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Università
degli Studi
di Torino
Torino
Torino lies at the centre of Piemonte, the 'land at the foot of the mountain'. It is
surrounded by the Alps, the Olympic Mountains that hosted the Torino 2006 Winter
Olympics, as well as by hills and various national parks. It is conveniently connected to
many charming places in the vicinity and it is only two hours away from the seaside.
Torino is an ideal destination thanks to its access roads and efficient transport systems
that provide excellent land and air links from the main Italian and European cities. A
dynamic industrial and commercial city, Torino boasts a wide variety of cultural and
educational opportunities. The United Nations chose it for its Staff College and as a
site for the International Labour Organization Training Centre. The city of Torino also
houses some of the major academic and research institutions in Italy.
About UNITO
The University of Torino was founded in 1404 and is one of the largest and most
prestigious Italian universities.
In the 18th and 19th century famous mathematicians, physicists and chemists like
Luigi Lagrange, Amedeo Avogadro, Ascanio Sobrero and Giuseppe Peano either
attended or were teachers at the University of Torino.
In the 20th century Antonio Gramsci attended the University of Torino and many of
the leading figures in the Italian political and social life, such as Piero Gobetti,
Palmiro Togliatti, Massimo Bontempelli, Primo Levi and Cesare Pavese graduated from
it, as well as three Noble prizes for Medicine Winners - Salvatore Luria, Rita Levi
Montalcini, Renato Dulbecco - and two Italian Republic Presidents: Luigi Einaudi and
Giuseppe Saragat.
The University of Torino organizes courses in all disciplines and has a remarkable
research tradition in history, philosophy, law, economics, sciences and medicine but it
is currently branching out into food science, international and social policies studies,
technologies of information and communication, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies,
performing arts, conservation and restoration of the cultural heritage.
The University of Torino hosts about 70,000 students, 4,000 academic, administrative
and technical staff, 1,800 post-graduate and post-doctoral students.
Some University
of Torino
venues
Law, Economics,
Political &
Social Sciences
Campus
Molecular Biotechnology
Center
Humanities
Main Building
Agriculture
& Veterinary Medicine
Campus
International Relations:
- 30 double degree programs
- 500 international cooperation agreements
Research and academic exchange agreements and
programs:
Erasmus Plus, Horizon 2020, Erasmus Mundus,
Edu-Link and others
Job Placement Service
Start-up and technological transfer incubator
6
Schools
Natural
Sciences
Humanities
Medicine
Management
&
Business
Agriculture
& Veterinary
Medicine
Law, Economics,
Political &
Social Sciences
27 Departments
ŸAgriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences
ŸChemistry
ŸClinical and Biological Sciences
ŸCultures, Politics and Society
ŸEarth Science
Ÿ“Cognetti de Martiis” Economics
ŸEconomics, Social, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
ŸHistory
ŸHumanities
ŸInteruniversity Dept. of Territory Sciences & Policies
ŸInformation and communication technologies
ŸLanguages and Modern Literatures
ŸLaw
ŸLife Sciences and Systems Biology
ŸManagement
ŸMathematics “Giuseppe Peano”
ŸMedicine
ŸMolecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences
ŸNeurosciences
ŸOncology
ŸPharmacy
ŸPhilosophy and Education
ŸPhysics
ŸPsychology
ŸPublic Health and Paediatrics
ŸSurgery
ŸVeterinary Medicine
Bachelors,
Masters,
Ph.D. Programmes
151 degree courses
32 Ph.D. courses
88 first and second level postgraduate master courses
Sport Facilities
Torino is the 2015 European Capital of Sport.
Torino hosted the 2006 Winter Olympic Games:
ski slopes are just one hour drive away, mountain tracks
are just round the corner while you can skate
downtown.
The city of Torino has more than 200 sports facilities
that include swimming pools, multifunctional centres,
gyms and other venues. CUS Torino – the University
Sports Centre – offers more than one hundred different
sports activities at all levels.
A wide choice of other sports is available: canoeing,
athletics, soccer, tennis.
www.custorino.it
Accommodation
and Mobility
Students can find accommodation at one of the housing facilities run by the
Regional Office for the Right to Higher Education (EDISU Piemonte)
www.edisu.piemonte.it
EDISU's Sportello Casa is a free service that helps students in finding other housing
solutions, putting them in contact with landlords and providing guidance and
assistance.
Varied menus and quality food can be found at the university restaurants run by
EDISU, choosing between a more traditional full meal menu or one of the different
options available.
Bike sharing is the new way around town: two wheels, zero emissions.
[TO]Bike is the bike sharing service in Torino. Pick up and leave your bike at any of
the 116 bike-sharing stations in town.
A City
University
Students can enjoy a baroque historical town centre and
the facilities of a modern city (1,700,000 inhabitants in
the metropolitan area).
Torino hosts automotive and high tech companies.
Cultural tourism, sports and higher education are just
some of the city assets.
The International Labour Office and several other UN
Agencies are based in Torino.
Cultural attractions
Torino offers visitors more than 40 museums and foundations: the most popular
ones are the Egyptian Museum and the National Cinema Museum.
The University of Torino boasts a Botanic Garden and several university museums
such as the “Cesare Lombroso” Criminal Anthropology Museum, the “Luigi Rolando”
Human Anatomy Museum and the “Francesco Garnier Valletti” Fruit Museum.
Alumni
The first famous graduate
Erasmus of Rotterdam
1506
Giuseppe
Saragat
Rita Levi
Montalcini
Renato
Dulbecco
Salvatore
Luria
Other personalities
Heads of State
Luigi
Einaudi
Nobel Prize laureates
Joseph-Louis
Lagrange
Amedeo
Avogadro
Antonio
Gramsci
Primo
Levi
Claudio
Magris
Tullio
Regge
Other personalities
Norberto
Bobbio
Giovanni
Agnelli
Fernanda
Pivano
Umberto
Eco
Vision: our keywords
ŸSocial responsability
ŸInternational quality research
ŸInternational quality teaching
ŸSmart Innovation and participation as a method
Ranking
ŸLeiden index: second in Italy, 314th in the world
ŸShanghai ARWU: fourth in Italy
ŸTHE (Times Higher Education): fourth in Italy
ŸScimago 2013: fourth in Italy, 190-199th in the world
ŸNational research evaluation 2003-7: 0.80 out of 1
International Students Front Office:
[email protected]
International Cooperation Office:
[email protected]
https://studyprogram.unito.it
www.unito.it
Direzione Generale
Staff Comunicazione e Relazioni Esterne