1. The University of Trieste
10/28/2019
The University of Trieste
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2. University of Trieste

3. 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.

4. 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;

5. 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.

6. 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)

7. A Network of scientific institutions

8. 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
Università
1964 ICTP
1978 SISSA
1981 Area di Ricerca
1983TWAS
1850
1900
2000
1987 ICGEB
1993 ELETTRA

9. 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

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

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

12. Life Sciences
Biology,
Psychology
Medical, Surgery and Health Sciences

13. 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

14. 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°

15. 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

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

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

18. Trieste city
Sea
Mountains
Sport
Free time