Academic Year 2014/2015

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1 Academic Year 2014/2015

2 ACADEMIC YEAR Next Academic year, 2014/2015 is scheduled to start on September 26th 2014 and to end on May 23rd, 2015 The full academic year comprises two semesters of instruction Annual courses October May 30, 2015 First semester courses October January 10, 2015 Second semester courses March May 30, 2015

3 Exams sessions Fall term Jan Feb. 21, 2015 (two calls) Spring term Extra session June 3 - July 23, 2015 (three calls) Sept.5 - Sept. 26, 2015 (two calls)

4 Italian marks & ECTS Grading Scale Italian grade 30 e lode The most oustanding performance From 29/30 to 30/30 Excellent performance A From 28/30 to 27/30 Very good performance B From 26/30 to 24/30 Good C From 24/30 to 22/30 Satisfactory D From 18/30 to 22/30 Sufficient E Under 18/30 Fail F ECTS Grade Please note: at Tuscia University 1 CFU (Credito Formativo Universitario) is equivalent to 1 ECTS. A+

5 Institutional Data Name Università della Tuscia Erasmus Code I VITERBO 01 Address Web Site Contact Person Name, Surname Position contacts Via Santa Maria in Gradi, 4 Viterbo (Italia) Vanessa Torri Erasmus Incoming office erasmusincoming@unitus.it tel

6 Transports (how to get to Viterbo from Rome airports) By Bus from Ciampino Airport to Roma Termini By Train from Fiumicino Airport to Roma Termini You can catch the Leonardo Express train to Roma Termini every 30 minutes or take a regional train to Roma Ostiense. There is one scheduled every 15 minutes Trains from Roma Termini- to Viterbo There is a daily express train from Rome to Viterbo leaving from Roma Termini at 17:28 arriving to Viterbo Porta Fiorentina at 19:04. With all other trains you will have to change in Roma Ostiense or Roma SanPietro Check the timetable on

7 If you catch the train that arrives in Porta Romana you will need to call a taxy to reach the Hall of Students. If you have booked a room at the Hall of Students you will have to say to the driver: Devo andare in via Cardarelli settantasette, Grazie.

8 Students Residence via Cardarelli 77

9 Kitchen Bedroom Ensuite bathroom

10 Students Hall All the rooms at the students' hostel are individual with private bathroom and fully equipped with blankets, bed sheets and pillows, towels are not provided WI-FI internet connection is available in all the building. The furniture in each room is made of one single bed, one desk and a closet In every floor there is one common kitchen. Meals are not included. A students' restaurant is located just in Piazza S. Sisto. The cost for each meal is about 3, breakfast is not served at the students restaurant.

11 at your arrival you will be required a deposit of 200,00. At the end of your stay, once the room is checked and proved to be in order, the deposit will be given back to you Prior to enter the Student's Hostel you must be sure to have a medical certificate stating your good health conditions and psycho-physical aptitude assuring the insertion in social communities, issued by the specific Authorities; an English or Italian version of the certificate is recommended There is a service of Shuttle Bus from the Student s Hall to the University Department

12 Students restaurant S. Sisto Mobility and International Cooperation office D Porta Romana Train Station

13 Psychological counseling service It is a free service offered by our University to provide support to students to successfully overcome learning and integration problems. We can also give you support in the university life, with the aim of: Offering a help to students who, because of their problems, are not able to reach their academic objectives Identify the reasons of their discomfort and giving them the tools to overcome through them Supporting students who live uneasily their university life Helping students that show problems caused by a wrong choice of the field of studies, in order to find their real interest and motivation and start to think about a review of the selection The service of counseling is for free and it is carried out by Professor Gianluca Biggio, Psychologist and Professor if you want to arrange an appointment, please send an to counseling@unitus.it