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UNIVERSITIES AS INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER

EDUCATION

STUDENT SUPPORT: RESIDENTIAL, LANGUAGE SUPPORT, INDUCTION AND PASTORAL SUPPORT. AN ITALIAN OVERVIEW AND THE EXPERIENCE OF A

SMALL AND NEW UNIVERSITY

HUMANE SEMINAR - TRIESTE15th/ 16th SEPTEMBER 2006

“AMEDEO AVOGADRO” UNIVERSITY PASQUALE MASTRODOMENICO

CRISTINA CONTI

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CONTENTS

ITALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

FOREIGN AND SOCRATES ERASMUS STUDENTS IN ITALY

“AMEDEO AVOGADRO” UNIVERSITY: ALESSANDRIA, NOVARA, VERCELLI

GENERAL INFORMATION AND LANGUAGE SUPPORT

PASTORAL SUPPORT

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

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Main centres of study:

Alessandria Novara Vercelli

Other branches: Alba-Bra Asti Biella Casale Monferrato Stresa Verbania

CENTRES OF STUDY AT A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY

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ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES2006

AT PRESENT, THE ITALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IS MADE UP OF 90 INSTITUTIONS:

58 STATE UNIVERSITIES

2 UNIVERSITIES FOR FOREIGNERS

17 PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (LEGALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE)

1 UNIVERSITY FOR 49.620 19/24 YEARS OLD PEOPLE (A. Y. 2005/2006)

4 SCHOOLS SPECIALISED IN POSTGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDIES (E.G. SISSA IN TRIESTE AND “LA NORMALE” IN PISA)

9 ON LINE UNIVERSITIES

Source: CRUI WEB SITE

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ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES FOR FOREIGNERS

PERUGIA SPECIAL INTEGRATION COURSES SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES STUDY OF ITALIAN VOCAL MUSIC

2.430 students

SIENA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND LANGUAGE TEACHERS

302 students

SOURCE: C.N.S.V.U. WEB SITE

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PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS IN ITALY

PROFESSORS

DATE M W Total

31/12/2002 28.085 8.518 36.603

31/12/2003 27.507 8.494 36.001

31/12/2004 27.531 8.642 36.173

RESEARCHERS

DATE M W Total

31/12/2002 11.817 9.061 20.878

31/12/2003 11.541 8.859 20.400

31/12/2004 11.933 9.296 21.229

Source: CRUI WEB SITE

1 TEACHER

31 STUDENTS

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STUDENTS IN ITALY

ENROLLED A.Y. 2005-2006

Total

WOMEN

1.796.270 1.009.907 56.2 %

FOREIGN GRADUATESA. Y. 2002/2003

Total 2.388 0,8%

GRADUATESA.Y. 2005-2006

Total WOMEN

301.476 172.233 57.1 %

Source: CRUI WEB SITE

ENROLLED FOREIGN STUDENTS A. Y. 2002/2003

Total 31.343 1,8%

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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: OUTGOING STUDENTS(A. Y. 2004/2005)

16.419 ITALIAN STUDENTS

TO 28 COUNTRIES (EU25 – EEA – EFTA)

FIELDS OF STUDY STUDENTSLANGUAGE AND PHILOLOGY 3.276

SOCIAL SCIENCE 2.167ECONOMIC STUDIES, MANAGEMENT 1.761

ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY 1.627LAW 1.225

OTHERS 6.363

SOURCE: A.N. SOCRATES ITALIA

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THE ITALIAN ERASMUS MOBILITY FROM A. Y. 2000/01 TO A. Y. 2004/05

13.236 13.94015.216

16.810 16.419

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2.000

4.000

6.000

8.000

10.000

12.000

14.000

16.000

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05

ACADEMIC YEAR

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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: INCOMING STUDENTS (A. Y. 2003/2004)

12.743 FOREIGN STUDENTS

FROM 29 COUNTRIES

(EU25 – EEA – EFTA)

FIELDS OF STUDY STUDENTSLANGUAGE AND PHILOLOGY 2.066

ECONOMIC STUDIES, MANAGEMENT 1.538SOCIAL SCIENCE 1.405

LAW 1.344MEDICAL SCIENCES 954

OTHERS 5.436SOURCE: A.N. SOCRATES ITALIA

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INCOMING STUDENTS FROM A. Y. 2000/01 TO A. Y. 2004/05

9.862

10.970

8.739

12.743

13.370

8.000

9.000

10.000

11.000

12.000

13.000

14.000

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05

ACADEMIC YEAR

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TS

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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: INCOMING STUDENTS (A. Y. 2004/2005)

SOURCE: A.N. SOCRATES ITALIA

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INCOMING STUDENTS

1 SPAIN 4.631

2 GERMANY 1.796

3 FRANCE 1.574

4 UNITED KINGDOM 668

5 PORTUGAL 668

  … …

27 LATVIA 21

28 ICELAND 10

29 LUXEMBOURG 7

30 LIECHTENSTEIN 2

31 CYPRUS 1

TOTAL 13.370

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ACADEMIC YEAROUTGOING

STUDENTSINCOMING

STUDENTS DIFFERENCE

2000/01 13.236 8.739 4.497

2001/02 13.940 9.862 4.078

2002/03 15.216 10.970 4.246

2003/04 16.810 12.743 4.067

2004/05 16.419 13.370 3.049

OUTGOING AND INCOMING STUDENTS

•THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, BOTH OUTGOING AND INCOMING, IS INCREASING.

• THERE IS A CONSTANT UPWARD TREND FOR BOTH.

• THE GAP BETWEEN THEM IS BECOMING NARROWER.

• OUTGOING STUDENTS STILL OUTNUMBER INCOMING ONES.

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INCOMING STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES

ACCOMMODATION IS LIMITED. 30.000 BEDS IN ITALY (UCSEI – DECEMBER 2004)

LA LINGUA ITALIANA. LA MAGGIOR PARTE DEI CORSI UNIVERSITARI SONO TENUTI IN ITALIANO E SOLTANTO POCHI CORSI SONO TENUTI INGLESE.

THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE. MANY COURSES AT UNIVERSITY ARE OFFERED IN ITALIAN AND ONLY FEW COURSES ARE TAKEN IN ENGLISH.

ALMENO UN CORSO IN LINGUA INGLESE (CRUI web site):

1° CYCLE 7 UNIV.

2° CYCLE 11 UNIV.

Ph.D. 19 UNIV.

MASTER 21 UNIV.

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A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY

UFFICIO DIRITTO ALLO STUDIO,ORIENTAMENTO E PROGETTI ERAMUS

Nadia Piloni: Head of the Office

Cristina Conti

Ombretta Finotello

ALL HAVE A DEGREE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: OUTGOING STUDENTS AT A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY

A. Y. 2005/2006

Belgium: Gent, Mons

France: Nice, Chambéry, Grenoble, Lille, Orléans, Paris Denis Diderot

Germany: Bochum, Mannheim, Marburg, Potsdam, Frankfurt

The Netherlands: Rotterdam

Austria: Graz, Wien

Poland: Poznań, Warszawa

Portugal: Universidad de Lisboa, Algarve

Spain: Tenerife, Valladolid

Sweden: Uppsala

United Kingdom: Nottingham, Aberdeen

36 STUDENTS

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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: INCOMING STUDENTS AT A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY

A. Y. 2005/2006

Belgium: Haute Ecole Provinciale de Charleroi – Université du Travail

Finland: Helsingin Yliopisto

France: Université de Savoie-ChambéryUniversité de MetzUniversité Stendhal-Grenoble III

Germany: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule-AachenRuhr Universität-BochumUniversität Trier

Poland: Polsko-Japońska Wyższa Szkoła TechnikUniwersytet Im. Adama Mickiewicza-PoznaniuUniwersytet Wroclawski-Wroclaw

Spain: Universidad de Valladolid

ENROLLED FOREIGN STUDENTS: 255 2,5% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS

20 ERASMUS STUDENTS

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PhD’s AGREEMENTS

France: Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, LawUniversité de Savoie (Chambéry), HumanitiesUniversité Lumière Lyon 2, Mathematics, Physics And Natural Sciences

Germany: Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Medicine And SurgeryPoland: University of Wroclaw, HumanitiesPortugal: Universidade de Lisboa, Medicine And SurgerySpain: Universidad de La Laguna, Humanities

Universidad de Salamanca, HumanitiesUniversidad de Valladolid, Medicine And SurgeryUniversidad de Alicant, Law

United Kingdom: University of Aberdeen, Mathematics, Physics And Natural Sciences

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ALESSANDRIA – NOVARA – VERCELLI

FRIENDLY

LIVELY

CULTURAL

HISTORICAL LOCATIONS

Km AL NO VC

Milan 92 56 86

Turin 91 95 79

Genoa 85 151 134

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ALESSANDRIA

INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, TRANSPORTATION CENTRE (FELT HATS: BORSALINO)

THE CITTADELLA (FORTRESS)

THE CATHEDRAL (1875-1879)

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NOVARA

INDUSTRIAL TOWN

11th c. BAPTISTERY

LAKES ORTA AND MAGGIORE (STRESA)

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VERCELLI

LEADING RICE MARKET

13th c. ST. ANDREW’S BASILICA

“MANSIONES” (STOP OVER) ON THE FRANCIGENA ROUTE

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ACCOMMODATION - BEDS

IN COMMON WITH MANY OTHER ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES, WE ARE NOT COMPETENT ON RESIDENCES. THE ACCOMMODATION SERVICE IS MANAGED - AT REGIONAL LEVEL - BY A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION (E.G. E.DI.SU IN PIEDMONT)

1. SINGLE AND DOUBLE APARTMENTS WITH

KITCHEN AND BATHROOM.2. APARTMENTS FOR GROUPS OF STUDENTS.3. INDIVIDUAL ROOMS WITH A SHARED KITCHEN.

ALL ACCOMMODATION IS FURNISHED AND HAS THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES:

LAUNDRY ROOM. CABLE TV. LIMITED CLEANING SERVICE. A WARDEN IN EACH HALL.

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RESIDENZA CASA SAPPA

ALESSANDRIA 22 BEDS

RESIDENZA DAL POZZORESIDENZA VIA MANZONI

VERCELLI 119 BEDS

RESIDENZA UNIVERSITARIA PONTIDA RESIDENZA UNIVERSITARIA MAZZINI

NOVARA 36 BEDS

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HOUSING IN PIEDMONT

UNIVERSITIES ENROLLED STUDENTS

BEDS %

BEDS/ENROLLED STUDENTS

UNITO 65.000

1.755 1/51POLITO 25.000

A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY

10.500 177 1/59

Total 100.500 1.932 1/52

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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR INCOMING ERASMUS STUDENTS

1. AN APPLICATION FORM, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT OUR WEB SITE: HTTP://UNIPMN.SOCRATESMANAGER.IT/INCOMING/

2. WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM THE FOREIGN UNIVERSITY THAT THE STUDENT HAS OBTAINED A SOCRATES GRANT TO STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT “AMEDEO AVOGADRO”;

3. THE “LEARNING AGREEMENT”, WITH THE PROGRAMME OF STUDY AND THE COURSES TO BE ATTENDED AT OUR UNIVERSITY;

4. A VALID IDENTITY DOCUMENT;

5. 2 PASSPORT PHOTOS FOR THE “LIBRETTO DEGLI STUDI”;

6. PROOF OF MEDICAL INSURANCE (E-128/E-111 AND/OR EUROPEAN HEALTH CARD). STUDENTS FROM NON-EU COUNTRIES SHOULD TAKE OUT PRIVATE INSURANCE WITH COVERAGE IN ITALY.

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RESIDENCE PERMIT – ERASMUS STUDENTS

FOR EU-STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO STAY MORE THAN 3 MONTHS IN ITALY, IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR THE “CARTA DI SOGGIORNO” (D.P.R. 18th JANUARY 2002 N. 54) AT THE POLICE OFFICES (QUESTURA) OF ALESSANDRIA, NOVARA AND VERCELLI.

YOU NEED 4 PASSPORT PHOTOS, YOUR ID CARD OR PASSPORT, YOUR MEDICAL INSURANCE POLICY AND THE ERASMUS CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY OUR UNIVERSITY.

FOR ALL INFORMATION GO TO WWW.POLIZIADISTATO.IT/PDS/CITTADINO/STRANIERI/STRANIER.HTM

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GENERAL INFORMATION

REGISTRATION: ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO REGISTER IN VERCELLI (UFFICIO DIRITTO

ALLO STUDIO, ORIENTAMENTO E PROGETTI ERASMUS) WHERE THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE THEIR “LIBRETTO DEGLI STUDI” .

IN IT THEY MUST RECORD THEIR STUDY PLAN AND THE COURSES THEY ARE GOING TO ATTEND. IT IS ALSO USED TO RECORD EXAMINATION RESULTS.

A FISCAL CODE IS NEEDED TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT IN ITALY. STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR IT AT ONE OF THE TAX OFFICES IN ALESSANDRIA, NOVARA AND VERCELLI.

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THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

THE COURSE IS OPTIONAL AND FREE OF CHARGE.

IN VERCELLI WE HAVE A MEDIALAB, WITH CABLE VIEWING AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER MATERIALS. STUDENTS CAN BORROW LANGUAGE BOOKS, TAPES, VIDEOS AND MAGAZINES.

ONCE STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED, THEY HAVE TO DO A PLACEMENT TEST TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE. AT THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 90% OF THE CLASSES WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE.

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PASTORAL SUPPORT

OUR COUNSELLING SERVICE GIVES THE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS THEY MAY HAVE WITH EXPERT COUNSELLORS:

RELATIONAL PROBLEMS STUDY DIFFICULTIES, DROP OUT STRESS FOOD DISORDER CREATION OF AWARENESS CONCERNING TALENT AND SKILLS ….

ALL MATTERS DEALT WITH BY THE COUNSELLORS ARE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE THE SERVICE.

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CLIMATE IN OUR REGION

WINTERS ARE USUALLY COLD WITH LITTLE RAIN BUT REGULAR SNOW FALL.

SUMMERS ARE HOT AND HUMID. BECAUSE OF VERCELLI’S PROXIMITY TO THE RICE FIELDS, THERE MAY BE QUITE A FEW, THOUGH HARMLESS, MOSQUITOES.

DURING THE WINTER THE TEMPERATURE RANGES BETWEEN –5° AND 10° C AND DURING THE SUMMER BETWEEN 20° AND 35° C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN CONSULT THE WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.TEMPOITALIA.IT

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GENERAL COST OF LIVING

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSE FOR A FOREIGN STUDENT IS ABOUT 550 EUROS. OF COURSE, ACCOMMODATION WILL BE THE

HIGHEST EXPENSE.

MILK 1,20/LITRE BREAD 3,50/KILO BUTTER 1,70/250 GR. BEEF 9,00 – 19,00/KILO CHICKEN 8,00 – 10,00/KILO RICE 1,70 – 2,50/KILO PASTA 0,80 – 1,20/KILO MINERAL WATER 0,50 – 0,80/LITRE CINEMA 7,50 EUROS FAST FOOD MENU 5,50 EUROS

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TO SUM UP …

GREAT CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SITES GOOD CLIMATE DELICIOUS FOOD

TO INCREASE ACCOMMODATION TO DEVELOP FOREIGN LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE TO INCREASE FINANCIAL STATE INCENTIVES

A.N. SOCRATES

ITALIASTATE

A. AVOGADRO

UNIVERSITY

37.535,00 31.450,66 54.660,00

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SOURCES

A.N. SOCRATES ITALIA – ERASMUS SECTOR

“STUDIARE DA STRANIERI NELLE UNIVERSITA’ ITALIANE”, UCSEI, DECEMBER 2004

WWW.CNVSU.IT/

WWW.CRUI.IT

WWW.EDISUPIEMONTE.IT

WWW.MIUR.IT/

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THANK YOU

FOR

YOUR ATTENTION