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University of Trieste

Mission Statement The University of Trieste educates citizens and trains professionals to the highest standards; creates and disseminates knowledge; engages with our communities to address the major issues of our time. The University of Trieste is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of advancing understanding through research and creativity. It welcomes and seeks to serve all people, irrespective of their race, nationality and ethnic origin, women and men alike, as it addresses the needs of an increasingly diverse population and a global economy.

Vision The vision of the University of Trieste is to become a leading contributor to a Europe with one of the best higher education systems in the world, supporting one of the world’s best-educated and most innovative, cohesive and sustainable societies. By 2020, the University of Trieste aims to be defined by: its outstanding learning outcomes and the quality and richness of the student experience; its graduates' suitability for the job market, their adaptability, and their contribution to any sector; its commitment to equity and excellence, reinforcing each other in an environment characterised by uncompromisingly high standards; a perfect synergy between teaching and research; its world-class research clusters, and its exciting, research-intensive culture;

Vision The vision of the University of Trieste is to become a leading contributor to a Europe with one of the best higher education systems in the world, supporting one of the world’s best-educated and most innovative, cohesive and sustainable societies. By 2020, the University of Trieste aims to be defined by: Its innovative solutions to social, economic, political and technological challenges; its significant and creative role in Europe’s prosperity and well-being; its flexibility and adaptability in building and maintaining productive partnerships with industry, business and the community; its high-performing staff and prestigious national and international partners; its enduring and mutually beneficial relationships with its global alumni; its strong sense of collective purpose.

Trieste: A journey into the sea of knowledge In 1924, the School of Commerce set up in 1877 by Baron Pasquale Revoltella was granted the title of Royal University of Economics and Business Studies of Trieste. In 1938, its name was changed to “Regia Università degli Studi” (Royal University of Trieste)

A Network of scientific institutions

Federazione Italiana Fegato Trieste System Area Science Park ISMAR-CNR Marine Science Elettra Synchrotron ICGEB International Centre for Genetics and Biotechnology TWAS Thirld World Academy of Science ICTP for Theoretical Physics INAF Astrophysics Astronomy OGS National Institute for Oceanography and Exp. Geophysics Trieste University SISSA INFN Nuclear Physics CBM Molecular Medicine TASC Surface Physics Over 30 researchers every 1,000 active citizens (compared to an average of 8.1 in the USA, 9.1 in Japan, and 5.7 in Europe as a whole) FIF Federazione Italiana Fegato 1841 Osservatorio Marittimo 1898 Osservatorio Astronomico 1924-1938 Università 1964 ICTP 1978 SISSA 1981 Area di Ricerca 1983TWAS 1850 1900 2000 1987 ICGEB 1993 ELETTRA

University of Trieste Departments Personnel Students Chemistry and Pharmacy Economics Engineering and Architecture Humanities Law, Language, Interpretation and Translation Life Sciences Health Sciences Mathematics and Geosciences Physics Political Sciences Personnel 685 academics 2000 active scientists (research staff, PhD students, Post-Docs, and guest scientists) 711 technical & admin. staff Students 19,000 doing Bachelors & Masters 8.3 % from abroad 58.6% employed 1 year after graduation 1000 postgraduates 400 PhD students 440 medical interns

Social Sciences and Humanities Economics, Business Administration, Statistics Humanities Political and Social Sciences, Law Languages, Interpreting and Translation

Physical Sciences and Engineering Architecture Physics Mathematics Earth Sciences Chemistry and Pharmacy

Life Sciences Biology, Psychology Medical, Surgery and Health Sciences

International Rankings Ranked among the top 10 Italian universities by the Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) 291° among the best 500 universities in the world. Source: HEEACT 2012 Placed 3° among the 14 Italian universities included in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings - 271° among the best 500 universities in the world Among the first 600 universities in the world, according to QS World University Rankings 2012/2013 Ranked 3° research center in Italy by VIA-Academy, based on the number of citations in SCOPUS c. Based on the citations of the top Italian scientists 2° among Italian Universities Placed 5° among the Italian universities by the CWTS Leiden Rankings 2013, based mainly on research activity 324° in the first 500 universities in the world

National Rankings Ranked at the second place among the Italian universities by CENSIS – La Repubblica 2013 Ranked at the 12° position by SOLE24ORE 2012 Considering all international rankings, UniTS is placed 4°

International 15 PhD theses on joint supervision (in and out) 30 Visiting researchers 48 Visiting professors 33 Doctor Europaeus 397 incoming mobility students 425 outgoing mobility students 30 Erasmus teaching staff mobility 1800 International students enrolled 10 Erasmus technical & admin. staff mobility

International Countries where UniTS has agreements with Education and/or Research Institutions

Locations Trieste Gorizia Pordenone Portogruaro Main campus International and Diplomatic Sciences Architecture - main teaching campus Pordenone Production Engineering and Management Portogruaro Education Sciences Phytotherapy ….

Trieste city Sea Mountains Sport Free time

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