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Introduction - Università degli Studi di Brescia
1 PIAZZA DEL MERCATO, 15 25121 BRESCIA ITALY WWW.UNIBS.IT WELCOME from the Chancellor of the University of Brescia “The University of Brescia is a medium-size university, modern and productive like the region of Italy in which it is located. It offers quality programs and competitive research in areas related to Health, Law, Engineering and Economics. The University’s aim is to continuously improve the quality of life of people and the environment of Brescia, Italy, and the world at large, by generating integrated cultural and technical knowledge and by providing training and tools to address the challenges of our times. The University of Brescia is engaged in various collaborative networks, both nationally and internationally”. Sergio Pecorelli FACTS 14,600 students 562 academic staff 516 technical JULY 2014 administrative staff 24 undergraduate programs 4 single-cycle programs 17 postgraduate programs 25 residency programs 1 school of specialization 7 doctoral programs 8 departments 127 classrooms ABOUT BRESCIA 6 MXP BGY LIN VBS VRN VCE Dating back to the Roman period, Brescia (originally Brixia), and its province lie almost at the heart of the Po Valley, between Milan and Venice, enclosed by three lakes: Lake Garda, Lake Idro and Lake Iseo. In 2008 Brescia had a population of about 200,000 inhabitants. The town is served by an excellent bus and subway system and a motorway and railway network; distances to Milan and Verona are 92 km and 67 km respectively. The nearest airports are Montichiari (VBS), Verona (VRN), Bergamo (BGY), Milan Malpensa (MXP), Milan Linate (LIN), and Venice (VCE). A BRIEF HISTORY of the University of Brescia The University of Brescia was officially established in 1982, building on previous courses given by the nearby Universities of Milan, Milan Polytechnic, and Parma. When it was founded, the University gathered three Schools: Economics, Engineering, and Medicine. The School of Law was added in 1996. As a result, since November 1, 2012, the University of Brescia comprises 8 departments. 7 8 The University of Brescia offers a wide range of educational programs with Bachelor and Master of Science (MSc) degrees, postgraduate technical courses, specialization schools and Ph.D. programs in most areas: business and economics, engineering and technology, law, medicine and surgery, dentistry. The University of Brescia is an important university in a city of art and culture (recognized by UNESCO) with an excellent quality of life, in one of the most important industrial and productive regions in Italy. The University of Brescia provides high quality services to its students, including international students: counselling services, scholarships financial aids, tutoring, computer and multimedia rooms, wireless zones, libraries, on-line services, laboratories and centers of advanced scientific research. Moreover, it offers: accommodation services, dining halls, cultural activities and sports facilities, Italian language courses for foreign students. www.unibs.it /education 9 THE ITALIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM In Italy higher education consists of university courses lasting 5 years (or 3+2 years with an intermediate 1st level bachelor’s degree); these courses follow the 13 years of primary and secondary education. PROGRAMS Undergraduate Postgraduate Single - cycle Doctor (Ph.D) OTHER UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE TECHNICAL PROGRAMS Master Universitari di I livello (admission with bachelor degree) Master Universitari di II livello (admission with master degree) Schools of Specialization Residency Programs DEGREES Bachelor’s degree Master of Science degree Master of Science degree Doctoral degree (Ph.D) CREDITS 180 120 300/360 - YEARS 3 2 5/6 2+ Certificate 60+ 1+ Certificate 60+ 1+ Specialization diploma 60/300 1/5 In 2005, the Ministers of Higher Education of the Bologna Process signatory countries decided to develop the Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area - QF for the EHEA. The Framework comprises the three main cycles of Higher Education, as defined by the Bologna Process, and offers an overview of all qualifications awarded at the end of each cycle, with reference to the number of ECTS credits collected and to the learning outcomes (DublinDescriptors). For further information: www.quadrodeititoli.it The University of Brescia achieved immediate success as well as strong growth, thanks to: the nature of the Brescia industrial district (the 1st one in Italy in terms of surface and the 10 to maintain deep roots in its territory while opening up to globalization. Local public and private enterprises and institutions offer interesting and fruitful traineeships for students, as well as good opportunities for scientific collaboration and for technology transfer. The University of Brescia aims at enhancing research and addressing the educational needs 3rd one in terms of of the European and economic relevance); global communities, its geographical by promoting location (between collaboration and Milan and Venice and integration. The wide near other important teaching program and historical towns is designed to of Northern Italy); the equip students with presence of one of interdisciplinary the largest and most skills in order to efficient hospitals in gain a high degree Italy, and the great of professional entrepreneurial ability specialization and of its population. preparation in research, so that One of the main they can contribute features of the to innovation and University of development in a Brescia is the wish global society. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The University of Brescia promotes initiatives aimed at internationalization, European and international exchange agreements and cooperation programs to encourage student and researcher mobility. The result is a wide choice of dual award programs, courses taught in English, international summer schools, together with highly-recognized scientific research and important international awards. 11 10 Dual-degree programs 8 International summer schools 4 University courses taught in English 250 Agreements with European and non-European Universities WORLD MAP TO THE NEXT PAGES 12 13 HEALTH&WEALTH the strategic plan 2014-2016 14 Health&Wealth is the new thematic project of the University of Brescia, grounded in new knowledge, research, culture, health, wellbeing, technology, legality and progress: these will all become integrated into a vision of sustainable economic development in which the person and their values are the central objective. Health&Wealth is a project aimed at the transformation of both our way of living and of thinking, such that economic and industrial systems can thrive while respecting culture, people and the environment. smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in a modern industrial society in which wellbeing does not result solely from wealth but it is also ascribed to a blend of culture, environmental quality, sustainable urban choices and healthy lifestyles. This common vision shared by its faculty, researchers, and employees, is transmitted to the students and to the community at large. Research and education priorities at the University of Brescia will be directed towards the development of activities of the Health&Wealth The Health&Wealth framework, with strategic plan adopted a collaborative in 2014 is aimed effort of our areas towards developing of Economics, Engineering and Technology, Law and Medicine on the following four major topics: • longevity, • environment, • lifestyles, • health and wellbeing technologies. THE NEW EDUCATIONAL PROJECT Training is a crucial transversal issue of the Health&Wealth project developed by the University of Brescia. This new and innovative educational project offers cultural and multi-disciplinary HEALTH&WEALTH health and well being technologies longevity environment lifestyles medicine engineering economics law courses of different levels aimed at preparing a new generation of educated and skilled citizens who will lead development in the academic world, business, institutions and society. The Master’s Degree in “Science and technology for population health and wealth” and the PhD course in “Technology for Health” will be available from the start of the academic year 2014/2015. These new proposals for specific 1 THEME 4 CHARACTERIZING AREAS 8 DEPARTMENTS educational courses created by the University of Brescia with the strategic thematic Health&Wealth project, aim to attract students from all over Italy and abroad. 15 For further information http://healthandwealth.unibs.it social challange applications science NETWORK University of Brescia is a member of: OUR DEPARTMENTS 16 Association of European institutions of higher education (EUA) www.eua.be Economics and Management Asean European University Network (Asea - Uninet) www.asea-uninet.org Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics CIDD Consortium for International Double Degrees www.cidd.org Network for the University research improvement (NETVAL) www.netval.it Agency for the promotion of the European Research (APRE) www.apre.it Uni - Italia, Center for the accademic promotion and orientation of study in Italy www.uni-italia.it/en/ Honors center of Italian Universities (H2CU) - College Italia www.h2cu.com Consejo interuniversitario nacional de Argentina (CUIA) www.cuia.net University Network for Development Cooperation (CUCS) www.dabacu.polimi.it Law 17 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Information Engineering Molecular and Translational Medicine Clinical and Experimental Sciences Surgery, Radiology, and Public Health ECONOMICS and MANAGEMENT Dipartimento di Economia DEM e Management ADDRESS Via S. Faustino 74 B 25122 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 2988701-2 FAX +39 030 2988703 [email protected] www.dem.unibs.it DIRECTOR Prof. Carlo Marco Belfanti DEM Department of DEM Dipartimento di Economia 20 DIRECTOR Prof. Carlo Marco Belfanti The Economics and Management Department (DEM) gathers different subject fields that share common research interests and integrated educational activities. The DEM carries out research and teaching activities that are focused on the complexity of the economic trends. These activities combine the analysis of macroeconomic and microeconomic elements of the general economic background and the study of business management, enterprise organisational structures as well as strategic planning. It also promotes and fosters teaching and research with a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach which is theoretical and practical at the same time. The Department recognises its grounding subjects areas and considers them as a common valuable patrimony of knowledge and methods. The main research and teaching areas of the Department are: Economics, Management, Economic History, Economic Sociology, Economic Geography, Statistics, Operations Research, Calculus and Applied Mathematics, Law, English. DEM e Management UNDERGRADUATE • Banking and Finance PROGRAM BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Economics and Business Administration Laurea Triennale • Economics (3 years) POSTGRADUATE • Management (International PROGRAM MASTER degree taught in English) OF SCIENCE DEGREE • Business consulting Laurea Magistrale (2 years) and professional services • Money, finance and risk management 21 DOCTORAL PROGRAM • Business and law Ph.D. (3 years) Dual award programs with: Fachhochschule Mainz (Germany), Nottingham Trent Business School (UK), Coventry University (UK). Department of DIGI LAW Dipartimento DIGI di Giurisprudenza ADDRESS Via S. Faustino 41 25122 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 2989605 FAX +39 030 2989613 [email protected] www.digi.unibs.it DIRECTOR Prof. Saverio Regasto Giurisprudenza 24 DIRECTOR Prof. Saverio Regasto Established in 2012 as a continuation of the former Department of Legal Sciences, the Department of Law is committed to excellence in research and teaching in higher education. The research and teaching carried out at the Department cover all areas of legal knowledge and range from Constitutional, Administrative and Fiscal Law to Civil, Commercial and Labour Law, Criminal Law, Criminal and Civil Procedure, International and European Law, Canonical and Ecclesiastical Law, Roman Law, Comparative Law, Legal History and Jurisprudence. The publications of the academic staff and the frequency of congresses and workshops held at the Department illustrate the high scientific achievements of the Department. It publishes two monographic series: the first, entitled “Collana del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza”, is edited by Giuffré, and the second, entitled “Quaderni brevi del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche” was edited by Promodis until 2012 and then by Bibliofabbrica. The teaching activities of the Department consist in a Single-cycle program in Law (Corso di Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico in Giurisprudenza), an undergraduate program in Labour and Industrial Relations, designed for future company advisors (Corso di Laurea in Consulente del Lavoro e Giurista d’impresa), and a Second Level Master’s Degree Program in Legal Dispute Mediation. Moreover, the Department hosts the Specialization School for Legal Professions (Scuola di Specializzazione per le professioni legali), organises a Ph.D. program in Business and Law and is associated with other Ph.D. programs in various legal areas. Finally, it is worth mentioning the organisation of the International Summer School in European Law, Competition and Protection of Social Rights and the development of the first Italian course in Clinical Legal Education within the framework of the Single-cycle program in Law (Corso di Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico in Giurisprudenza). DIGI DIGI Dipartimento di 25 UNDERGRADUATE • Labour and Industrial Relations Consultant PROGRAM BACHELOR’S DEGREE Laurea Triennale (3 years) SINGLE-CYCLE • Law BACHELOR’S AND MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico (5 years) DOCTORAL PROGRAM • Business and Law Ph.D. (3 years) SCHOOL OF • School of Specialization for Legal Professions SPECIALIZATION CIVIL ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGand MATHEMATICS DICATAM Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Architettura, Territorio, ADDRESS Via Branze 43 25123 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 3711212 [email protected] www.dicatam.unibs.it Ambiente e di Matematica DIRECTOR Prof. Giovanni Plizzari DICATAM Department of DICATAM Dipartimento Environmental Engineering, Architectural Engineering as well as an international program on Civil and Environmental Engineering for Italian and foreign students, with all courses taught in English. In addition, the Department offers a Ph.D. program, about forty Ph.D. students are currently enrolled in it. The Department are also includes four specific research centers. The Department has several international research and teaching collaborations. di Ingegneria Civile, Architettura, Territorio, Ambiente e di Matematica DIRECTOR Prof. Giovanni Plizzari 29 UNDERGRADUATE • Civil engineering PROGRAM BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Environmental engineering Laurea Triennale (3 years) POSTGRADUATE • Land and Environmental engineering PROGRAM MASTER (International degree taught in English) OF SCIENCE DEGREE • Civil engineering Laurea Magistrale (2 years) • Environmental engineering SINGLE-CYCLE • Architectural BACHELOR’S AND engineering MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico (5 years) DOCTORAL PROGRAM • Civil and Ph.D. Environmental (3 years) Engineering DICATAM 28 The department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics is home to a total of about 70 academic members. Research is carried out on architecture, restoration of historical and modern buildings, building technology, structural analysis and design, seismic engineering, seismology, structural mechanics, geotechnical engineering, transportation, environmental engineering and waste management, fluid mechanics, hydraulic structures and hydrology, partial differential equations, mathematical models, numerical methods, algebraic and geometrical structures. The Department has hydraulics, geotechnical and structural laboratories with testing machines and facilities allowing the performance of a great number of tests. The Department has also an official testing materials laboratory, authorized by the Italian ministry of infrastructures and public works. The Department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Civil Engineering, Department of MECHANICAL and INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Dipartimento DIMI di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale Via Branze, 38 25123 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 3715485 [email protected] www.dimi.unibs.it DIMI ADDRESS DIRECTOR Prof. Rodolfo Faglia laboratories work on basic and applied research. DIMI is part of the Lombardy Regional network “Questio” for technological transfer. The number of patents born from research carried out at the DIMI is constantly increasing. The Department was granted the “Italia degli Innovatori 2011” (“Innovations Italian Prize 2011”) award. Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale 32 DIRECTOR Prof. Rodolfo Faglia The Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department (DIMI) of the University of Brescia includes more than 70 professors and researchers, divided into 14 research groups. Chemistry for Technologies, Design and Methods for Industrial Engineering, Basic and Applied Nuclear Physics, Industrial and Environmental Technical Physics, Industrial and Mechanical Plants, Economic and Managerial Engineering, Fluid Machines and Systems for Converting Energy, Applied Machine Mechanics, Metallurgy, Mechanical and Thermal Measures, Mechanic Design and Machine Construction, Science and Technology of Materials, Sociology of Economic and Work Processes, Technologies and Work Systems. The main research projects are developed in an international context (more than 60 co-operation agreements are active with European and extra-European institutions), however the local industry very often cooperates with the Department (more than one hundred contracts are signed yearly with companies located in the Brescia area) and this trend has been increasing; 9 scientific (3 years) POSTGRADUATE • Industrial Engineering PROGRAM MASTER • Industrial Automation Engineering OF SCIENCE DEGREE Laurea Magistrale • Mechanical Engineering (2 years) of Materials • Mechanical Engineering DOCTORAL PROGRAM • Mechanical and Industrial Ph.D. Engineering (3 years) 33 DIMI DIMI Dipartimento di UNDERGRADUATE • Industrial Engineering PROGRAM BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Industrial Automation Engineering Laurea Triennale • Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department of INFORMATION ENGINEERING Dipartimento di Ingegneria DII dell’Informazione Via Branze, 38 25123 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 3715469 [email protected] www.dii.unibs.it DII ADDRESS DIRECTOR Prof. Emilio Sardini Ingegneria dell’Informazione 36 DIRECTOR Prof. Emilio Sardini The Department was established in the academic year 1982/83, in conjunction with the foundation of the University of Brescia. It was initially named “Department of Industrial Automation”, and later “Department of Electronics for Automation” so as to address, through its research activities, the needs of the local manufacturing industry. It gradually brought innovation to their production process thanks to the introduction of electrical components and algorithmic methods for automation and control. The Department, through the years, has consolidated its role and image as a unique environment for conducting studies and research for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary way including also fundamental research and it is now called Department of Information Engineering (DII). The Department’s main competences range in the following fields: Automation, Electromagnetic fields, Electronics, Physics of Fundamental Interaction, Information Technology, Electric and Electronic Measurements, Condensed Matter Physics and Telecommunications. Research activities are carried out within several research and development laboratories and they are oriented to improve both fundamental and application oriented research. Effort is also devoted to technology transfer to the manufacturing and service industry, whether public or private. In this context, the DII has signed a large number of contracts to conduct both fundamental and applied research, expert assessments and exploratory development, supported by private companies and/or national, European and international funding agencies. The commitment of all researchers enabled the Department to deposit numerous patents, filed both nationally and internationally. In recent years, the Department has also acted as an incubator for a few spin-off companies, which are now operating successfully on the market place. The Department promotes and coordinates research investments as a whole; it provides adequate facilities, thanks to the maintenance of high quality laboratory equipment and an advanced computing and networking infrastructure. The careful allocation of available space, the intense interaction between different complementary research teams, and the tight support by its administrative personnel ensures that all available human resources can operate at best to handle successfully any contractual research whether publicly or privately funded. 37 UNDERGRADUATE • Computer Science and Engineering PROGRAM Electronics and Telecommunication BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Engineering Laurea Triennale (3 years) POSTGRADUATE • Communication Technologies e Multimedia PROGRAM MASTER (International degree taught in English) OF SCIENCE DEGREE • Electronics Engineering Laurea Magistrale (2 years) • Computer Engineering DOCTORAL PROGRAM • Information Engineering Ph.D. • Technology for Health (3 years) DII DII Dipartimento di Department of MOLECULAR and TRANSLATION MEDICINE Dipartimento DMMT di Medicina Molecolare e Traslazionale ADDRESS DIRECTOR Prof. Silvano Sozzani DMMT Viale Europa, 11 25123 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 3717403-405 [email protected] www.dmmt.unibs.it DMMT Dipartimento the understanding of the causes of human diseases and to develop therapeutic and preventive medicine in order to contribute to a better lifestyle and environment for future generations. di Medicina Molecolare e Traslazionale DIRECTOR Prof. Silvano Sozzani 41 UNDERGRADUATE • Biomedical Laboratory Technician PROGRAM BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Biotechnologies Laurea Triennale (3years) POSTGRADUATE • Science and Technology for Population PROGRAM MASTER Health and Wealth OF SCIENCE DEGREE (International degree taught in English) Laurea Magistrale • Medical Biotechnologies (2years) DOCTORAL PROGRAM • Biomedical Sciences and Translational Ph.D. Medicine (3years) • Molecular Genetics, Biotechnologies, and Experimental Medicine DMMT 40 The Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, founded in 2011, includes more than 70 professors and researchers and encompasses different areas of basic research, diagnostics, translational and clinical medicine. Their interests span from Agri-food, Biochemistry, Biology and Genetics, Clinical Biochemistry, General Pathology, General Surgery, Histology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathological Anatomy, Pharmacology, to Physics and Statistics. The Department hosts multiple research facilities (such as electronic and confocal microscopy, a laboratory for the handling of genetically modified micro-organisms, image analysis, zebrafish husbandry, etc.) and is about to implement novel technological platforms for Next Generation Sequencing and proteomics. The main objectives of this Department are: 1. educating and training the future leaders in biomedical research by providing a rich intellectual environment for both undergraduate and graduate students as well as for postdoctoral fellows; 2. promoting a bidirectional integration between basic and clinical research for the progress of medical sciences; 3. developing and strengthening the field of biotechnologies as a converging point for academy and the local industry; 4. further developing and improving diagnostics. The general goal of the activities carried out in the Department is to improve Department of CLINICALand EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES Dipartimento DSCS di Scienze Cliniche e Sperimentali ADDRESS DIRECTOR Prof. Enrico Agabiti Rosei DSCS Viale Europa, 11 25123 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 3717202-425 [email protected] www.dscs.unibs.it DSCS Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Sperimentali DIRECTOR Prof. Enrico Agabiti Rosei international scientific societies thus providing many collaborative research opportunities. UNDERGRADUATE • Physiotherapy PROGRAM BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Social worker Laurea Triennale • Psychiatric Rehabilitation (3 years) Techniques • Obstetrician • Dietician • Sports sciences 45 POSTGRADUATE • Preventive and adapted PROGRAM MASTER physical activity OF SCIENCE DEGREE Laurea Magistrale (2 years) SINGLE-CYCLE • Medicine and surgery BACHELOR’S AND MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico DSCS 44 The aim of the Department is the implementation of the principles of modern academic medicine being involved in all the scientific and teaching aspects of numerous clinical areas, related to diseases that are in continuous epidemiological and clinical evolution. They include cardio and cerebrovascular, oncological and haematological, respiratory, endocrine and metabolic, neurodegenerative, infectious and psychiatric diseases. In fact, they represent the main causes of fatal and non fatal events at present time and will be even more common and important in future years. The Department is organised in 5 sections 1. Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology; 2. Internal - Specialist Medicine; 3. Neurosciences; 4. General - Specialist Surgery; 5. Maternal and paediatric diseases. Cross-cutting research on these themes and the study of disease mechanisms at a molecular level are key strengths of the Department. In the Department clinical trials are conducted with both industries and non-commercial partners, where insights from basic science are translated to novel diagnostic technologies and medical treatments. We value inter-disciplinary collaborations between different groups with a total of about 80 academic members. Innovative teaching strategies devoted to improve professional quality in all health areas will be applied, in order to reach the best holistic approach to physical, mental and psychological wellness. Our research teams play leading roles in national and (6 years) RESIDENCY PROGRAMS • Cardiac Surgery (Postgraduate programs) • General Surgery • Geriatrics • Gynaecology and Obstetrics • Respiratory Diseases • Infective Diseases • Medicine for sports • Emergency-urgency Medicine • Internal Medicine • Child Neuropsychiatry • Paediatrics • Psychiatry Department of Viale Europa, 11 25123 Brescia (Italy) PH. +39 030 3717494 [email protected] www.dsmc.unibs.it e Sanità pubblica DIRECTOR Prof. Piero Nicolai DSMC ADDRESS MEDICAL and SURGICAL SPECIALTIES, RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCESand PUBLIC HEALTH DSMC Dipartimento di Specialità medico-chirurgiche, Scienze radiologiche Specialità medico-chirurgiche, Scienze radiologiche e Sanità pubblica 48 DIRECTOR Prof. Piero Nicolai The Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health encompasses Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Public Health Medicine in addition to the medical specialties of Cardiology, Nephrology and Medical Oncology. It also embodies Audiology, Dentistry, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Nuclear Medicine in addition to several surgical specialties including Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Urology. The three principal objectives of this newly formed Department comprise: 1. enhancement of scientific cooperation between various disciplines through the development of new interdisciplinary research programs; 2. integration of didactic activities intended to offer students a multidimensional professional view of the topics included in the curriculum and improved educational opportunities; 3. improvement of clinical knowledge and further development of expertise in diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitation activities. This will lead to a substantial refinement in the evaluation and prevention of professional and environmental risk factors, diagnostic algorithmic processes, and therapeutic strategies for different acute and chronic diseases (oncologic and non-oncologic). It will also include an evaluation of the ensuing disabilities after treatment, assessment of patient’s social integration, and guidelines for follow-up. This will result in improvement of overall health care and, in general, life-style and environment. UNDERGRADUATE • Nursing PROGRAM BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Dental Hygienist Laurea Triennale • Medical Radiology (3 years) Technologist • Health care assistant • Technician for health and safety in working environments POSTGRADUATE • Nursing and obstetrics PROGRAM MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE Laurea Magistrale (2 years) 49 SINGLE-CYCLE • Dentistry BACHELOR’S AND MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico (6 years) RESIDENCY PROGRAMS • Anaesthesia and Postgraduate programs Critical Care Medicine • Cardiovascular Diseases • Hygiene Epidemiology and Public Health • Occupational Medicine • Ophthalmology • Orthodontics • Orthopaedics and Traumatology • Otorhinolaryngology • Radiodiagnostic • Radiotherapy • Nephrology • Neurology • Urology DSMC DSMC Dipartimento di OUR SERVICES OUR SERVICES Erasmus students remain enrolled with their home university. They can attend courses listed in their program. For all relevant details, you can contact the International Relations Office. Erasmus students are also exempted from registration fees. Their arrival is generally scheduled a few months before the start of each semester. At the end of the study period, a transcript of records is sent to their home university. ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS 52 At the University of Brescia most courses are offered in Italian, though some seminars may take place in English. Erasmus granted students are required to have a basic knowledge of Italian. To provide students with adequate language skills, the University of Brescia organises every year a two-level free course of Italian at the beginning of the 1st semester (September) and at the beginning of the 2nd semester (February). At the end of the course each student who has attended at least 90% of the classes receives a certificate of attendance Students who are interested in these courses are requested to specify this option when filling in their application form for the University of Brescia. BEFORE ARRIVAL Erasmus students are nominated by their home university, that will provide our Erasmus Incoming Office with the following information for each applying student: name and surname, date and place of birth, e-mail address, study area and the semester chosen for their stay at the University of Brescia. Applying Erasmus Students are required to complete the Application forms on line, to print and send all documents by post with two recent colour photographs (passport-size). The deadline to return completed forms to the International Relations Office is June the 30th of each year. They should be sent to the following address: University of Brescia International Relations Office ERASMUS INCOMING STUDENTS Via San Faustino, 74/b 25122 Brescia- Italia E-mail: [email protected] 53 The International Relations Office will provide Erasmus students who have applied for housing by June30th, with housing facilities. www.unibs.it/target/international-students OUR SERVICES ERASMUS PROGRAM STUDENT AID, BENEFITS AND SERVICES depending on the type of scholarship and on the student’s income. STUDENTS AIDS 54 JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Part-time appointments: students can provide HOUSING SERVICE several services related to university facilities, lasting up to a maximum of 200 hours and paid by the University. • Tutoring is another form of student collaboration paid by the University. To access it you need to participate in a contest and meet the requirements of merit and income indicated. www.unibs.it/teachingactivities/opportunitiesstudents UNIVERSITY CANTEEN A Cafeteria with 400 seats is available to the students. Moreover, special prices are offered to students in some restaurants, pizzerias and pubs, included in a selected list. Costs: prices vary The campus offers the best living conditions and educational and cultural support as well as recreational spaces and sport facilities, providing services for study, university life and leisure time. All students can request accommodation. Features: • 8 facilities located near the headquarters of each department account for a total of 450 places. www.unibs.it/education/ international-students/ living-brescia/ accommodation • 54 places are reserved to a selected number of students with special merit in a special building (Collegio di merito: see website). www.collegiounibs.it/index. php/en • Air-conditioned, single and double rooms, with private or shared bathroom. • Kitchens, Laundromats, car, bicycle, motorcycle parking. • Internet connection, TV rooms and study rooms. Study rooms, multipurpose hall: the Campus “B. Boni “ has three study rooms with about 200 seats, open weekdays from 8 am to 24, and Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 22. There is also the Multipurpose Room, which can accommodate up to 200 people where students can find, in addition to educational activities, cultural and recreational activities, such as concerts, theatre performances organised by the students themselves. 55 For more information: [email protected] OUR SERVICES www.unibs.it/teachingactivities/fees-and-benefits/ scholarships Through the management of student aid, the University of Brescia grants partial or total fee exemptions, providing the most brilliant, and/or economically disadvantaged students with housing and boarding facilities. Scholarships for Master and Ph.D. students are awarded through open competition, according to a ranking based on economic status and merit. They include financial support as well as housing and boarding facilities. Applications must be submitted by filling the form that is available on the University website. www.unibs.it/education/ international-students/livingbrescia/eating-and-drinking THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM The University of Brescia has a network of three libraries (Business & Law, with a historical Law branch, Medicine and Engineering) which occupy about 5,000 square meters with 321 seats for students and scholars in their reading rooms. SPORTS FACILITIES The Brescia University Sports Center (CUS Centro Universitario Sportivo) is an amateur sport association federated to C.U.S.I. agency for sport promotion of C.O.N.I. Brescia. CUS has a variety of facilities (weight room, tennis court, baseball field, basketball and volleyball facility) and has an agreement with some municipal swimming pools. Printed library collections include over one hundred thousand monographs (among which 1,350 early printed books from the XVI Century to 1830) and 50,000 periodical volumes. CUS organises many courses: pilates, yoga, swimming, kick boxing, postural gym, caribbean dances, basketball, soccer, volleyball, free climbing and many others. Moreover, Brescia CUS organises tournaments and summer courses, and regularly participates in the University National Championships. More information on courses, tournaments, young activities can be found on the CUS website (in Italian). www.cusbrescia.it 57 The digital library offers an array of resources and services in the university’s buildings (and outside for authenticated users): over 30,000 electronic journals, thousands of e-books and 45 online databases. OUR SERVICES 56 Here are a few examples of approximate prices in Brescia (in euro): 200/250 Shared room in a shared apartment a month+utilities 30 Food at a supermarket for one week 12 Pizza + beer in a pizzeria 2/2.50 Cappuccino + croissant in a café 3/7 Meal in a University canteen 5/7 Meal in a café (a drink + a sandwich) 4 A beer in a pub 7 Happy-hour 1.40 Bus ticket (90’ validity) 13 “City-pass” (bus ticket for 10 trips) 35 Student monthly bus ticket 7/9 Newly-released film 59 OUR SERVICES 58 HOW MUCH DOES BRESCIA COST FOR A STUDENT? 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