Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro

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1 Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro Alessandria, Novara, Vercelli April 2011

2 Welcome to the University of Eastern Piedmont!

3 The University Past and Present The very first University in Piedmont was settled in Vercelli in It was the seventh University settled in Italy. It was closed in the middle of the 14th century. The University Amedeo Avogadro, formerly part of the University of Turin, was established as an autonomous institution in 1998.

4 Who was Avogadro? Amedeo Avogadro di Quaregna e Cerreto descended from a noble and famous Guelph family of Vercelli. Between 1809 and 1819 he was professor of Physics and Mathematics at the Royal College of Vercelli. In 1820, when the very first chair of Mathematical Physics in Italy was established at the University of Turin, Avogadro was appointed there. His name is famous all over the world for the so called "molecular hypothesis" on the constitution of matter, which he formulated in 1811, when he was teaching in Vercelli. The "Avogadro Constant" (6, ), is one of the fundamental scientific laws.

5 The settlement Main centres of study: Alessandria Novara Vercelli

6 Alessandria Pop. 90,200 Situated on the level plains between the Tanaro and Bormida rivers Important junction for both trains and roads, thanks to its geographic position in the centre of the Turin Milan Genoa industrial triangle Host to the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Science and the Faculty of Political Science

7 Novara Pop. 105,000 The second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin Situated between the rivers Agogna and Terdoppio in northeastern Piedmont, 38 km from Milan and 95 km from Turin Location of the Faculties of Economics, Pharmacy and Medicine, Surgery and Health Science

8 Vercelli Pop. 47,000 One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC Situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river Po beteween Milan and Turin Important centre for the cultivation of rice Host to the Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy

9 Our strengths o The strength of our University lies in the teacher/student ratio. o The centres of study are situated in towns whose tranquil but dynamic, homely but competitive atmosphere helps students to harmoniously enter university life. A HOME AWAY FROM HOME!

10 City Faculties Departments VERCELLI (Rectorate) Humanities and Philosophy Humanities NOVARA Economics Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences Pharmacy Business Management and Territory Development Economic Sciences and Quantitative Methods Medical Sciences Clinical and Experimental Medicine Chemical, Food, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences ALESSANDRIA Law Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences Political Sciences Law and Economics Environment and Life Sciences Advanced Technologies and Sciences Computer Science Public Policy and Public Choice Social Research

11 Figures 1 Enrolled students Enrolled (I and II cycle) ~ Medical Schools ~ 250 PhD Foreign students ~ 400 ~ 200

12 Figures 2 Professors and Researchers ~ 400 Technical and Administrative Staff ~ 350 Total Budget (Administration + Faculties + Departments) 120 M M Buildings (Square Meters)

13 International Agreements Erasmus agreements AUSTRIA BELGIUM BULGARIA CZECH REPUBLIC CYPRUS DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND LATVIA LITHUANIA NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THE NETHERLANDS TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM

14 International Agreements Co operation operation framework agreements EUROPEAN UNION FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY ROMANIA UNITED KINGDOM OUTSIDE EU ARGENTINA BRASIL CUBA CHILE CHINA EGYPT ISRAEL NORTH COREA UNITED STATES VIETNAM

15 Erasmus and Foreign Students Office Students Professors Staff Outgoing students assistance Incoming students assistance: administrative duties and accommodation Placement program Teaching experiences abroad. 8 positions in a.y. 2010/2011 Training period abroad. 10 positions in a.y. 2010/2011 Non EU students assistance

16 Student services A broad range of facilities and services to students: PC suites laboratories well stocked libraries special financing for cultural activities and sport counseling and prizes to meritorious students

17 The Graduate Profile 2010 Source: Graduated Average age at graduation Graduation average mark Regular job 1 year after graduation Wages per month 1 year after graduation University of Eastern Piedmont ,5 yrs 100,3/110 61,3% Italy ,6 yrs 103,4/110 48,

18 Overall Quality 8th Position among Italian Universities 3rd Position among Italian Universities of similar dimensions Sources: Il Sole 24 Ore 2009 Repubblica.it 2010

19 On behalf of the staff, thank you for your attention!

20 Contacts: Cristina Conti Ombretta Finotello Ingrid Cappa Erasmus and Foreign Students Office