Welcome Office presentation

2013

• Trento

Where is Trento?

The location of Trento in Central Europe

Distance from Trento to:•Verona 98 km

•Venezia (Venice) 157 km

•Innsbruck 173 km

Trentino Alto Adige

Trento is the main town of the Province of Trento, which is part of the Trentino Alto Adige region – an autonomous region. Autonomy means competences at political, legislative, administrative, and fiscal level.

Languages: The main language groups are Italian (about 63% of the total) and German (33%), with a small minority speaking Ladin (4%).

Economy: The most important features of the region's economic structure are the strength of tourism and the special system of co-operation between agriculture and industry.

Trento counts about 113.000 residents.

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Trento and its University

• In the centre of Trento everything is within walking distance: libraries, university canteens, laboratories, cultural events venues, etc.

• University of Trento counts around 16.000 students, 600 people between lecturers and researchers and 700 non-academic staff people.

Departments and Centres

School of Economics and Management

Department of Physics

Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering

Department of Sociology and Social Research

Department of Psychology and

Cognitive Science

Department of Humanities

Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science

Department of

Mathematics

Department of Industrial Engineering

Faculty of Law

Departments and Centres

Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences

Centre for Integrative Biology - CIBio

School of International Studies

Degrees

The University of Trento: Teaching and Learning

24 Bachelor programmes- 3 years (180 credits, European Credit Transfer System -

ECTS)

6 Professional Masters (1 year, 60 credits ECTS ; 1 year and a half, 150 credits ECTS, 2 years 120 credits ECTS)

32 Master programmes - 2 years (120 credits ECTS)

1

Doctoral Programmes (PhD) 3 years16

Specialization Programme - 2 years (120 credits ECTS)

People Structures

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The University of Trento: a Few Data

7 Departments

1 Language Center

1 Center of Excellence

5 Main Libraries

61 Research Laboratories

563 Professors and Researchers

15.931 Total enrolled Students

656 Technical and Administrative Staff

1.052 Foreign enrolled students (EU/non EU) in 2010/11

3 Centres

Opera Universitaria facilities

Intercultural mediation serviceat San Bartolameo Students Residence, to support students in the solution of problems with other students or with the housing;

Cafeterias5 cafeterias: 3 downtown and 2 “uphill” (Mesiano, Povo);

Canteens in Trento:•XXIV Maggio (via XXIV Maggio, 13)•Tommaso Gar (via Tommaso Gar, 18)•via Zanella (via Zanella)•Mesiano (Facoltà di Ingegneria)•Povo (Facoltà di Scienze)In Rovereto:•Ristorante Tandem•Ristorante Gilda •Le Arti del MART Rent a bike for students entitled to the accommodation;Psychological consultancySupport for disabled students

University facilities

Libraries: apply for library card by filling in the form you can find at

the Central Library, Via Verdi 8 open from 8.00 to midnight (Central Library, Via Verdi 8) online data bases; online newspapers; etc.

The Trento University Library is part of a the Trentino Library System - Sistema Bibliotecario Trentino - that is a network among all public libraries in the region. It is possible to receive credentials to access at the loan, “reference” service and other services of the library centers.

It is necessary to have a card, which can be obtained at the Central Library. When applying for the card you will have to show an identity document and the application form filled in.

The University Library has established an inter-library loans network with Italian and foreign libraries which enables it to obtain books and journals not available in Trento.

For furter information visit the web site www.unitn.it/en/biblioteca.

Italian language coursesother available courses: English, French, German, Spanish,

Russian, Portuguese and Chinese;access to the language lab and the multimedia room;

To take part in an Italian Language Course students have to enroll at the C.I.A.L. Secretary’s Office (Centro Interfacoltà per l’Apprendimento delle Lingue) during the enrolment periods.

Calendar is available on the LLP-Erasmus website.Any Italian Language Course undertaken by the students

(one per level) will be offered free of charge by Trento University.

Each C.I.A.L. course gives 3 ECTS credits recognized by our University and reported on the Transcript of Records if included in the Learning Agreement.

Inter-Faculty Centre for Learning Languages - CIAL

http://www.unitn.it/cial

University facilities

University/Opera Universitaria facilities

Uni.Sport

The Uni.Sport Card offers:

free access to University and Opera Universitaria sports facilities

discounts on town sports centres, swimming-pools, skilifts (see the booklet)

possibility to participate in competitions, sports events, etc.

UNISPORT via Prati 10 Mon – Fri: 9.30 – 12.00 am

Tue: 2 – 4 pmwww.unisport.tn.it/

Welcome Office: the mission

increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of the University of Trento at international level and strengthen the incoming international mobility.

facilitate the integration of international students in the University and in town;

encourage the multi-cultural exchange between international and national students;

since 2004 in order to:

provide international students with a dedicated service by supporting them in the necessary administrative procedures related to their arrival and stay in Trento;

The Tax Code (codice fiscale) is a code based on the personal data of the students, who need it for:

• Enrolment at the univeristy;• to open a bank account;• to get a mobile number;• Etc.

Tax code

Trentino trasporti is the local company for public transport.It is possible to travel by bus in the urban area of Trento or

Rovereto, buying a single bus ticket or applying for a monthly/yearly bus pass.

In order to get a bus pass students need to submit to the Bus Station the application form along with:

• a copy of passport/id;• a passport-size photograph;• [for non EU citizens] the stay permit or the postal receipt

of the stay permit application.

For any further information about timetable, routes, and prices visit the Trentino trasporti website: http://www.ttesercizio.it/.

Public transportation

Some of the Welcome office activities…

Cultural visits and excursionsfree guided visits to the town and excursions in the surroundings throughout the academic year (Dolomites, Lake Garda, etc.) in collaboration with ESN.

“Al Caffè delle Lingue” (usually in June)students representing different countries will meet the people in Trento and let them know their own culture, customs and native language by showing pictures, books, poetry and typical objects.

Welcome Buddies A network of senior students willing to help newcomers with practical needs (i.e. pick up from the station, advice on where to buy particular items,sports activities, etc.).

Some of our activities…

Cultural seminar

English club – to be confirmedInformal sessions to practice the language and meet each other.

Italian conversations – Thursdays 5-6 pm - room 3, via Verdi 6 informal sessions held by student collaborators, to practice the Italian language at different levels, from everyday-life situations to discussions on a specific theme or to the reading of a newspaper.

If you are interested in the English club or Italian conversation sessions please send an e-mail

to welcome@unitn.it

How we communicate with you

Web page http://www.unitn.it/incoming :Information on:

- living in Trento and Rovereto, - studying in Trento - info on visa and stay permit issues, heath insurance

coverage, transports, etc. - welcome activities

Welcome news (monthly) a newsletter is sent about the activities of the office,

events and highlights in town, news on the legislative or administrative aspects, health issues, etc.

Contacts...

Welcome OfficeOpen from Monday to Friday

from 10 am to 12 am

welcome@unitn.itwelctn.it