BAC – BEST Architecture Competition is a totally free Architecture competition, organised by BEST Torino association and dedicated to all Politecnico di Torino students.

On March 12th, there will be a workshop, with nearly 300 participants, where students are invited to create their own project ideas referring to a specific topic. This will give the chance to share opinions, by putting into practice their knowledge, acquired during their studies.

March 12th 2016- 8.30 am

Aula Magna “G. Agnelli”, Politecnico di Torino – Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, Torino.

Find out more about prizes and details, as well as how to sign up clicking on this link.

Ti presento un autore is an initiative promoted by Collegio Universitario Einaudi, to give University students and Turin community the chance to meet writers and become keen on reading. It includes periodic meetings with the Italian authors.

Part of the event is the meeting with the author Giuseppe Culicchia, which will be held March 9th at 6.30 pm at Biblioteca Centrale Collegio Einaudi – via Maria Vittoria, 39, Torino. He will present Mi sono perso in un luogo comune – dizionario della nostra stupidità (Einaudi, 2016).

Further details: www.collegioeinaudi.it – cultura@collegioeinaudi.it

Aula 10V, Castello del Valentino – Viale Mattioli, 39, Torino

The workshop “Urban micro-landscapes. Tasting the Landscape” will be held at Aula 10V, Castello del Valentino – Viale Mattioli, 39, Torino on March 9th and March 16th 2016. The main subject are public open spaces surrounding the Sports Centre “Parri”, in san Salvario,Turin.

Project topics will be presented in according to the Education Forum di IFLA, International Federation of Landscape Architects, del 53rd IFLA World Congress (Torino, 22.4.2016).

Further details:

http://www.politocomunica.polito.it/events/appuntamenti/%28idnews%29/7428

From February 9^th to March 13^th 2016, an accurate selection of Viscuso’s sculptures, coming from prestigious private collections, will be displayed.

During his stay in Turin, Emanuele Viscuso promoted an internship with Albertina students, coordinated by Professor Raffaele Mondazzi, a sculpture teacher. The artworks created during the internship are being displayed at Salone d’Onore.

Pinacoteca Albertina, form February 9th to March 13th 2016

Opening time: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, form 10.00 am to 6.00 pm. Last admission at 5.30 pm. Closed on Weds.

Salone d’Onore, which houses the students’ artworks, is open on Saturday from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm and on Sunday from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Programme

Politecnico di Torino is partner of OpenMed – Opening up Education in South Mediterranean Countries, an international cooperation project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Capacity Building programme of the European Union.

The overarching goal of OpenMed is to raise awareness and facilitate the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) in the Arab Mediterranean region, with a particular focus on Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Palestine.

OpenMed project will celebrate Open Education Week with scheduled online events in English and French:

Full details as well as links to the webinars can be found at http://openmedproject.eu/2016/02/10/oew-16/

How to Participate: Participants can freely join any time at links posted at http://openmedproject.eu/2016/02/10/oew-16/

Participants will be given the chance to ask questions at the end of the webinars, using the back channel incorporated in the broadcasting. On social media we will be using the hashtag #openmedproject

The Open Education Week is coordinated by the Open Education Consortium and it is organised on a global scale.

Learn more about the full list of Open Education Week events and activities

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Open day at Istituto Universitario Salesiano Torino Rebaudengo. Piazza Conti di Rebaudengo, 22 in Torino.

Join the Open Day on March 11th to find out more about the academic courses for the degree in Psychology or Educational Sciences (New!) for the Academic Year 2016-2017. This is an opportunity to choose your right career and future job.

The Open Day includes an introducing part regarding the courses, offered by IUSTO, and the University, followed by a detailed presentation of the single courses. The debate will be held by the Headmaster, the Responsible for the degree courses and the University Coordinators. Students and graduates will share their experiences. At the front desk you can find the information staff, available for more detailed explanations.

Confirmation of attendance is requested. Visit our IUSTO online page for all details.

The next one is scheduled for May 20th.

Find out how the Solar System was formed!

Two research protagonists, Amalia Ercoli Finzi – Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali del Politecnico di Milano – and MARIA ANTONIETTA PERINO – Thales Alenia Space and International Space University, will discuss about comets and their importance, as well as how the two protagonists succeeded in reaching some stages during the Solar System exploration.

In collaboration with Thales Alenia Space

Politecnico di Torino, Aula Magna “G. Agnelli” – C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino – Thu 10th of March 2016

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Il capo dei miei sogni, produced by Sara Palma and Daniele Benedetti and directed by Roberto Marafante.

The main character is Doctor Lamberti, a respected and very professional creative publicist, he is deeply in debt gambler and victim of a bookmaker. A group of accountants of a well-known advertising agency happens to have him as their boss. They will love him, but his real, ungrateful task is to fire all of them.

It is a brilliant comedy, where you can find the positive side of job insecurity, one of the most recent nightmares.

It is on stage from March 8th to March 13th at Teatro Erba in corso Moncalieri (From Tue to Sat 9.00pm – Sun 4.00pm)

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In occasion of the meeting, which is scheduled for March 10th at Aula Magna of Cavallerizza Reale, it will be possible to interview Luca Percalli or other experts, using the online form, that you can find at this link.

The most interesting questions will be included into the debate schedule.

It will be also possible to follow the event live at the page Unito Media.

The meeting is organised by Agorà Scienza in collaboration with Scienza Attiva.

March 10th 2016 – 6.15 pm

Aula Magna della Cavallerizza Reale dell’Università di Torino

Via Verdi, 9 – Torino

All details at the following link.

This is a yearly event that includes the opening of the Banks historical premises in Italian cities, with free and guided tours, every first Saturday in October.

The goal is to give the chance to tens of thousands of citizens, tourists and fans to visit these buildings, which during the year, are normally closed, since they are used as working places.

In the latest editions, the opening day has been opened to banks premises, that work in modern buildings of special architectural heritage.

Every year a competition for Un’immagine per Invito a palazzo is launched to find a graphic icon that will be the symbol of the event. The competition is open to all the students from Accademia di Belle arti and Design Schools.