1. Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro PresentationWEM Lisbon, 22nd May 2003 Gisella Favagrossa, Paolo Pomati

2. The University The University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro was established as an autonomous institution in 1998 and, after its first five years of life, it has taken its rightful place as a scientific and cultural hub among Italian universities.The University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro was established as an autonomous institution in 1998 and, after its first five years of life, it has taken its rightful place as a scientific and cultural hub among Italian universities.

3. The Mission The aim of this small but promising university is ambitious, yet quite feasible.The aim of this small but promising university is ambitious, yet quite feasible. Its strength lies in the particularly favorable teacher-student relations which allows students to be taken care of, step by step, throughout their academic career.Its strength lies in the particularly favorable teacher-student relations which allows students to be taken care of, step by step, throughout their academic career. Credit is due to the university for having made an attentive analysis of the novelties ushered by the University Reform. Credit is due to the university for having made an attentive analysis of the novelties ushered by the University Reform.

4. What We Offer The educational offer spans the full range of branches of knowledge and is organized into a wide series of activities.The educational offer spans the full range of branches of knowledge and is organized into a wide series of activities. There are basic and characterizing courses, integrating practices, laboratories, apprenticeships, training periods and international exchanges.There are basic and characterizing courses, integrating practices, laboratories, apprenticeships, training periods and international exchanges.

5. The facilities The Rectorate and the Faculties all have a broad range of facilities and services to improve the quality of students lives and to assist them before, during and after the university years. This includes IT-laboratories, well-stocked libraries, special financing for cultural activities and sport, counseling and prizes to meritorious students. Above all, the centers of studies are situated in towns whose tranquil, homely atmosphere helps students to harmoniously enter university life.

6. Centers of Study (Faculties) ECONOMICSPHARMACYLAWHUMANITIES MEDICINE AND SURGERY MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES POLITICAL SCIENCES

7. Academic Syllabus 4141 3-year degrees 33 single-cycle specialist degrees 22 Campus One degrees 1414 specialist degrees 1313 medical specialization schools 88 doctorates 99 masters

8. Research Departments Information TechnologyInformation Technology Public Policy and Public ChoicePublic Policy and Public Choice Chemistry, Food, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesChemistry, Food, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences Sciences and Advanced TechnologiesSciences and Advanced Technologies Economics and Quantitative MethodsEconomics and Quantitative Methods Business Management and Territory PlanningBusiness Management and Territory Planning Law and EconomicsLaw and Economics Medical SciencesMedical Sciences HumanitiesHumanities Social ResearchSocial Research

9. Towns Headquarters: Alessandria Novara Vercelli Centers of studies: Acqui Terme Asti Biella Casale Monferrato Domodossola Verbania

10. Students (Academic Year 2002-03)

11. Graduates Faculty 1997- 98 1998- 99 1999- 00 2000- 01 2001- 02* TOT Economics 99181215244136875 Pharmacy 3037417044222 Law 10616115115778653 Humanities 669110013471462 Medicine and Surgery 3868111146163526 Maths., Phys., Nat. Sc. 4910310713098487 Political Sciences 4562799562343 Totals 4337038049766523568

12. The Graduate Profile KeyPiemonte Or. Italy Males 40,6%42,8% Females 59,4%57,2% Average Age 26,8 y.o.28 y.o. Average Score (Exams) 25,9/3026,2/30 Average Score (Dissertation) 101,8/110102,5/110 Average Period of Study 7 years7,1 years Dissertation Preparation 9,3 months8,9 months Frequency Regularity 93,6%90,8% Foreign experiences 9,8%18,8% Laboratories Usage 69,5%56,3% Stage 17%17,9% Students/Professors Ratio 69/10060/100

13. Centers of Study VERCELLI Left: Headquarters; above: Faculty of Letters and Philosophy

14. Centers of Study NOVARA Left: Faculty of Pharmacy; above: Faculty of Economics

15. Centers of Study ALESSANDRIA Left: Faculty of Law and Political Sciences; above: Study Room in St. Maria di Castello

16. Student Services COUNSELING Before UniversityDuring UniversityAfter University Counseling Fair Newsletter Meetings with High Schools COUNSELING with Med. Doctors Job placement: Stages Almalaurea D.B. Noopolis D.B.

17. Student Services Grants Rent Grants Canteen Facilities Cultural, Social, Leisure & Sports Activities Part-Time Work Facilities for Disabled Students Prizes for Meritorious Students Study Rooms IT Laboratories Libraries

18. International Relations Socrates II/ErasmusSocrates II/Erasmus FacultyPartner Universities Economics Mons (Belgium), Roskilde (Denmark), Marsiglia (France), Tenerife (Spain) PharmacyCharleroi (Belgium), Helsinki (Finland) LawLisbona (Portugal), Tenerife (Spain), Örebro (Sweden) Letters and Philosophy (Humanities) Vienna (Austria), Lovanio (Belgium), Copenaghen (Denmark), Metz, Parigi VII, St. Étienne, Versailles (France), Bochum, Mannheim, Marburg, Monaco di Baviera, Potsdam (Germany), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Nottingham (United Kingdom), Iasi (Romania), Alicante, Castilla La Mancha, Granada, Madrid, Siviglia, Tenerife (Spain), Medicine and SurgeryNizza (France), Marburg (Germany) Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences Nizza (France), Varsavia (Poland), Aberdeen (United Kingdom) Political Sciences Graz (Austria), Jyväskylá, Lappland-Rovaniemi (Finland), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Katowice, Varsavia (Poland), Castelo Branco (Portugal), Jaen (Spain)

19. Dont forget… WE PROJECT THE FUTURE Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro