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The research of the University of Turin excels in the World

12 March 2018 / in News / by
Ricerca Unito

After the recent acknowledgments obtained by the 23 Departments of the University of Turin as Departments of Excellence from Miur, and from the international ranking THE, that rewards the University for the Clinical and Health, the Arts and Humanities, the Life Sciences and the Physical Sciences, the University of Turin is a world excellence in all 5 broad subject areas even according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018, the ranking that evaluates the performance of Universities in different areas of research.

The University has in fact obtained excellent results (among the first 500 in the world) in all 5 macro categories “broad subject areas”: Humanities, technology and Engineering, Life Science and Medicine, Nature Science and Social and Economic Sciences. In particular, the best result was achieved in Life Science and Medicine, where UniTo ranks 189th in the world.

The University of Turin excels in 12 of 48 subject areas of  research: Agriculture, Languages, Pharmacy, Law, Medicine, Physics, Sociology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics e Computer Sciences.

The number of universities considered in the ranking list of excellences are only a few hundred (top500) among the 1100 that were in the ranking among the 4000 university in the world evaluated for the ranking.

The methodology used by QS in order to do a ranking combines some bibliometric indexes (quotes for the publoication on scientifics journals and H-index, an international index which measures the impact and productivity od researchers) and the results of some reputational questionnaires given to academicians and employers carried out by QS. These last factors, that usually are only a 10% of the final score, have different importance according to different areas, as for example for some scientific or economic sectors where it is the 30% of the final score.

For more info visit: : https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject

For more details about universities world rankings visit the web page: http://politichediateneounito.it/it/ranking-internazionali/

 

“Fuori Corso”: the project of UniTo which supports students that have some exams left

9 March 2018 / in News / by
Progetto "Fuori Corso"

The initiative, thought by some professors of the University of Turin aims to contrast the university dispersion through the “rescue” of off course students (studenti fuori corso), in order for them to “get back on track” and finish their academic studies.

E-mails, phone calls and registered mails with acknowledgment of receipt are the new methods with which the University of Turin, starting from the Department of Law, tried to get in touch with more than a thousand off course students. Of these, almost half of them have been found and invited for an individual interview in which tools and services to help them have been presented.

The results were immediately apparent: almost 146 students started to go to class again, and one third of these has done the exams with success.

In particular, for the academic year 2017-2018, the Department of Law has set up some useful options to help off course students that need to take the last exams in order to achieve the university degree in a short period of time:

  • Remote lessons (online): a way of teaching that allows to have interactive and personalized lessons, that meet the needs of working students that can’t attend classes at the University.
  • Teaching tutor: off course students can ask for the help of a teaching tutor; according to the number of students that take part in the project; UniTo will assess the possibility of having tutors that will have to give ad hoc teaching materials (slides, lecture notes, audio and video recordings, faq, wiki, forum) and weekly self-evaluation exercises.
  • Personalized courses: if the exams that you have to take are not present in the list of the education provided for the academic year 2017-2018, there is the possibility to have some personalized courses, even through the acknowledgment of equivalences.

Shape Energy: the energy sector takes advantage from the integration of social and humanistic sciences

9 March 2018 / in News / by
Shape Energy

In the energy agenda the technical results are more important as compared to consideretions about important human and social aspects. The European project Shape Energy tries to change this attitude promoting a better integration of social and humanistic sciences in projects about energy and transport financed by Horizon 2020 and others.

In February 2018 the Polytechnic of Turin organized two workshops for the coordinators committed to the innovation through collective projects. The participants of the two events have recognized the the added value generated by the integration of social sciences and humanistic subjects in projects about the energy sector finaced by the EU.

Through different innovative methods for the implementation of these workshops called “sandpit”, including storytelling and live-drawing, participants had the opportunity to formulate concrete ideas to imporve the impacts on society, talk about innovative methods for the interdisciplinary collaboration in the area of projects about the energy and transport sector, share the best procedures with a group of multidisciplinary experts from all Europe in a stimulating context in which it is possible to propose ideas for future projects on energy topics.

“It is necessary to look at energy politics from a financial point of view without forgetting their social, environmental, technical, decision-making aspects. To do so, it is pivotal to establish a dialogue between STEM researchers and SSH researchers” explained Professor Patrizia Lombardi, who is in charge of the project for the Polytechnic of Turin.

Among these key matters, that must absolutely be integrated in the Horizon 2020, there are some problems between qualitative and quantitative results, linguistic differences arising from interdisciplinary projects, energy efficacy and users involvement. In particular this last aspect puts into light how important it is to talk to a wider audience in order to make sure that the social impact of the projects in the energy sector is perfectly clear.

Participants have also underlined the importance of social acceptance, of user’s experience and of market researches, which are pivotal elements for the success of the projects. Their implementation from the early stages of the projects adds an additional level of difficulty, but it also makes it possible to increase the efficacy.

“We have to be open to different models of efficacy in order to show the impact that socio-economic sciences and humanistic subjects have on societies” said Andrea Bonaccorsi, lecturer of the keynot speech, of the University of Pisa, Senior Research Fellow at FBK-IRVAPP of Trento.

More than 100 representatives of institutions attendend the two sandpits. They came from 15 Countries: Blegium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Spain and Hungary.

The participants represented a wide and diverse range of projects financed by Horizon 2020 and by the 7th PQ: Ambition; BestRES; Bio-HyPP; BIOROBURplus; BRISK2; CEMCAP; CONSEED; E2District; EMPOWERING; enCOMPASS; ENERGISE; ENLARGE; EnPC-INTRANS; ENTRUST; ESA 2.0; FLEXMETER; GEMex; interGRIDy; IRON; ISABEL; LIMPET; MAGIC-NEXUS; Mobility4EU; MOBISTYLE; NATCONSUMERS; PEMs4Nano; PVSITES; RenGen; ShaleXenvironmenT; SHAPE ENERGY; SHAR-Q; START2ACT; STOREandGO; SWInG; THOMSON; UPGRADE; ZERO-PLUS.

 

PoliTo climbs the international rankings: 33rd in the world for Engineering and Technology

9 March 2018 / in News / by
PoliTo scala le classifiche dei ranking

The path recorded in recent years by the Polytechnic of Turin in international rankings is a path that is constantly growing. The University is also among the best technical universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018, one of the most accredited international rankings, which highlights the areas of excellence in training and research. The ranking, which is already at the seventh edition, analyzes over 1100 universities and scientific institutions around the world: among these, the Polythecnic ranks 33rd university in the world for the macro-area Engineering & Technology.

An evident growth in the last three years: in 2016, in the Engineering & Technology area, the Polytechnic ranked 66th and the following year it registered already a significant improvement reaching the 52nd place; in 2018, then, a leap forward of almost twenty positions, up to the 33rd, which follows the excellent world ranking in the ranking, again of the QS agency, Graduate Employability Ranking of last September, which saw the Polytechnic at 1st place in the world for Graduate Employment Rate.

In the Ranking presented on 28th February  2018, the University confirms excellent placings in all its business secrtors, ranking among the “Top Universities” of the world in 10 subjects and 3 of the thematic areas (Engineering & Technology, Natural Sciences and Arts & Humanities) present in the QS World University ranking. The parameters taken into consideration concern the Academic Reputation and Employer Reputation, estimated through a statistical survey conducted by QS, the number of quotes present in scientific publications and some bibliometric indexes including the H-index. The performance of the Polytechnic of Turin has significantly improved in particular in the Employer Reputation, where the University earns 10 points, confirming the increased international consideration among companies and factories.

As for the individual areas, the Polytechnic improves its ranking in all three disciplines in which it is part of the Top 50 universities of the world: for Civil & Strucutural Engineering it ranks 34th in the world, gaining a position with respect to the last year; for Architecture / Built Environment moves to position 41 from the 46th in which it was in the 2017 ranking; finally, for Electrical Engineering it earns the 50th place, while in 2017 it was more than in the 50th position. Even in History of Art, a subject introduced in the ranking only this year, the Polytechnic obtained an excellent result, ranking 24th, thanks to its high performance in the Academic Reputation.

Good results also in Computer Science & Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences, in which the University ranks among the 100 best Universities in the world; and in Art & Design, Chemical Engineering and Mathematics, which find the University ranked in the group of the best 150. The other discipline in which the University ranks among the 200 best Universities in the world is Physics & Astronomy.

“I am extremely satisfied with these results, which confirm how in recent years our University has consolidated and considerably increased its international reputation”, underlines dean Marco Gilli, who continues: “The fact that a serious agency as QS has one more time given such gratifying recognition to our Polytecnnic, after the excellent result on the employment status of the graduates who saw us first in the world, confirms that by now the quality of our research and training activities is recognized and appreciated in all our fields of activity , from Engineering, to Architecture and Design “.

Voters on the road: all the facilitations for 4th March

7 March 2018 / in News / by

Universities

On the occasion of political and administrative elections scheduled for Sunday 4th March 2018, in order to make the right to vote easier in the Municipalities of residence of all out of town students, the Universita degli Studi di Torino and the Politecnico di Torino order the suspension of the educational activities in all Universities for Monday 5th March.

 

Special transportation fees for voters

 

Trains

For those who will take the train to go to vote, there will be discounts for the trains Trenitalia, Italo and Trenord. For Trenitalia, the discounts correspond to 70% of the basic price of the average and long-distance national trains, in second class, both for the outward journey and for the return. In this category are included: Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca, Intercity and IntercityNotte.

For those traveling with regional trains, a 60% reduction is expected. The outward journey must be done not before 23rd February 2018 and the return trip not later than 14th March.
Trenitalia also provides an ad hoc fare for international trips to and from Italy on the Eurocity Italy-Switzerland trains, named “Italian elector”. For more information and for all the details on ticket purchase visit www.trenitalia.com, in the Information section.

Italo, on the other hand, offers a 60% discount on the price of Flex or Economy tickets which is valid for all those traveling from 23rd February to 13th March in a Smart or Comfort environment. For more information visit the website www.italotreno.it.

Trenord, operating in Lombardy, has announced that the special electoral fares will provide a reduction of 60% on regional fares on round-trip tickets, in second class. For more details, you can visit the website www.trenord.it.

For all companies, you will be asked to show on board the electoral card and the identity document on the first way trip and the electoral card with the stamp of the voting on the return trip.

 

Airplanes

Among the airlines, however, Alitalia is the only one that, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of the Interior, provides electoral facilities. Specifically: for national flights a maximum discount of 40 euros is possible on the basic price of return ticket, excluding taxes and surcharges. The departure date must be between 24th February and 4th March and the return flight between 4th and 10th March. The verification procedures, which will take place at the check-in, require the same documents of the train journey.

 

Other means of transport

The Circular 13/2018 issued by the Ministry of the Interior provides other benefits for voters for trips by sea and motorways. For further information visit the website of the Department for Internal and Territorial Affairs.

 

PoliTo: extension of the NO-TAX area for the academic year 2018/2019

7 March 2018 / in News / by
Indagine AlmaLaurea 2018

Yesterday, 27th February 2018, the Administration Board of the Polytechnic has established the extension of the NO-TAX area, expanding the contributory bracket exempted from the payment of University fees. The decree will involve almost 4200 students, with a cost, by the Polytechnic, of more than one and a half million euros.

This measure has met the efforts of AlterPolis, the student representative list that brought this goal among the points of their electoral program. “The main suggestion on the topic of taxation was exactly the extension of the NO-TAX area”,  explain the students of AlterPolis, adding: “it is a political and social resolution of historical importance: with this measure more than 4 thousand students extra will be exempted from the payment of the fee to the Polytechnic”.

The Brackets  

The Isee brackets exempted from the payment will no longer be of 13500 euros but of 25500 euros. “The Administration Board today approved the proposal that gives a turning point compared to past trends” – explains Marco Rondina, member of the Cda for AlterPolis – “this is a one of a kind event in one of the European Countries where the highest University fees are registered”.

The political Debate

Yesterday, the topic of the right to education was also addressed in political terms: University students, in fact, organized a debate that involved the candidates in the upcoming elections. The debate on the problems and critical aspects of Italian Universities saw the positions of Forza Italia, Partito Democratico and Movimento 5 Stelle at odds with Liberi e Uguali and Potere al Popolo. The first ones have focused of issues such as meritocracy and utility and necessity of supporting school-work alternation system; while the second ones have underlined the risk of creating new generations of unpaid workers. 

 

 

“M’illumino di meno”: the initiatives of the Polytechnic of Turin

26 February 2018 / in Events / by
"M'illumino di meno", le iniziative del Politecnico

This year the Polytechnic of Turin will participate again at “M’illumino di meno”, the initiative of the broadcast of Radio Rai “Caterpillar” to promote the energy saving and the virtuous behaviours in the field of environmental sustainability, that has already reached the 14th edition.

The two scheduled meetings are part of the actions promoted by the Green Team of the Polytechnic of Turin an organization born at the Polytechnic to promote activities of promotion of virtuous behaviours by the point of view of sustainability and to take a shared path of validation of the institute as a sustainable campus.

The following two are the initiatives promoted by the Polytechnic:

Today, Thursday 22nd February, at 7 pm

“Caccia al kWh” in Italian Universities

On 22nd February the Green Team of the Polytechnic of Turin will promote the “Caccia al kWh”, a flash mob during which students and staff will turn off the lights after the time of use in the rooms of the headquarter of the University, but they will also close windows and doors that entail a waste of electricity or heat energy for heating: a symbolic act to show the right use of energy. The results of the campaign will be monitored live in the Living LAB, by measuring the reduction of energy consumption of the University. The event will end with a refreshment by candlelight for all the participants.

This year the initiatives of “M’illumino di meno” are promoted in the field of the Rete delle Università per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (RUS), that gathers together 55 Italian Universities. On 22nd February from 6pm to 9pm, the “Caccia al kWh” will take place simultaneously in different universities, in order to involve a bigger audience for the actions of research on the waste of energy in the headquarters of the universities. The main goal is to sensitise people of the universities towards an individual contribution that everyone of us can offer on the topic of energy-saving, becoming with little inattentions, that all together can have a significant impact on the energy consumption of the universities.

SCHEDULE:

7 pm: gathering in the courtyard of the Rectorship

After that: formation of groups and campaign of light out and reduction of energy waste

At the end: refreshment by candlelight for all the participants in the atrium of the Sala Consiglio di Facoltà.

 

 

23rd February 2018, 10 am – Auditorium Energy Centre 

“M’illumino con meno. Un anno dopo” seminar

On 23rd February the Green Team organizes the event “M’illumino con meno. Un anno dopo”, focused on the topic of energy efficiency in the lighting. A year ago, on the occasion of the “M’Illumino di meno 2017”, the Polytechnic had started an experimentation on the use of intelligent LED lighting with the involvement of some professionals of the sector. The conference will be the perfect opportunity to present the results of the campaigns carried out in the Living LAB, before and after the replacement operation. The data show significant savings, by highlighting the effect achieved with the addition of occupancy and light sensors. The experimentation carried out in some rooms of the headquarter (some offices, a hallway and a technical room) will give some useful information for the planning of more extended interventions in universities. The issue is topical for the Public Administration, also in relation to the offered possibilities of the current incentives.

SCHEDULE:

  • 10 am: institutional greetings
  • 10:10 am: introduction

Giovanni Vincenzo Fracastoro | GreenTeam of the Polytechnic of Turin , Energy Manager
Alberto Poggio | Rete delle Università per lo Sviluppo sostenibile (RUS), Coordinator of the Energy working group

  • 10:40 am: M’illumino con meno: the development of the experimentation       and the first results

Giulio Cerino Abdin | GreenTeam of the Polytechnic of Turin, Manager of the Energy working group

Chiara Aghemo | Energy Department “Galileo Ferraris”, Environmental and Technical Physicist .

Rossella Taraglio, Gabriele Piccablotto | Architecture and Design Department , Laboratory of Analysis and Modelling of Environmental Systems (LAMSA).

Fabrizio Tondaroc | Construction and Logistic of the Polytechnic of Turin

11:40 M’illumino con meno: the point of view of operators.

Round table discussion with the representatives of the industrial workers involved in the experimentation..

12:10 Questions and debate.

Info Days at the IAAD: orientation time

26 February 2018 / in News / by
INFO DAYS allo IAAD di Torino

Get to know IAAD

For the IAAD, Institute of Applied Art and Design of Turin, it’s orientation time. What better time than the Info Days to visit the new facilities and to get to know better the offered courses of studies?

The Info Days will be a precious opportunity to understand if the design path is the right one for you. Info Days is not only information, it is also dialogue and meeting: with professors, students and professionals of the design world. A moment to come in contact with the design made in IAAD, see the projects done by the students and the collaborations with partner companies.

During the Info Days, the representatives of the orientation, the professors and the students will be available to participants in order to give more information and explanation about the courses of studies, enrolment requirements, internship and job opportunities.

INFO DAYS Schedule:

  • Friday 2nd March
  • Wednesday 11th April
  • Friday 11th May
  • Wednesday 18th July
  • Friday 7th September

 

Book now your Info Day!

Open Day at the European Institure of Design of Turin

23 February 2018 / in Events / by
Open day, Porte Aperte

IED Turin has organized an open day on Saturday, 17th March, from 10 am, in the offices of Via San Quintino 39, in order to find out more about the schools of Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, Communication, educational method and the professional opportunities offered by the collaboration with professionals, companies and agencies!

An open day to discover the education provided by the IED

The day will be full of orientation activities, with professors, students and former students, dedicated to the education provided by the IED Turin: three-year degree course, Master’s Degree and Specialization Courses.

Available to participants throughout the open day:

  • Info Point: the staff will be at your service to give information about the education provided, the facilities and the services offered by the IED Turin.
  • Career Service: consultation about job prospects and the request of the working world in relation to the different courses of studies.

To take part at the event you have to sing up at the forum of the website.

CURA – photographic stories about the City of Health

23 February 2018 / in Events / by
Locandina della mostra Cura - Racconti fotografici sulla città della salute

The European Institute of Design and the City of Health and Science of Turin are the characters of Cura – Photographic stories about the City of Health, that is a photographic exhibition dedicated to the topic of care. Nine students of the third year of the Photography Course at the IED of Turin have recounted in their thesis project the excellences of the good public health of Turin.

The A.O.U City of Health and Science of Turin is the biggest medical centre at a national and European level, it has 9500 employees and it guarantees a diagnosis and a medical assistance of third level in different treatment paths, giving priority to multidisciplinary approaches that assure highly qualified suitable cures that meet the needs of the patients in the best way.

The exhibition Cura, that has been realized in collaboration with the Regione Piemonte and Roche, is the result of a year of researches and work in the area, that called the attention of the students of the IED. The selection of 150 photos can be seen at the Palazzo della Regione Piemonte (Piazza Castello 165) form 19th February to 13th March 2018. Open everyday from 10am to 6pm.

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