catechism lessons nor an attempt to indoctrinate you: instead, they challenge you to use your reason to discover more about human nature and to ask your questions on life and its meaning. After all, we all have them, don’t we?
THEOLOGY
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WHAT IS THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION?
Hence, right to study is not prerogative for those who can aff ord education, it instead means allowing to know, learn and form themselves all those who feel such need.
Th erefore, the economic aid is the fi rst to be guaranteed as without it many “capable and deserving pupils” would not have the chance of getting education.
Right to education, though, is more than just right to benefi ts. Indeed, it is also a care for the students, looking at their person with a 360 degrees perspective.
Th is is the CORE OF EDUCATT MISSION
EDUCATTOur representative at EDUCatt AD
ALICE ANCESCHI
I LM Management per l’impresa [email protected]
Schools are open to anyone. Capable and deserving pupils, including those without adequate finances, have the right to attain the highest levels of education. The
Republic renders this right effective through scholarships, allowances to families and other benefits, which shall be assigned through competitive examinations.
Art. 34 Italian Constitution
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Our representative at EDUCatt AD
ALICE ANCESCHI
I LM Management per l’impresa [email protected]
WHAT IS EDUCatt?EDUcatt is the non – profit foundation that the Catholic University chose to deal with the right to university study.
The service provided by this entity goes beyond scholarships, it in fact considers also the non – holders and their needs: an accommodation for off – campus students, a healthy and quality meal within university, access to a broad range of academical texts and even health and psychological assistance.
EDUcatt addresses such needs providing services aimed at accompanying students throughout their university path, to prepare them for future, where they will create value and worth themselves with their hard work, professionality and knowledge.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Deadline for the presentation of the demand: September 30th,2019
>> INCOME REQUIREMENTSTh e income-based requirements are related to the family unit, as interpreted by the Italian law. Th ere are two parameters of reference:• ISEE (concerning the economic conditions) not more than 23.000€• ISPE (concerning the capital) not more than 50.000€Puoi ottenere queste informazioni recandoti presso un centro CAAF e richiedendo la “Attestazione ISEE per le prestazioni agevolate per il diritto allo studio universitario” sottoscritta nel 2019.
>> MERIT REQUIREMENTSOnce income requirements are satisfi ed, it comes to the merit ones (it is up to YOU now!). such requirements concern the achievement of a given number of CFU (credits) as shown in the following table:
CFU TO ACHIEVE DEADLINE
30 Cfu August 10th, 2020To get the scholarship for theacademical year 2019-2020
(First year)
35 Cfu August, 2020*To present the demand for
the scholarship for the following year 2020-2021
(Second year)
80 Cfu August, 2021*To be able to get the
Scholarship for 2021-2022(Th ird year)
N.B this table might be useful during the next three years, keep it carefully!* * CFU and deadlines are approximate, they will be precisely established once the notices of each
year will be published
Scholarships are provided by EDUcatt basing on two criteria: income and merit. Here you can fi nd a simplifi ed sum up of the main steps to present the demand and obtain the scholarship. For any further information here you have the link to the notice of competition, available also on EDUcatt website.
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Keep in mind:
• Valid CFU: cannot be counted among the credits to achieve:
1. Cfu from supernumerary exams
2. Cfu validated and eventually recognised to the student at the moment of the enrollment, but coming from studies before university
• Bonus: to help the student to achieve the number of credits needed to have access too the scholarship, it is possible to ask for some bonus credits, in addition to the ones the student already has, in the way shown below (Bonus credits are very useful, use them carefully!):
1° anno: no bonus
* check the announcement of selection for the next years
REMEMBER!! The necessary number of CFU must be achieved AT THE LATEST BY August 10th, 2020
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?After EDUCatt receives the demand and verifies all the requirements, a ranking will be set up (first temporary and then definitive) you will get by e-mail in which
you might appear as:Admissible and beneficiary students
Admissible but non-beneficiary studentsNot admitted
The admissible and beneficiary student is entitled to:1. An economic advantage depending on the income range;2. To be exempted from the university tuition fees;3. A free meal per day at the cafeteria or at EDUCatt canteens.
The admissible but non-beneficiary student is entitled to:1. To be exempted from the university tuition fees;A free meal per day at the cafeteria or at EDUCatt canteens..
N.B. the admissible but non-beneficiary students may become admissible and beneficiary later, according to EDUCatt’s financial availability. Don't forget to check your personal area on MyEDUCatt and the pieces of news on www.educatt.it, nothing is impossible!
Merit-based scholarships: It is possible to apply for scholarships based only on merit instead of income on the website: www.borsepermeritouc.it
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EDUCATT SERVICES
CafeteriaEduchef Cafeteria&Pizza.9 (in Via Necchi 9) offers: 1. a catering service for the students, lunch is from 12pm to 2:30pm, dinner from
7pm to 8:30pm.
2. Study room with Wi-Fi fom 3.30pm to 8.30pm
Requirements• Badge: you can recharge it at the entrance of the cafeteria by cash or credit cards.• Substitute badge: you can ask it at the Polo Studenti, if you do not have the
official one yet.• Single-use ticket:they are available also to non-students, and you can buy them
at the entrance of the cafeteria.
Are there any financial facilitations?To benefit from reduced prices, you need to apply at the Polo Studenti and pay an activation fee of 30€ or 60€, depending on your income bracket. We recommend it strongly as the activation fees shall be paid only once in your entire academic career. Instead of paying 7,70€ for a complete meal, who joins the service will benefit from the following reductions:
FASCIA A B C D D* D**Contributo 3.6 4.1 4.6 5.15 5.65 6.65
Reductions are also valid for the LUNCH formula (that otherwise would cost 5€):
3,50€ for A range, 4,00€ for B and 4,50€ for ranges C, D, D* and D**. To know which
range you belong to and discover the reductions you are entitled to go to the dedicated
section on EDUcatt website
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MenusEsistono varie combinazioni, le principali sono queste:
A) FORMULA REDPRICE at 2,50€ a first course/ 2 side dishesi/ cheese + bread + free refill beverage
B) FORMULA LUNCH at 5€ for non registeres students, and at discounted costs for the registered ones. a first and second course + bread + dessert/fruit + free refill beverage or a second course + bread + dessert/fruit + free refill beverage
C) FORMULA PASTO COMPLETO at 7,70€ for non-registered students, and at discounted costs for the registered ones.: a first course + second course + side dish + bread + dessert/ fruit + free refill beverage
D) LINEA 3 at 4,50€ for registered students and 5€ for occasional visitors: this option lets you choose between pizza or sandwices, sandwiches or main dishes and includes also take-away menus.Eventual changes will be available on the website and at the cafeteria.
NB. If you are a "beneficiary student" of the scholarship, you have a free meal per day! If you are, instead, an "admissible, but non beneficiary student" you'll have this chance by the second year.
Book lendingIt is possible to freely borrow up to six volumes, both concerning university or not, for two months (with an eventual extension of further 30 days). Such loan depends on a reservation which can be carried out on EDUcatt website under the point “Libri – Soluzioni e strumenti”. Above book lending, EDUcatt gives the chance to buy and sell your own books at the Container.9, via Necchi 9.
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Student WorkEDUCatt offers work opportunities, designed exclusively for students. A pioneer in Italy in this service, EDUCatt has done a fixed-term student work contract designed to provide an opportunity for study and support for those who cannot qualify for other types of financial aid. The type of collaboration is designed not to compromise the time for study and attendance of academic courses.To request more information or to submit an application, please write to [email protected].
Housing solutionsEDUCatt offers various housing solutions in different university locations:
• On-campus accommodation at a short distance from the university• Urban residential colleges in the city• Accommodation on demand: an accomodation service for short period of
time• A cheaper access to accomodation searching and platforms.
HealthcareIf you need a general medical visit, you can do it for free at the university! You just have to go, with no reservation, to the Dominicanum building, in the main Gemelli campus, from Monday to Friday from 9am to 4:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for all students, even more for off–campus students, to have a doctor to refer to. It is also given the opportunity to have specialistic check-ups (eye, gynecological or dermatological examinations). They must be booked and cost 30€. For any other exam it is possible to contact external structures (showing up the badge), partners of the Catholic University, that you can find on the website. It is also available a psychological consultancy center, still at favorable prices
eSharingIt is a service of PC lending on reservation and at a reduced price. Come and visit the website www.educatt.it/esharing.
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RestaurantsBesides the Cafeteria, EDUCatt offers you the chance to eat at a discounted price in some restaurants. To check up which they are and for further information visit the EDUCatt website on the area "Ristorazione".
Other services1. Optical stores
At the store Ottica Matuella (Piazzale Luigi Cadorna, 9) you can have a free eye examination and you have access to special discounts on eyeglasses and contact lenses too.
2. Free time and culture: Il Sole 24 Ore, il Corriere della Sera and more than 2,0000 newspapers and digital magazines
Abbonamento alla versione digitale o cartacea dei quotidiani a prezzo scontato. Sulla piattaforma online medialibrary è inoltre accedere gratuitamente all'edicola digitale, con i principali quotidiani italiani e più di 2.000 riviste e quotidiani da tutto il mondo.
3. Wellness and sport: Barry’s BootcampA discounted access to the courses of the gym in via Senato 36 is guaranteed.
THE FACULTY
In Milan the following Degrees are taught:• Economia e Gestione Aziendale • Economia e Legislazione d’Impresa • Economia delle Imprese e dei Mercati • Economics and Management (taught in English) • Economia e Gestione dei Beni Culturali e dello Spettacolo (interfacoltà con
Lettere e Filosofi a)
Th e Academic Year is divided into two semesters, with the exception of Economics and Management (taught in English), which is divided into three trimesters. Th e fi rst semester starts the third week of September and ends at the beginning of the winter holidays, while the second semester starts at the end of February and ends within the last week of May. In January-February, June-July and September (until the start of the lectures), no lessons are held: it is exam period, or ‘sessione’ in Italian. Every year, our Faculty provides students with fi ve diff erent chances of taking each exam: use them well!You have three shots in the exam period aft er the course has been taught (the week following the end of the lectures of the courses), one in the exam period at the end of the other semester and one last shot in September.
Our representatives at the Faculty Board
PIETRO PIROLA
II LM Management per l’[email protected]
MARIA MINELLI
I LM [email protected]
PAOLO MANTOVANI
II LT Economia e gestione aziendale [email protected]
BEATRICE PICOTTI
III LT Economia e gestione dei beni culturali e dello [email protected]
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Economics and management Th is BA is entirely taught in English and the academic calendar is divided in trimesters. Th e fi rst trimester starts during the third week of September and ends the in middle November. Th e second trimester starts in January and ends at the beginning of March. Th e last trimester starts in April and ends in middle June.
At the end of each trimester, there is an exam period: for every course taught in that trimester you will have two chances of taking the exam, while for any other exam you might have left behind there will be only one date available.
During each trimester, you will have the opportunity to take midterms based on the modules taught until that moment.
Trimesters are organised as follows:
1st trimester 2nd trimester 3rd trimesterPrinciples of Management
(8 CFU)Mathematics - 3rd partial exam Introductory Microeconomics
(8 CFU)
IT for Economics and Management (8 CFU)
Organization Theory and Design (8 CFU)
Economic History (8 CFU)
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENTStudying for this exam, you will learn the terminology you will need every day as you go on with your studies. Th e exam is divided into two core modules: ‘Principles of Management’, which gives you the theoretical basis of the subject, and ‘Financial and Accounting’, which introduces you the world of numbers. It is really important to attend the course and to read the book at the end of each lecture, as the exam can be challenging. Th e lectures are really interesting and your active participation will be required during class. Moreover, experts of the fi eld will be invited as guests, to tell you about what they do.
MATHEMATICSIt is one of the toughest exams of the fi rst year. You should have studied the majority of this course’s topics during high school, except for the last part of the exam. Never skip seminars, which are held weekly, as they will help you to understand what is more relevant for the exam.
Our representatives at the Faculty Board
PIETRO PIROLA
II LM Management per l’[email protected]
MARIA MINELLI
I LM [email protected]
PAOLO MANTOVANI
II LT Economia e gestione aziendale [email protected]
BEATRICE PICOTTI
III LT Economia e gestione dei beni culturali e dello [email protected]
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Mathematics -1st and 2nd partial exams (9 CFU)
Principles of law (8 CFU)
First Foreign Language (French I) - 3rd partial (only for beginners)
First Foreign Language (French I) - 1st partial exam (4 CFU)
First Foreign Language (French I) - 2nd partial exam
You will be divided into two groups: take advantage from the fact that your class will be quite small and get to know your classmates, both Italian and international, better, as you are going to spend the next academic years with them. One of the main features of this course is that you are going to have to do group projects that will be evaluated and are going to affect the final grade of the exam. Do not forget that lots of the exams from the first year are compulsory in order to take the exams from the second year.
CHANGING YOUR MAJORIt may be that during the undergraduate program a student wants to move from a degree course to another (for instance from “Gestione Aziendale” to “Imprese e Mercati”): this is permitted and, of course, all the exams previously taken will be converted. The procedure is easier than it might seem: if you find yourself in this situation, consult the Guida di Facoltà and ask the students’ representatives for help. You can only transfer if you have already reached 80 CFU, so you will think about it at the end of your second year.
PRINCIPLES OF LAWThis exam concerns the Italian private law. The textbook and the slides are a good starting point, but not enough to pass the exam. Is really important to attend classes and take notes. This is the only oral examination of the first year.
INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMICSIn this course, you will learn about the theoretical models that try to represent the economic reality. This exam requires a meticulous study and is based on a good knowledge of mathematics. In addition to the lectures, you will also have weekly seminars that are going to help you understand better the topics discussed in class.
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PREPARATORY COURSESSome of the exams of the undergraduate program can only be taken once you have passed some other exams. These are called “preparatory courses”: their aim is to lay the foundations (theoretical, quantitative, and lexical) on which you will gradually develop your knowledge. It is important to be aware of this in order to avoid accumulating these exams and leaving them behind, thus missing the chance to take others. An example is “Matematica Generale” for “Economia Politica I”, or “Economia Aziendale” for “Organizzazione Aziendale”.
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Why study groups?The goal of our study groups, which are guided by elder students, is to help you face up to the new classes you are taking, which deal with economic contents and new, sometimes complicated, methods. Mastering them will definitely be useful to pass the exam and will help you face the following courses with a solid foundation!
What are they?Study groups are regular meetings during which elder students offer their time for free to help freshmen prepare the most difficult exams of the first year by revising the courses’ contents and learning what is the best study method for each specific subject. Often, while studying together, some questions arise that help deepen our understanding of the subject, and might not emerge if we always studied by ourselves. We try to answer them during the study group, but also during the lessons and the professor’s office hours. Joining a study group is simple and free. As the semester begins, we will let you know how to participate!
Info:• Study groups are NOT an alternative to classes and individual study: they only
help if you attend the course regularly.• Which subjects? General Mathematics (1st sem) and Political Economics 1 (2nd sem)• Each study group will meet once a week, the day and time will depend on
everyone’s availability. First-year students will be divided following alphabetical order (A-B, C-E, etc.)
• Before midterms we organise a mock-test, so that you can put yourself to the test before the actual exam.
STUDY GROUPS
For more information, please join our Facebook group: AS Economia - Gruppetti di Matematica e Economia Politica I
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WHY DO SOME ELDER STUDENTS OFFER THEIR TIME TO HELP YOU?
Let’s ask them!Last year, more than 300 first-year students joined our study groups, and for many of them it was not only an opportunity to learn something, but also to make friends.
When they asked me to help with the study groups of Microeconomics I was very sceptical, because I didn’t want to take time away from my study.. . but when I tried it the first time, I had to change my mind! First, for me the study groups have been an opportunity to understand better why I like so much what I study. By explaining concepts and ideas, doing exercises together and answering the questions of first-year students I learned more about subjects I had already studied, which since then have become much more interesting. I was surprised by the fact that this method of helping freshmen has made me more passionate about Economics, and that it can become an occasion to communicate this interest to everyone!
Umberto, 3rd year
WHAT DO THE FRESHMEN THINK ABOUT?
I have taken part in study groups for two years now, and every year they get better. In my case, the subjects I explain to first-year students are subjects I am interested in. This way, the study groups become a way to go over them again and understand new aspects every time. Moreover, during these two years I have met many nice people: elder students but most of all freshmen, who are still thanking me today. Finally, study groups have helped me think about what my future path could be, making me consider the possibility of teaching.
Francesco, 1st year, Grad SchoolI think the study groups of Mathematics and Microeconomics are a great opportunity for two simple reasons: firstly, they are a way to integrate yourself in the university environment, by meeting elder students that can become great friends. Secondly, I think they helped me reach a deeper understanding of difficult subjects, thanks to the all the students who offered their time and dedicated themselves to this initiative.
Marta, 1st year
They helped me by explaining concepts that I did not understand in class, and the mock-test that they gave us were also very useful.
Francesca, 1st year
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STUDY ABROADUCSC offers different possibilities and ways to study abroad, valuable occasions to learn a foreign language, meet students from other countries and experiencing different ways of learning and teaching.
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS There are four programs that allow you to study abroad for 5 to 10 months:
• Exchange: a program that allows you to spend a semester or an entire academic year in one of the universities abroad that have an agreement with UCSC. It is divided into Erasmus programs with partner universities in the EU, and Overseas for all the other destinations. You will not have to pay any additional fees to the foreign university, but you still need to pay those of the UCSC. For this kind of program, EU and UCSC offer numerous scholarships.
• ISEP Network: it is a program that is different for destinations (most of them are in the USA) and prices (in addition to the UCSC’s fees, you have to pay also a contribution to the host University).
• Study Abroad Network: this program is as prestigious as it is expensive. It requires a minimum average of 24/30 and gives you access to some of the most renowned universities of the world. Keep an eye on your wallet though!
• Free Mover: it requires the acceptance by the host University, which will require you pay a part of its annual tuition fees. In addition, you have to go on paying the UCSC’s entire fees. But, on the bright side, with this program you can choose whichever host university you want, instead of having to pick one from a limited list.
• These programs (except for the Free Mover) require you to pass an initial selection made through competition notice.
More detailed information on competitions, destinations and requirements can be found on the website ucscinternational.unicatt.it.
A little tip: before rushing abroad, take some time to start with the right foot here in Italy! This can also help you to make a conscious decision about which host universities to apply to, choosing the right destinations according to your interests.
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DOUBLE DEGREEIf your goal is to get a degree valid also in a foreign country of your interest, the Double Degree is the right choice for you. It will allow you to carry out part of your academic program in UCSC and the other part in a foreign university. The available destinations for this relatively new program are still few, but their number is constantly increasing.
STUDY AND INTERNSHIP ABROADSummer programs are shorter programs that take place during the summer and allow you to take some exams, which will then be converted by the UCSC. Moreover, there are also many opportunities for those who wants to have a work experience abroad or simply to learn a language.
For further information about the possibilities to study and work abroad we suggest you to attend one of the International Days that take place in the UCSC during the year.
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PROFESSOR, A WORD?INTERVIEW WITH PROF. BENEDETTO LORENZO CANNATELLI Assistant professor of Management, Business and Entrepreneurship at the
Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth and senior fellow at ALTIS, Graduate School of Business and Society, and E4Impact Foundation, organisations related to the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
What does the Faculty of Economics offer to a student?The goal of the Faculty is to train students toward a full comprehension of the economic dimension of human activities, such as production, trading, business in general as well as consumption.
On the other hand, what does a student of economics has to offer to the world?My hope is that our graduates may contribuite to the common good by adopting a positive, confident and enthusiastic approach to provide solutions to relevant needs or challenges of society as a whole, at both local and global levels.
How can studying economics contribute to the development of a critical approach to reality?I think making sense of the economic antecedents and consequences of human action is fundamental for a full comprehension of social phenomena at both macro and individual level.
Is the Catholic University in any aspect different from other universities? Why? As a catholic institution, our university should stimulate students toward considering business first of all a means to meet human needs, where profit is the way to meet shareholders legitimate expectations, not the ultimate goal of a venture.
Is there any advice you would give to the freshmen?Live this new adventure with high expectation, be curious and keep searching for a nexus between what you learn everyday and reality as a whole. Ask support to your teachers in this process.
INTERVIEW WITH PROF. MAURIZIO MOTOLESEProfessor of Economic Policy and Politica Economica
In your opinion, what can the Faculty of Economics off er to a student? And on the other hand, what can a student of Economics off er to the world?First, I would like to specify that the following answers are my personal opinions and they do not necessarily refl ect the point of view of the Faculty of Economics of the Catholic University. To answer the fi rst question, I am not going to refer to the educational off er and various programmes, as they are exhaustively presented on the web site and on the Faculty guide. I would like to dwell on another formative aspect: the method. Economics is by nature a complex system. Studies of this subject off er useful methods to analyse complexity in a broad sense, which is a helpful skill, whatever the working path will be. Achieving good analysis methods and instruments should be the major concern during the studies. In other words, acquiring notions as they were instructions for use is not enough. It is necessary to achieve a method of analysis that allows to face always new and diff erent situations in a complex and rapidly changing world. Th e analysis experience acquired by applying such method is what a student of economics can off er the world.
Can the study be a starting point for a critical judgement of what happens? How?Of course it can. A critical confrontation with what happens is only possible with solid bases which are ensured by study. In other words, you cannot criticise what you do not know. An active participation during lectures can result in occasion of deep discussion and confront with your teachers to get to understand and judge what happens. It happened to me at the end of some Economic Policy classes that a group of students stayed: they were interested in deeply understanding the Italian economic situation and those days have been precious occasions of knowledge and judgement of reality.
Which advices would you give to freshmen?First advice: assiduously attend classes and study with a pluriannual perspective, meaning that what you study during the fi rst year is not to be archived and set aside; it is instead precious and necessary to face contents of following years classes. Th e second advice I would give is not to settle for the minimum, just passing exams, but be ambitious and not to lowball with your study plan. Th e third and last advice is to widen your horizons and look beyond the borders. Immediately build a curriculum which allows you to be citizens of the world.
UNIVERSITYBOARDS
FACULTY BOARD (CDF)Th e Faculty Board is the main instance of dialogue for the Dean of Faculty, the students and the professors. During the Faculty Board meetings, that take place every month, the development of the teaching activity and the educational off er is discussed. Th is board consists of the Dean of Faculty, fi rst and second band professors, research fellow representatives, a representative of the theology professors and student representatives elected every two years.
EDUCATTTh e EDUCatt administration board is the committee appointed to the management of the organization for the right to university education. Its members are the president, the director, fi ve members nominated by the Rector of the Università Cattolica and three student representatives that have to verify and guarantee the quality of the services provided and the eff ectiveness of their management.
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Th anks to the ongoing
dialogue between the student representatives in the
administration board of EDUCatt, Università Cattolica and EDUCatt it was possible to guarantee to all the admissible students a scholarship
that allowed them to further their academic career.
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INTEGRATED ACADEMIC SENATE
Th e Integrated Academic Senate consists of the Rector and the Deans, that are the members of the actual Academic Senate, integrated with some representatives of the diff erent constituents of university such as professors, research fellows, administrative personnel an a student. It sugg ests amendments to the university’s statute.
UNIVERSITY BOARDOUR
REPRESENTATIVESAT THE UNIVERSITY
BOARDTh e University Board is a committee called by the Rector to allow communications and indications concerning the development of the University as a whole. Despite its advisory function, it is one of the main places of interaction between the students and the Rector. Its members are 58 and they represent each part of University including 10 students, the Rector and the general clerical Assistant
CARLO TORREGIANI
II LM - Filologia [email protected]
DIEGO FRIGIDI
II LT - Scienze linguistichee letterature [email protected]
ALESSANDRA BELLOLI
II LM - Lingue, letterature eculture d’Europa e
FEDERICO BERTOCCHI
III LT - [email protected]
II LT - Scienze linguistiche
PIETRO PIROLA
II LM - Management perl’impresa
members of the actual Academic Senate, integrated with some representatives of the diff erent constituents of university such as professors, research fellows, administrative personnel an a student. It sugg ests amendments to the university’s
CARLO TORREGIANI
II LM - Filologia [email protected]
DAVIDE TURCO
V anno - [email protected]
V anno - Giurisprudenza
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It’s a pastoral board with advisory function that outlines the course of action of the Pastorale Universitaria. Its members are representatives of all the constituents of the academic community including 5 students.
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UNIVERSITY SPORTS COMMITTEE
Th e University Sports Committee deals with the organization and the promotion of sport through economic sudsidies with institutions and associations that support university sports and plan national and international university sport events. Its members are the Rector, the Administrative Offi cer, two students representatives and the representatives for the university sport institutions legally recognised
PASTORAL COUNCIL
OURRAPRESENTATIVES
FRANCESCA MAPELLI
II LM - [email protected]
CHIARA PICCOLI
I LM - Storia dell’[email protected]
TERESA ZAGRA
IV anno - [email protected]
OURRAPRESENTATIVE
FEDERICO FIORINI
III LT - Scienze Motorie e [email protected]
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Th e National Council of University Students represents the only place of interaction between university students and the Minister of Public Education. Th ey discuss issues that concern all universities. It can address questions to the Minister regarding teaching, students’ conditions and other topics that require an answer within 60 days. It consists of 28 students elected every three years. Ateneo Studenti, together with other student associations from other universities, is part of the CLDS (Coordination of the Student Associations for the right to University Education).
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (CNSU) CLDS
RAPRESENTATIVES
TOMMASO KRIVICIC
ANDREA MILILLO
LORENZO TONOLI
GIOVANNI PISANU
SEND AN EMAIL TO:[email protected]
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The Student Pole is the secretary of the Catholic University. It is divided into four areas: the orange area is for general information, the usage of iCatt and the enrollment page, deadlines and timing, paperwork; the yellow one is for the academic steps from enrolling to presenting the study plan; the green one is for issues regarding exams and the graduation exam; the blue one is for university taxes and tax declaration.
STUDENT POLE
To access the functions of the Student Pole, it is necessary to take a ticket from the totems at the entrance, by selecting the requested service.
You can use the following methods to contact the Student Pole for simple information: the infoline service runs from Monday
to Friday, from 8 am to 8 pm, calling the number 199 14 70 14 the website: www.cattolica.infostudente.
it for those who are not enrolled the iCatt page for those already enrolled.
OPENING HOURS
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm
Wednesday: from 1 pm to 4 pm; Friday: from 9 am to 12.30
For the evening courses students the green and yellow areas remain open also Tuesday from 5.30 pm to 7 pm
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THE FRESHMEN AREAIt is the area devoted to the freshmen of the three-year, master's and single-cycle degree, located in the Milan headquarter in Largo Gemelli 1.
To access the information, it is necessary to take a ticket from the totem at the entrance, by selecting the requested service with the help of an expert on the spot.
OPENING HOURSfrom Monday to Friday
from 9 am to 4 pm
Polo studentiArea matricole
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You don’t know where to study? Don’t go home! Our university offers many places to study alone or in groups. You might sometimes have to race someone to get the last seat, so we suggest you arrive early!Unfortunately, the libraries are not big enough to accommodate all the students of UCSC, this is why in the last few years the students’ representatives have been trying to get more available spaces for studying.
WHERE TO STUDY
ISURight above the Polo studenti” it has 4 floors. On each floor tables are available, which are very convenient for a group study session. Remember: during exam sessions you’ll need to get here early to find empty seats.
CAFETERIAAfter lunch, the cafeteria in Via Necchi 9 turns into a study room: you can come here from 3.30pm to 8pm.
VIA NECCHI 5• Branch library of Economic
sciences, mathematics, statistics. - ground floor.Mon-Fri: 9 am-8 pmSat: 9 am-1 pm.
EMPTY ROOMSEveryday outside the bidelleria on the 1st floor you will find a list of the rooms which will be empty at certain times of the day. A perfect place to repeat, but if you are looking for a quiet place you’d better head to the library!
ROOMS FOR EVENING STUDYIf your library is closing, but you’re not done yet, don’t panic: some classrooms can be used for studying from 6.30pm to 10 pm; you will find a list outside the bidelleria on the 1st floor.
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GREGORIANUM BUILDING• Central Library hall - ground floor.
Mon-Fri: 8 am-8 pmSat: 9 am -1 pmThis year, thanks to our student representatives in the University Board, its opening hours were extended during exam sessions.
• Current periodicals room - ground floor.Mon-Fri: 9 am-6 pm.
• Media Library (room only to consult UCSC multimedia resources) - ground floor.Mon, Wed and Thu: 9.30 am-1 pm and 2 pm-5 pmTue and Fri: 9.30 am-1 pm and 2 pm-6 pm
• G. Billanovich Reference room (only to consult the volumes stored) - first floor.Mon-Fri 9 am-8 pmSat 9 am-1 pm
• Branch library of Classical philology and papyrology, Ancient history, Archaeology and history of Greek and Roman art, Medieval, humanistic and Renaissance studies, Italian studies - first floor.Mon-Fri: 9 am-6 pm
• Branch library of Medieval History, Modern, contemporary history, Political sciences, English and French languages and literature, Religious sciences, Palaeography, United Nations publications; - second floor.Mon-Fri: 9 am-6 pm
• Branch library of Philosophy,German, Spanish, Slavic languages and literature, Public and industrial law - third floor.Mon-Fri: 9 am-8 pm
• Branch library of Law - fourth floor.Mon-Fri: 9 am-8 pm
FRANCISCANUM BUILDING• Branch library of Pedagogy, Psychology,
Sociology, Ethnology, Geography - Family studies and research - Fashion centre - underground floor.Mon-Fri: 9 am-6 pm
• Branch library of History of medieval and modern art - Linguistics - ground floorMon-Fri: 9 am-7 pm
STUDENT POINT ROOMThis room was assigned to Ateneo Studenti to carry out its activities (meetings, study groups, etc.). It is also open for every student who wants to go there and study. Pop in to see if there’s a free table for you!
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THE UCSC LIBRARY SYSTEMYou can access: • UCSC library catalogue (OPAC)• Electronic resources (databases, e-journals, e-books)• UCSC multimedia collection• Multimedia works viewable via Media Library (in Italian)• UCSC dissertations• EDUCatt collection
This material is available on the UCSC website (ucsc.it) in the Library section.
LOANS AND CONSULTATIONSYou can borrow up to 8 books for home reading for a maximum of 30 days. However, the loaning service doesn’t apply to some volumes, which are only available for consultation. UCSC students can take up to 10 books per day for consultation, and must return them on the same day of pick-up, before the library closes.
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ORIENTAMENTO AULEL’Università Cattolica ha moltissime aule. Per trovarle più velocemente impara a riconoscere i codici con cui sono indicate, del tipo G.110, MR.004...La lettera iniziale indica in quale edificio si trova l’aula. I numeri indicano invece il piano sul quale è collocata: 00 corrisponde al piano interrato; 0 al pian terreno; 1, 2 ecc... ai piani rispettivi.
aula G.025
edificio Gemelli
piano terra
aula SA.223
edificio Santa Agnese
secondo piano
G = largo Gemelli
N = via Necchi
SA = via Sant’Agnese 2
C = via Carducci 28/30
MR = via Morozzo della Rocca 2/a
B = via Buonarroti 30
NI = via Nirone 15
P = via Pagliano 10
GA = piano ammezzatoG.GN = ingresso GnomoG.161-G.169 = si trovano in via Lanzone 29G.051, 052, 053, 151, 152, 153, 251, 252, 253 = sono nell’edificio adiacente al cortile Dante AlighieriG.134, 135, 136 = edificio Antonianum (adiacente al cortile Santa Teresa d’Avila)G.028 = accanto al bar Gnomo.
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CUSL
OPENING HOURSfrom Monday to Friday: from 9 am to 6 pm
Via Nirone 1102.8909.2607
WO ARE WE?CUSL is a cooperative managed by students for other students for free. It was born after some students realised they had the desire to share their own course mates’ needs, even practical/not just economic ones.The shop is located 100 metres from the Catholic University and offers discounts on any type of product you might need during your academic year! Come and visit us!
WHAT CAN YOU FIND?- Your course books- Stationary products (pens, pencils, highlighters, notebooks, calculators, USB pens)- Photocopies, printings, scans and books binding- Cusl editions (university texts) and booklets (collections of materials), which come from the collaboration between professors and studentsNB. you will get a discount on any product, from 15% to 70%, showing your CUSL CARD (it costs 10€ until your graduation)
AN AMAZING NEWS...The people, who will be ready to serve you are university students just like you! They will be able to help you and give you useful advice on exams, courses and how to study!
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