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Registration for the TIL test at the Politecnico di Torino is now open. There are 3 types of tests, namely TIL-I (Engineering), TIL-D (Design) and TIL-(Planning).

NEWS
 there is not a specific Call for applications for non-EU applicants living abroad and requiring a
visa
 TIL test is to be taken in-person only
 The minimum threshold for admission to TIL-I, TIL-D, TIL-P has been raised to 30/100
 Under the section called “Select your programme”, applicants wishing to take the TIL-I must choose up to 5 degree courses in the Engineering area, including the professional degree course in Technologies for the Manufacturing Industry, and rank them in order of preference.

The TIL is to be held in-person at the computer labs of the Politecnico di Torino campus. In order to register for the TIL test, you must register on the Apply@PoliTO platform.
Applicants have 1 hour and a half to answer 42 questions. Questions are divided in 4 sections covering 4 different disciplines. The number of questions and the time limits are organized as follows:
 16 Mathematics questions – 36 minutes
 10 Reading comprehension and logical reasoning questions – 20 minutes
 10 Physics questions – 22 minutes
 6 Basic technical knowledge questions – 12 minutes

For the academic year 2024/25, for the admission to degree courses with a limited number of studentsv the minimum and guaranteed thresholds are required, as detailed below.
The minimum threshold for being included in the ranking list is 30/100.
The guaranteed admission threshold is 60/100. This score enables applicants to enrol in thevBachelor’s degree programme they have chosen as their first preference.

Two events of two days each to create new partnerships and collaborations among researchers from 11 universities of the UNITA Alliance: this is the aim of the 2 nd edition of the UNITA research matching events.

On 12 and 13 December, more than 40 teaching and research staff from 6 countries active in the field of “Cultural heritage and tourism in a digital world” gathered in Turin; on the following two days, an equal number of participants attended the second event on the topic “Renewable energy mixes and materials for a more sustainable world”.
The model, already tested during the first UNITA research matching event in October 2022, consists of a series of face-to-face meetings, of 20 minutes each in rotation, between professors and researchers active in related scientific fields in order to get to know each other and discuss new international
projects and initiatives.
Matching between professors is created through a platform that collects participants; scientific profiles and takes into account the matching preferences expressed by all the participants over the days

preceding the event. Moreover, during the matching days each participants had the opportunity to introduce themselves and present their field of research in a short session of elevator pitches.
At the end of the two events, each participant had the opportunity to hold 8 face-to-face meetings with colleagues from other countries, and thus consider the possibility of activating joint research projects and initiatives.

The first day of the event led to the creation of a project for joint PhD theses between the University of Turin and the University of Zaragoza in the field of linguistics. In the upcoming weeks, UNITA staff members in all participating universities will monitor the development of projects resulting from the
matching, so that they can provide administrative assistance where necessary and keep track of the initiatives created after the event.
At the event, Mario Giacobini, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Relations with European Institutions, announced the imminent publication of a call for research grants within UNITA.

During the academic year 2023/2024, UNITO supports the right to education and the sustainable mobility with a new initiative aimed at reimbursing the annual or multi-
monthly GTT pass.

WHICH PASSES ARE INCLUDED (AND WHICH EXCLUDED)
The reimburse is valid only for the annual and multi-monthly passes, lasting between 10 and 12 months, that were purchased between 1 July 2023 and 31 January 2024 exclusively on
the website e-commerce della GTT or at the ticket vending machines in the metro stations.
Other tickets, such as weekly passes, are not reimbursable.

REIMBURSE AMOUNT
The reimburse is reserved for students from Università di Torino enrolled in the academic year 2023/2024 in a first or second-cycle degree and free of debts to the university. The
80% of the fare, up to a maximum of 400€ per capita, will be reimbursed.

DEADLINE
The application for reimbursement must be sent by 12 p.m. on 31 January 2024.
The application can be sent exclusively by filling in the online form included in the notice.

CIRSDe, the Research Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, will organise the conference “Beyond Genders”. Intersectionality between theory and practice. Interdisciplinary gazes” on Friday, 24 November and Saturday, 25 November at Luigi Einaudi Campus.

This concept was born within the Anglo-American legal discourse and coined by the American jurist Kimberlé Crenshaw to highlight how the law is often inadequate to address the discrimination based on several factors and how even inadequate the anti-discrimination policies are to interactions, such as those in the situation of black women. The concept of intersectionality underlines the existence of social hierarchies and compartmentalization by describing oppression and discrimination caused by belonging to multiple groups and/or categories such as sex, gender, class, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

Nowadays, it is transversally used as theoretical orientation in gender and women’s studies to analyse how the indicators of difference intertwine with majority and dominant structures. Over the years, its scope has extended beyond the abovementioned disciplines, including the social, pedagogical, psychological, medical, or linguistic field, to name a few. An increasing number of people working in the academy and interested in inequalities, social injustices and discrimination is aware of the need to overcome binarism and dichotomies that simplify the complexity of multiple belongings. Together with the multidisciplinary branching, the concept of intersectionality became the object of different divergences. It is the object of heated debates and epistemological and ideological controversies between those who believe in its ideological nature that cannot be limited to a mere methodological approach, and those who claim the need of an analysis based on a class struggle, crucial for any social injustice.
Moreover, while in some disciplines, such as gender studies, the concept of intersectionality is well known both from a theoretical and practical point of view, in others it is a nebulous concept searching for a well-defined identity, especially in its practical effects. Given the plural nature of the current debate and the diagonal nature of its application, the conference intends to be an opportunity for dialogue between the different disciplines to explore the “state-of-the-art” of research and considerations on this topic. What are the perspectives through which it has been analysed for years? What are its applications? What makes its implementation complex and what are the pitfalls in its actual applicability? Why do some
fields of study seem to dialogue more fluently with this concept and others to be resistant?
Which are the most popular research methods, and why? How was the concept of intersectionality analysed and discussed among the various disciplines? How can an
intersectional perspective be developed in global contexts that deal with a past of colonialism and oppression?
For further information
www.cirsde.unito.it
beyondgenders@unito.it

Eureka, the new unified access point to bibliographic resources of Università degli Studi di Torino, is coming on Monday, 6 November.
Eureka replaces the current services Tutto , Trova and Bibliopass , and integrates all search and resource access functions into a single tool.

Eureka is the ideal starting point for bibliographic search. In Eureka there are books, magazines, articles, databases, websites and much more material owned or made accessible by the University.
Eureka makes ‘Search and Find” easier!
For further information please visit the dedicated website SBA – Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo , which is constantly updated.

Are you graduating or have a degree and want to enter the world of work?
AlmaLaurea is organising next Thursday, 26 October from 9.20 a.m. a free event dedicated to undergraduates and graduates from Turin and Northern Italy: AL Lavoro Torino .
Undergraduates and graduates will have the opportunity to meet the companies and take part in workshops to improve their own skills. Registration is mandatory to attend the meeting.

WHAT YOU CAN DO BEFORE SECONDARY-SCHOOL DIPLOMA
 4 th -year secondary-school students, again this year, can take the entrance exam for the five-year master’s degree courses in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Prosthetics in Italian and Veterinary Medicine. Since the secondary-school diploma is a mandatory requirement for enrolment, in any case you will need to have obtained it to complete your enrolment. How many times can secondary-school students take the entrance exam? Each candidate can take the TOLC-Med and TOLC-Vet twice a year: one per each exam session. Therefore, 4 th -year secondary-school candidates can attempt the exam 4 times: twice in 2023 and twice in 2024.

  As regards the other TOLC exams, i.e., the online test by CISIA consortium, you can participate through any exam delivery method even if you are still a 4 th -year secondary-school student. It must be considered that, according to the Rules TOLC , a TOLC exam is valid at least in the year in which you take it. Therefore, students will have to check the validity period of the exam in the notice of admission of the relevant degree course.

 Politecnico di Torino gives students who are in their final year of secondary school the opportunity to take the entrance exam for a maximum of 3 times and only once per exam session. These are three different exams, i.e., the TIL-I test (to access to all Engineering degree courses of Politecnico), TIL-D test (to access to Design and Communication degree courses) and TIL-P (to access to Territorial, Urban, Environmental and Landscape Planning degree course).

 Free online courses of start@unito – available here  – will be useful both to choose the course and prepare for the entrance exam.
 CONSERVATORY: preparatory courses are very useful to access three-year degree courses without any fail in the core subjects, info and regulation

Daimon is the two-year master’s degree course of Scuola Holden, focused on the idea that narrating is not only an artistic act, but also a feasible job and a way of looking at the world.
Three programmes to choose from: Maps, Meridians, Compasses.

Daimon is aimed at people between 18 and 30 years. To enrol in the master’s degree course, you do not need to take an exam, but there will be a selection: the criterion will be, in fact, the Daimon, aimed at knowing who you are and what you imagine, your expectations and motivation.

The selection is made at Scuola Holden (Piazza Borgo Dora 40, Turin). It will give you the opportunity to visit the school, get to know the teaching methodology and staff during the interview, and meet other people who are there for the selection and could became your future classmates.
Pending the dates of the next enrolments, you can contact Scuola Holden and ask for an informational interview.

Iliad provides 10 scholarships, worth €15,000 each, to those students who have enrolled or intend to do it in master’s degree courses in Social Science, Arts & Literature and STEM- related subjects. 6 of the 10 scholarships are reserved for STEM students, 2 for Social Science and 2 for Arts & Literature.

The competition is open to male and female students who upon submitting the application:
• live in Italy;
• are no older than 24 years old;
• are enrolling for the first time in a master’s degree course in the academic year 2023/2024
and have achieved a weighted average mark of no less than 26/30 in their three-year degree course;
or
• are enrolled in a single-cycle master’s degree with a weighted average mark of no less than 26/30 and in their first three academic years have earned at least 90% of the ECTS provided for by the study plan of their course; and • intend to write a dissertation that focuses on topics related to the future of connections and the connections of the future.
The application deadline for the Iliadship has been extended to Saturday, 30 September 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The application must be submitted without fail by filling the specific form
available on https://corporate.iliad.it/iliadship
For further information, please read the document “Classi di Laurea” (Degree Classes) on http://dati.ustat.miur.it/dataset/metadati