Trento University
| University of Trento | ||
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| Università degli Studi di Trento | ||
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| Latin: Athesina Studiorum Universitas | ||
| Established | 1962 | |
| Type | Public university | |
| President | Innocenzo Cipolletta | |
| Rector | Davide Bassi | |
| Academic staff | 580 | |
| Students | 15.165 | |
| Location | Trento and Rovereto, Trentino,   Italy46°04′10″N 11°07′16″E / 46.069426°N 11.121117°ECoordinates: 46°04′10″N 11°07′16″E / 46.069426°N 11.121117°E | |
| Campus | Urban | |
| Former names | Istituto Universitario Superiore di Scienze Sociali | |
| Sports | UNI.Sport CUS | |
| Affiliations | EUA | |
| Website | www.unitn.it | |
The University of Trento is an Italian university located in the cities of Trento and Rovereto. It has been able to achieve considerable results in didactics, research and international relations, as shown by Censis University Guide (where the University of Trento regularly appears in the first five positions, both in the general and faculties ranking) and by the Italian Ministry of Education (according to which the University of Trento is the most virtuous university in Italy).
The didactic and scientific activities are concentrated around three main “areas”: the city area, with the Faculties of Economics, Sociology, Law, Arts and Humanities; the hill area with the Faculties of Mathematical, Physical and Life sciences and the Faculty of Engineering, the Rovereto area with the Faculty of Cognitive Sciences.
History
The University of Trento was founded in 1962 as a Higher University Institute for Social Sciences. It then became the first Faculty of Sociology in Italy. The impact on the city was quite contradictory: the University was seen both as a motivating force for cultural openness and the creation of a new leading class, but also as a fracturing element of protest.
In order to expand the educational opportunities of the University of Trento, in 1972 the Faculty of Science was founded and in 1973 so was the Faculty of Economics. The academic project was even more widened in 1984 with the Faculties of Arts and Humanities and Law and in 1985 with the Faculty of Engineering. In 2004 the Faculty of Cognitive Sciences was founded, as the first of its kind in Italy.
Internationalization
Special importance has been given to the International dimension of the University ever since its first years. The University has focused on the development of strategic international alliances in the view of complementarity. The University has partnerships with prestigious universities and research centers all over the world and is part of important cooperation networks (for instance Consorzio Time, Asea-Uninet GE4).
Besides the LLP-Erasmus project, ever since 1997, the University has also supported double degree agreements. The most recent one is the double degree in Civil Engineering with the University of Tongi China (May 2008): students can achieve a Master in Civil Engineering and the two year Master course in Civil Engineering in Trento. The University is also part of the Erasmus Mundus programme and the Erasmus Mundus External cooperation window (now called action 2 of Erasmus Mundus II).
The University also has a number of bilateral agreements with universities in Asia, America, the Middle East and Oceania. There are also many collaborations for development co-operation, with African and Latin American universities. Foreign Tenured scholars and Visiting professors are 10% of the total amount of professors. The University is investing in calling high profile foreign scholars and different Italian scholars have arrived in Trento after important experiences abroad, contributing to the internationalization of the University. The collaboration with Germany brought Trento to being chosen as the Italian seat of the Italian-German University, an institution that deals with coordination for advanced training and research between Italian and German universities.
Reputation
In 2012, the University of Trento will celebrate its first 50 years: a tradition that brings it to be acknowledged as one of the leading universities in Italy, as indicated by several national rankings: the university ranks in first position for the quality of its research and didactics in the MIUR ranking and in first place in the overall ranking in the 2010 Censis Guide from La Repubblica newspaper; in the annual ranking by the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, the university is in 5th place among Italian public universities.
In the QS World University ranking 2010, the University of Trento is one of the few Italian universities mentioned, confirming its placement in the 401–500 bracket, while charting in the 201–300 bracket in the Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences subject rankings.
The University of Trento is ranked 252nd overall (and 5th in Italy) in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010.
Collaborations
University of Trento and Microsoft Research open in Trento "The Centre for Computational and Systems Biology" (COSBI).
Faculties and Schools
Courses in English
The University of Trento has been increasing the amount of courses available in English in parallel with its increased internationalization. The School of International Studies (Scuola di Studi Internationale)offers both a Masters and Doctoral program in English.
Research departments
Services
In collaboration with the Opera Universitaria, the University offers 1500 accommodations in the San Bartolomeo Campus, in student residences or flats that have special agreements with the University. The University has a central library composed of different buildings (in each Faculty) where students can consult books or borrow them, study or use the internet, with long opening hours (even until midnight), open Saturday and Sunday.
With the Welcome Office, the University supports International students and researchers in the administrative procedures connected with their arrival and stay in Trento (entry visa, residence permit, health insurance, accommodation, National insurance number, etc) and gives information as regards the modalities and documentation needed to enroll. The office also organizes social events and trips: Welcoming day, sessions dedicated to the spread of information, excursions and socio-cultural activities to help guests integrate in the University and territory.
The contributions and aid for fee payment are a relevant issue for the University. Thanks to the Opera Universitaria, the University is able to offer students grants. Starting from academic year 2008/2009, the University radically changed its university fees system, emphasizing merit and students’ efforts. Those who enroll have the chance to apply for grants up to € 4.000.
The latest project born at the University of Trento is UNI.sport, the new university network for sports services and facilities dedicated to the students of the University of Trento.
Rectors
- 1962 – 1968 Mario Volpato
- 1968 – 1970 Francesco Alberoni
- 1970 Norberto Bobbio
- 1970 – 1972 Guido Baglioni
- 1972 – 1978 Paolo Prodi
- 1977 – 1978 Ezio Clementel
- 1978 – 1990 Fabio Ferrari
- 1990 – 1996 Fulvio Zuelli
- 1996 – 2004 Massimo Egidi
- 2004 – today Davide Bassi
Honorary professors
- Imrich Chlamtac
- Jean-Paul Fitoussi
- Mikhail Gorbačëv, ex President of the Soviet Union.
- Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, XIV Dalai Lama.
- Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic
- James March
- Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic, awarded on 11 February 2008
Honorary degrees
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Faculties and Schools
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Cognitive Sciences
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
- Faculty of di Sociology
- School of International Studies
- School in Social Sciences
- School on Local Development
Departments
Research departments
In its Departments, the University supports and encourages studies that range from social sciences to computer technology, from juridical sciences to new technologies, from humanistic subjects to economics.
- Economics
- Philosophy, History and Cultural heritage
- Physics
- Computer and management sciences
- Information Engineering and Computer Science
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Materials Engineering and Industrial Technologies
- Mechanical and Structural Engineering
- Mathematics
- Cognitive and education sciences
- Legal sciences
- Sociology and social research
- Literary, language and philological studies
- BIOtech - Interdepartmental research centre for Biomedical technologies
- CIBIO - Centre for Integrative Biology
- CIMEC - Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences
University Libraries
The University Library System consists of five libraries, coordinated by a central administrative unit:
- Central Library: Faculties of Sociology, Economics, Law.
Central Library
Faculties of Sociology, Economics, Law
Documents held in the library archives can be consulted and borrowed from Monday to Saturday (8:00-21:45) and on Sunday (14:00-20.30).
Microfilms and microfiches can be consulted from Monday to Friday by appointment: apply to the distribution desk or send an email to microfilm@unitn.it.
Special Collections
Collection of Sociology: a particularly rich section, constantly growing since the Sixties, when the Istituto Superiore di Scienze Sociali (later to become the first Faculty of Sociology in Italy) was founded.
Collection of antique law books.
A large section of works for the teaching of Foreign languages, formerly Mediateca CIAL (Multimedia Library of the University Foreign Languages Teaching Center.)
-Storage Room: books, journals, degree theses, statistics.
-Reading room: for users of the storage room collection.
Ground floor
-Reading rooms: encyclopaedias and reference works, current issues of printed journals in alphabetical order, the most consulted law works.
- Photocopy service (self-service, photocopy card dispenser available).
-Circulation desk area: borrowing and general information. Newspapers, computers to search online catalogues and databases, degree theses on CD-ROM, Internet.
-Reference/Information Office: expert assistance in locating and using library resources.
-Staff offices: librarians for the acquisition, cataloguing, and management of paper and electronic resources.
First floor
-Head Librarian’s Office, Secretariat Office.
Head
Maria BarboneOpening hours
Monday-Saturday: 8:00-24:00; Sunday 14:00-21:00.Services
The Library offers the following services: access and borrowing, interlibrary loan and ILL/DD, reference, internet access and photocopy service.Documents held in the library archives can be consulted and borrowed from Monday to Saturday (8:00-21:45) and on Sunday (14:00-20.30).
Microfilms and microfiches can be consulted from Monday to Friday by appointment: apply to the distribution desk or send an email to microfilm@unitn.it.
Holdings (31.12.2010)
218.588 books and 7.920 titles of periodicals (1696 current subscriptions).Special Collections
Collection of Sociology: a particularly rich section, constantly growing since the Sixties, when the Istituto Superiore di Scienze Sociali (later to become the first Faculty of Sociology in Italy) was founded.
Collection of antique law books.
A large section of works for the teaching of Foreign languages, formerly Mediateca CIAL (Multimedia Library of the University Foreign Languages Teaching Center.)
Spaces
Basement-Storage Room: books, journals, degree theses, statistics.
-Reading room: for users of the storage room collection.
Ground floor
-Reading rooms: encyclopaedias and reference works, current issues of printed journals in alphabetical order, the most consulted law works.
- Photocopy service (self-service, photocopy card dispenser available).
-Circulation desk area: borrowing and general information. Newspapers, computers to search online catalogues and databases, degree theses on CD-ROM, Internet.
-Reference/Information Office: expert assistance in locating and using library resources.
-Staff offices: librarians for the acquisition, cataloguing, and management of paper and electronic resources.
First floor
-Head Librarian’s Office, Secretariat Office.
- Library of Arts and humanities: Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
Library of Arts and humanities
Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
http//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000385
Documents held in the library archives can be consulted from Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 21.45 and on Saturday from 8.00 to 19.45.
Disciplinary areas
Classical Philology, Romance Philology, Foreign languages and literatures, Italian Studies, Music (Scores), Art, Classical Archaeology, Ancient History.
Circulation desk and reference: borrowing, bibliographic information; dictionaries; computers to access the online catalogue, databases and Internet; newspapers and journals.
Reading rooms: 134 seats; reference works, encyclopaedias and bibliographies; current year issues of journals.
Librarians’ Offices: along the entrance corridor.
Photocopy service: 2 self-service photocopying machines (print also from USB drive), photocopy card dispenser (hall - S. Chiara).
Basement
Storage room: admission for professors and graduate students only.
Reading room: 16 seats for scholars only. Wifi.
Staff
Head: Vittorio Carrarahttp//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000385
Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 8.00-24.00; Saturday 8.00-20.00Services
The Library offers the following services: access and borrowing, interlibrary loan and ILLDD, reference, internet access and photocopy service.Documents held in the library archives can be consulted from Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 21.45 and on Saturday from 8.00 to 19.45.
Holdings (31.12.2010)
149.844 books and 1.612 journals (665 current subscriptions).Disciplinary areas
Classical Philology, Romance Philology, Foreign languages and literatures, Italian Studies, Music (Scores), Art, Classical Archaeology, Ancient History.
Spaces
Ground floorCirculation desk and reference: borrowing, bibliographic information; dictionaries; computers to access the online catalogue, databases and Internet; newspapers and journals.
Reading rooms: 134 seats; reference works, encyclopaedias and bibliographies; current year issues of journals.
Librarians’ Offices: along the entrance corridor.
Photocopy service: 2 self-service photocopying machines (print also from USB drive), photocopy card dispenser (hall - S. Chiara).
Basement
Storage room: admission for professors and graduate students only.
Reading room: 16 seats for scholars only. Wifi.
- Library of Engineering: Faculty of Engineering.
Library of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
http//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000172
Friday: 8.00-19.45
Sections of particular interests
Collection of Architecture
A large number national and international technical standards (printed and online versions).
- Circulation desk: borrowing and general information.
- Bibliographic information/reference: expert assistance in locating and using library resources, national and international interlibrary loan.
- Computers to access the online catalogue, internet and databases.
- Photocopying machines (self-service - photocopying cards needed)
Reading rooms
- Books: books by subject disciplines; computers to search the online catalogue, Internet and databases.
- Journals: current year journals in alphabetical order.
- Theses: Degree theses
The reading rooms have a total of 190 seats.
Wireless room
- 100 seats for use of wifi, team work, reading of newspapers.
- Back issues of journals.
- Paper Technical Standards Collection.
Storage room
Printed journals currently not on subscription (some of them, though, can be currently accessed online).
Offices
Library Staff.
Photocopy shop
Photocopy service (staffed).
Staff
Head: Vittorio Carrarahttp//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000172
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday: 8.00-23.30Friday: 8.00-19.45
Services
The Library offers the following services: access and borrowing, interlibrary loan and ILLDD, reference, internet access and photocopy service.Holdings (31.12.2010)
28.669 books and 960 journals (269 current subscriptions).Sections of particular interests
Collection of Architecture
A large number national and international technical standards (printed and online versions).
Spaces
Circulation desk, borrowing and reference- Circulation desk: borrowing and general information.
- Bibliographic information/reference: expert assistance in locating and using library resources, national and international interlibrary loan.
- Computers to access the online catalogue, internet and databases.
- Photocopying machines (self-service - photocopying cards needed)
Reading rooms
- Books: books by subject disciplines; computers to search the online catalogue, Internet and databases.
- Journals: current year journals in alphabetical order.
- Theses: Degree theses
The reading rooms have a total of 190 seats.
Wireless room
- 100 seats for use of wifi, team work, reading of newspapers.
- Back issues of journals.
- Paper Technical Standards Collection.
Storage room
Printed journals currently not on subscription (some of them, though, can be currently accessed online).
Offices
Library Staff.
Photocopy shop
Photocopy service (staffed).
- Library of Science: Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.
Library of Science
Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
http//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000195
Special collections
The Omerti collection: the personal library of a late Science researcher. It consists of scientific books, but also general essays and literature, including novels.
The IRST-FBK Collection: 8000 works from the former IRST-FBK library (closed in September 2010).
Circulation desk: borrowing and information, 2 computers to access the online catalogue and 2 to access the online databases and Internet.
Reference/Information: expert assistance in locating and using library resources.
Journals: current year printed journals. They are divided into two groups; journals of mathematics and physics/chemistry are open-shelf.
Reserve collection: books for exams.
Reading room “Omerti”: the most popular scientific journals, the Omerti collection. On request, the area is available as a screening room.
Books on mathematics and information technology.
Photocopy service, cafeteria, newspapers, lockers.
First floor
Reading room with seats with laptop power ports; there are 300 seats in total. Books of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering.
Basement
Storage room for journals.
Library staff
Head: Sonia Stenicohttp//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000195
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 8.00-20.00; Saturday 8.30-12.30Servizi
The Library offers the following services: access and borrowing, interlibrary loan and ILLDD, reference, internet access and photocopy service.Holdings (31.12.2010)
27.081 books and 977 journals (211 current subscriptions).Special collections
The Omerti collection: the personal library of a late Science researcher. It consists of scientific books, but also general essays and literature, including novels.
The IRST-FBK Collection: 8000 works from the former IRST-FBK library (closed in September 2010).
Spaces
Ground floorCirculation desk: borrowing and information, 2 computers to access the online catalogue and 2 to access the online databases and Internet.
Reference/Information: expert assistance in locating and using library resources.
Journals: current year printed journals. They are divided into two groups; journals of mathematics and physics/chemistry are open-shelf.
Reserve collection: books for exams.
Reading room “Omerti”: the most popular scientific journals, the Omerti collection. On request, the area is available as a screening room.
Books on mathematics and information technology.
Photocopy service, cafeteria, newspapers, lockers.
First floor
Reading room with seats with laptop power ports; there are 300 seats in total. Books of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering.
Basement
Storage room for journals.
- Library of Cognitive science: Faculty of Cognitive Sciences.
Library of Cognitive science
Specialist degree course in Cognitive Sciences.
http//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000385
The university shares the building with the Public Library "G. Tartarotti", under an agreement with the town council of Rovereto.
On the wide ground floor of the historical “Palazzo del grano” there are:
- circulation desk for borrowing, information and reference
- 6 PC workstations to search the online catalogues and databases
- 60 seats.
Books and the current year printed journals are shelved all along the walls.
Library staff
Head: Sonia Stenicohttp//www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Struttura/STO0000385
Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 9.00-18.00Services
The Library offers the following services: access and borrowing, interlibrary loan and ILLDD, reference, internet access and photocopy service.Holdings (31.12.2010)
5.431 books, 101 journals (45 current subscriptions).Spaces
Ground floorThe university shares the building with the Public Library "G. Tartarotti", under an agreement with the town council of Rovereto.
On the wide ground floor of the historical “Palazzo del grano” there are:
- circulation desk for borrowing, information and reference
- 6 PC workstations to search the online catalogues and databases
- 60 seats.
Books and the current year printed journals are shelved all along the walls.
Photo of University
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