Transcript ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES

UNIVERSITIES AS INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS:
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
STUDENT SUPPORT: RESIDENTIAL, LANGUAGE SUPPORT, INDUCTION AND
PASTORAL SUPPORT. AN ITALIAN OVERVIEW AND THE EXPERIENCE OF A
SMALL AND NEW UNIVERSITY
HUMANE SEMINAR - TRIESTE
15th/ 16th SEPTEMBER 2006
“AMEDEO AVOGADRO” UNIVERSITY
PASQUALE MASTRODOMENICO
CRISTINA CONTI
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CONTENTS
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ITALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEM
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FOREIGN AND SOCRATES
ERASMUS STUDENTS IN ITALY
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“AMEDEO AVOGADRO”
UNIVERSITY: ALESSANDRIA,
NOVARA, VERCELLI
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GENERAL INFORMATION AND
LANGUAGE SUPPORT
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PASTORAL SUPPORT
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
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CENTRES OF STUDY AT A. AVOGADRO
UNIVERSITY
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Main centres of
study:
Alessandria
Novara
Vercelli
Other branches:
 Alba-Bra
 Asti
 Biella
 Casale Monferrato
 Stresa
 Verbania
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ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES
2006
AT PRESENT, THE ITALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IS MADE UP OF 90
INSTITUTIONS:
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58 STATE UNIVERSITIES
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2 UNIVERSITIES FOR FOREIGNERS
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17 PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (LEGALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE)
1 UNIVERSITY FOR 49.620 19/24 YEARS OLD PEOPLE (A. Y. 2005/2006)
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4 SCHOOLS SPECIALISED IN POSTGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDIES
(E.G. SISSA IN TRIESTE AND “LA NORMALE” IN PISA)
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9 ON LINE UNIVERSITIES
Source: CRUI WEB SITE
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ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES FOR FOREIGNERS
PERUGIA
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SPECIAL INTEGRATION COURSES
SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES
STUDY OF ITALIAN VOCAL MUSIC
2.430 students
SIENA
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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND LANGUAGE TEACHERS
302 students
SOURCE: C.N.S.V.U. WEB SITE
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PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS
IN ITALY
PROFESSORS
DATE
M
W
Total
31/12/2002
28.085
8.518
36.603
31/12/2003
27.507
8.494
36.001
31/12/2004
27.531
8.642
36.173
1 TEACHER
31 STUDENTS
RESEARCHERS
DATE
M
W
Total
31/12/2002
11.817
9.061
20.878
31/12/2003
11.541
8.859
20.400
31/12/2004
11.933
9.296
21.229
Source: CRUI WEB SITE
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STUDENTS IN ITALY
ENROLLED
A.Y. 2005-2006
Total
WOMEN
1.796.270
1.009.907
GRADUATES
A.Y. 2005-2006
56.2 %
Total
ENROLLED FOREIGN STUDENTS
A. Y. 2002/2003
Total
31.343
301.476
WOMEN
172.233
57.1 %
1,8%
FOREIGN GRADUATES
A. Y. 2002/2003
Total
2.388
0,8%
Source: CRUI WEB SITE
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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: OUTGOING STUDENTS
(A. Y. 2004/2005)
16.419 ITALIAN STUDENTS
TO 28 COUNTRIES
(EU25 – EEA – EFTA)
FIELDS OF STUDY
STUDENTS
LANGUAGE AND PHILOLOGY
3.276
SOCIAL SCIENCE
2.167
ECONOMIC STUDIES, MANAGEMENT
1.761
ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY
1.627
LAW
1.225
OTHERS
6.363
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THE ITALIAN ERASMUS MOBILITY
FROM A. Y. 2000/01 TO A. Y. 2004/05
16.000
16.810
STUDENTS
14.000
12.000
15.216
13.236
16.419
13.940
10.000
8.000
6.000
4.000
2.000
2000/0 1
2001/0 2
2002/0 3
2003/0 4
2004/0 5
ACADEMIC YEAR
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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: INCOMING STUDENTS
(A. Y. 2003/2004)
12.743 FOREIGN STUDENTS
FROM 29 COUNTRIES
(EU25 – EEA – EFTA)
FIELDS OF STUDY
STUDENTS
LANGUAGE AND PHILOLOGY
2.066
ECONOMIC STUDIES, MANAGEMENT
1.538
SOCIAL SCIENCE
1.405
LAW
1.344
MEDICAL SCIENCES
954
OTHERS
5.436
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14.000
INCOMING STUDENTS
FROM A. Y. 2000/01 TO A. Y. 2004/05
13.370
13.000
12.743
STUDENTS
12.000
11.000
10.970
10.000
9.862
9.000
8.739
8.000
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
ACADEMIC YEAR
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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: INCOMING STUDENTS
(A. Y. 2004/2005)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
INCOMING STUDENTS
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SPAIN
4.631
2
GERMANY
1.796
3
FRANCE
1.574
4
UNITED KINGDOM
668
5
PORTUGAL
668
…
…
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LATVIA
21
28
ICELAND
10
29
LUXEMBOURG
7
30
LIECHTENSTEIN
2
31
CYPRUS
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TOTAL
13.370
SOURCE: A.N. SOCRATES ITALIA
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OUTGOING AND INCOMING STUDENTS
•THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, BOTH OUTGOING AND INCOMING,
IS INCREASING.
• THERE IS A CONSTANT UPWARD TREND FOR BOTH.
• THE GAP BETWEEN THEM IS BECOMING NARROWER.
• OUTGOING STUDENTS STILL OUTNUMBER INCOMING ONES.
ACADEMIC YEAR
OUTGOING
STUDENTS
INCOMING
STUDENTS
DIFFERENCE
2000/01
13.236
8.739
4.497
2001/02
13.940
9.862
4.078
2002/03
15.216
10.970
4.246
2003/04
16.810
12.743
4.067
2004/05
16.419
13.370
3.049
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INCOMING STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES
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ACCOMMODATION IS LIMITED.
30.000 BEDS IN ITALY (UCSEI – DECEMBER
LA LINGUA ITALIANA. LA MAGGIOR
PARTE DEI CORSI UNIVERSITARI
SONO TENUTI IN ITALIANO E
SOLTANTO POCHI CORSI SONO
TENUTI INGLESE.
2004)
THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE. MANY
COURSES AT UNIVERSITY ARE
OFFERED IN ITALIAN AND ONLY FEW
COURSES ARE TAKEN IN ENGLISH.
ALMENO UN CORSO IN LINGUA INGLESE (CRUI web site):
1° CYCLE
7 UNIV.
2° CYCLE
11 UNIV.
Ph.D.
19 UNIV.
MASTER
21 UNIV.
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A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY
UFFICIO DIRITTO ALLO STUDIO,ORIENTAMENTO E
PROGETTI ERAMUS
Nadia Piloni: Head of the Office
Cristina Conti
Ombretta Finotello
ALL HAVE A DEGREE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: OUTGOING STUDENTS
AT A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY
A. Y. 2005/2006
Belgium:
France:
Germany:
The Netherlands:
Austria:
Poland:
Portugal:
Spain:
Sweden:
United Kingdom:
Gent, Mons
Nice, Chambéry, Grenoble, Lille, Orléans,
Paris Denis Diderot
Bochum, Mannheim, Marburg, Potsdam,
Frankfurt
Rotterdam
Graz, Wien
Poznań, Warszawa
Universidad de Lisboa, Algarve
Tenerife, Valladolid
Uppsala
Nottingham, Aberdeen
36 STUDENTS
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ERASMUS PROGRAMME: INCOMING STUDENTS
AT A. AVOGADRO UNIVERSITY
A. Y. 2005/2006
Belgium:
Haute Ecole Provinciale de Charleroi – Université du Travail
Finland:
Helsingin Yliopisto
France:
Université de Savoie-Chambéry
Université de Metz
Université Stendhal-Grenoble III
Germany:
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule-Aachen
Ruhr Universität-Bochum
Universität Trier
Poland:
Polsko-Japońska Wyższa Szkoła Technik
Uniwersytet Im. Adama Mickiewicza-Poznaniu
Uniwersytet Wroclawski-Wroclaw
20 ERASMUS STUDENTS
Spain:
Universidad de Valladolid
ENROLLED FOREIGN STUDENTS: 255
2,5% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS
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PhD’s AGREEMENTS
France:
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Law
Université de Savoie (Chambéry), Humanities
Université Lumière Lyon 2, Mathematics,
Physics And Natural Sciences
Germany:
Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Medicine And Surgery
Poland:
University of Wroclaw, Humanities
Portugal:
Universidade de Lisboa, Medicine And Surgery
Spain:
Universidad de La Laguna, Humanities
Universidad de Salamanca, Humanities
Universidad de Valladolid, Medicine And Surgery
Universidad de Alicant, Law
United Kingdom: University of Aberdeen, Mathematics, Physics And
Natural Sciences
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ALESSANDRIA – NOVARA – VERCELLI
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FRIENDLY
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LIVELY
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CULTURAL
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HISTORICAL
LOCATIONS
Km
Milan
Turin
Genoa
AL
92
91
85
NO
56
95
151
VC
86
79
134
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ALESSANDRIA
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INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL,
TRANSPORTATION CENTRE
(FELT HATS: BORSALINO)
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THE CITTADELLA (FORTRESS)
 THE CATHEDRAL
(1875-1879)
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NOVARA
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INDUSTRIAL TOWN
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11th c. BAPTISTERY
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LAKES ORTA AND MAGGIORE
(STRESA)
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VERCELLI
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LEADING RICE MARKET
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13th c. ST. ANDREW’S
BASILICA
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“MANSIONES” (STOP
OVER) ON THE
FRANCIGENA ROUTE
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ACCOMMODATION - BEDS
IN COMMON WITH MANY OTHER ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES, WE ARE NOT COMPETENT ON
RESIDENCES. THE ACCOMMODATION SERVICE IS MANAGED - AT REGIONAL LEVEL - BY A
SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION (E.G. E.DI.SU IN PIEDMONT)
1. SINGLE AND DOUBLE APARTMENTS WITH
KITCHEN AND BATHROOM.
2. APARTMENTS FOR GROUPS OF STUDENTS.
3. INDIVIDUAL ROOMS WITH A SHARED KITCHEN.
ALL ACCOMMODATION IS FURNISHED AND HAS THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES:
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LAUNDRY ROOM.
CABLE TV.
LIMITED CLEANING SERVICE.
A WARDEN IN EACH HALL.
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RESIDENZA CASA SAPPA
ALESSANDRIA
22 BEDS
RESIDENZA UNIVERSITARIA PONTIDA
RESIDENZA UNIVERSITARIA MAZZINI
NOVARA
36 BEDS
RESIDENZA DAL POZZO
RESIDENZA VIA MANZONI
VERCELLI 119 BEDS
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HOUSING IN PIEDMONT
UNIVERSITIES
ENROLLED
STUDENTS
UNITO
65.000
BEDS
%
BEDS/ENROLLED STUDENTS
1.755
1/51
POLITO
25.000
A. AVOGADRO
UNIVERSITY
10.500
177
1/59
Total
100.500
1.932
1/52
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
FOR INCOMING ERASMUS STUDENTS
1.
AN APPLICATION FORM, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT OUR WEB SITE:
HTTP://UNIPMN.SOCRATESMANAGER.IT/INCOMING/
2.
WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM THE FOREIGN UNIVERSITY THAT THE STUDENT HAS
OBTAINED A SOCRATES GRANT TO STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN
PIEDMONT “AMEDEO AVOGADRO”;
3.
THE “LEARNING AGREEMENT”, WITH THE PROGRAMME OF STUDY AND THE
COURSES TO BE ATTENDED AT OUR UNIVERSITY;
4.
A VALID IDENTITY DOCUMENT;
5.
2 PASSPORT PHOTOS FOR THE “LIBRETTO DEGLI STUDI”;
6.
PROOF OF MEDICAL INSURANCE (E-128/E-111 AND/OR EUROPEAN HEALTH CARD).
STUDENTS FROM NON-EU COUNTRIES SHOULD TAKE OUT PRIVATE INSURANCE
WITH COVERAGE IN ITALY.
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RESIDENCE PERMIT – ERASMUS STUDENTS
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FOR EU-STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO STAY MORE THAN 3
MONTHS IN ITALY, IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR THE
“CARTA DI SOGGIORNO” (D.P.R. 18th JANUARY 2002 N. 54) AT
THE POLICE OFFICES (QUESTURA) OF ALESSANDRIA,
NOVARA AND VERCELLI.
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YOU NEED 4 PASSPORT PHOTOS, YOUR ID CARD OR
PASSPORT, YOUR MEDICAL INSURANCE POLICY AND THE
ERASMUS CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY OUR UNIVERSITY.
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FOR ALL INFORMATION GO TO
WWW.POLIZIADISTATO.IT/PDS/CITTADINO/STRANIERI/STRANI
ER.HTM
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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REGISTRATION:
ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO REGISTER IN VERCELLI (UFFICIO DIRITTO
ALLO STUDIO, ORIENTAMENTO E PROGETTI ERASMUS) WHERE
THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE THEIR “LIBRETTO DEGLI STUDI” .
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IN IT THEY MUST RECORD THEIR STUDY PLAN AND THE COURSES
THEY ARE GOING TO ATTEND. IT IS ALSO USED TO RECORD
EXAMINATION RESULTS.
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A FISCAL CODE IS NEEDED TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT IN ITALY.
STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR IT AT ONE OF THE TAX OFFICES IN
ALESSANDRIA, NOVARA AND VERCELLI.
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THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE
FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
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THE COURSE IS OPTIONAL AND FREE OF CHARGE.
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IN VERCELLI WE HAVE A MEDIALAB, WITH CABLE VIEWING
AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER MATERIALS. STUDENTS CAN
BORROW LANGUAGE BOOKS, TAPES, VIDEOS AND
MAGAZINES.
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ONCE STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED, THEY HAVE TO DO A
PLACEMENT TEST TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF THEIR
KNOWLEDGE. AT THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS WHO
HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 90% OF THE CLASSES WILL
RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE.
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PASTORAL SUPPORT
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OUR COUNSELLING SERVICE GIVES THE STUDENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS THEY MAY HAVE
WITH EXPERT COUNSELLORS:
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
RELATIONAL PROBLEMS
STUDY DIFFICULTIES, DROP OUT
STRESS
FOOD DISORDER
CREATION OF AWARENESS CONCERNING TALENT AND SKILLS

….
ALL MATTERS DEALT WITH BY THE COUNSELLORS ARE
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO
USE THE SERVICE.
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CLIMATE IN OUR REGION
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WINTERS ARE USUALLY COLD WITH LITTLE RAIN BUT
REGULAR SNOW FALL.
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SUMMERS ARE HOT AND HUMID. BECAUSE OF VERCELLI’S
PROXIMITY TO THE RICE FIELDS, THERE MAY BE QUITE A
FEW, THOUGH HARMLESS, MOSQUITOES.
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DURING THE WINTER THE TEMPERATURE RANGES BETWEEN
–5° AND 10° C AND DURING THE SUMMER BETWEEN 20° AND
35° C.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN CONSULT THE WEB
SITE: HTTP://WWW.TEMPOITALIA.IT
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GENERAL COST OF LIVING
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSE FOR A FOREIGN STUDENT IS
ABOUT 550 EUROS. OF COURSE, ACCOMMODATION WILL BE THE
HIGHEST EXPENSE.
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MILK
BREAD
BUTTER
BEEF
CHICKEN
RICE
PASTA
MINERAL WATER
CINEMA
FAST FOOD MENU
1,20/LITRE
3,50/KILO
1,70/250 GR.
9,00 – 19,00/KILO
8,00 – 10,00/KILO
1,70 – 2,50/KILO
0,80 – 1,20/KILO
0,50 – 0,80/LITRE
7,50 EUROS
5,50 EUROS
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TO SUM UP …
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GREAT CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SITES
GOOD CLIMATE
DELICIOUS FOOD
TO INCREASE ACCOMMODATION
TO DEVELOP FOREIGN LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
TO INCREASE FINANCIAL STATE INCENTIVES
A.N.
SOCRATES
ITALIA
STATE
A.
AVOGADRO
UNIVERSITY
37.535,00
31.450,66
54.660,00
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SOURCES
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A.N. SOCRATES ITALIA – ERASMUS SECTOR
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“STUDIARE DA STRANIERI NELLE UNIVERSITA’ ITALIANE”,
UCSEI, DECEMBER 2004
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WWW.CNVSU.IT/
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WWW.CRUI.IT
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WWW.EDISUPIEMONTE.IT
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WWW.MIUR.IT/
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THANK YOU
FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
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