The University of Trieste (Italian Università degli Studi di Trieste, UNITS) is a medium-sized university in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. The university consists of 12 faculties, boasts a wide and almost complete range of university courses and currently has about 23,000 students enrolled and 1,000 professors. It is a relatively young Institution (80 years old) compared to other Italian Universities. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... For other uses, see Trieste (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other uses, see Trieste (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The historical international vocation of the University of Trieste is witnessed by its intense and high-level activity: Trieste is the centre of many research facilities, with which the University is connected.

The number of international inter-university co-operation agreements rapidly increased these last years. These agreements involve staff and student mobility, both within EU Programmes like the Socrates programme and agreements exclusively concerned with research activities. The Socrates programme is an educational initiative of the European Commission whose principal aim is to strengthen the European dimension of education at all levels. Some of its building blocks are The Erasmus programme The Leonardo programme The Lingua programme The Minerva programme The Grundtvig programme The Commission has proposed...

Organization

These are the 12 faculties in which the university is divided into:

• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy
• Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Political Sciences
• Faculty of Psychology
• Advanced School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators

A Language Centre was established as an independent service on 1st January 2003. The Centre provides fundamental support in the following areas: organisation and running of taught language courses in all the Faculties of Trieste University; organisation of Italian courses (beginner, intermediate and advanced level) for Socrates students both going abroad and coming to Trieste; provision of services on behalf of a third party; This article is about building architecture. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Humanities (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... The term natural science as the way in which different fields of study are defined is determined as much by historical convention as by the present day meaning of the words. ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pharmacy (disambiguation). ... Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political Science is the systematic study of the allocation and transfer of power in decision making. ... Psychological science redirects here. ... A modern language is any human language that is used by societies in the world today. ... It has been suggested that Interpreter (communication) be merged into this article or section. ... Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language—the source text—and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language—the target text, also called the translation. ... For other uses, see Trieste (disambiguation). ...

The main Campus, which is developed around the main building in Piazzale Europa, housing the Rector’s office, the Administration offices, the Main Library and the faculties of Law and Political Sciences, includes the buildings of the faculties of Economics, Pharmacy, Mathematical Physical and Natural Sciences, Engineering, the Medical Institutes of Microbiology and Physiology, the towing tank, the Data Processing Centre and the building where the Department of Chemical Sciences and the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macromolecular Chemistry are accommodated. Within the premises are sited the university canteen and three Students’ hostels, run by the Ente Regionale per il Diritto allo studio - ERDISU - (Regional Organization for the Right to University Study). For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political Science is the systematic study of the allocation and transfer of power in decision making. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... For other uses, see Pharmacy (disambiguation). ... Mathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of figures and numbers. Mathematical knowledge is constantly growing, through research and application, but mathematics itself is not usually considered a natural science. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... The term natural science as the way in which different fields of study are defined is determined as much by historical convention as by the present day meaning of the words. ... Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Biochemistry (from Greek: , bios, life and Egyptian kÄ“me, earth[1]) is the study of the chemical processes in living organisms. ... Biophysics (also biological physics) is an interdisciplinary science that applies the theories and methods of physics, to questions of biology. ...

The main building in Piazzale Europa

The premises of the former psychiatric hospital, near the main campus, consisting in a number of small buildings immersed in the lush vegetation of Mount Valerio, are occupied by the Department of Geological Sciences and the Department of Earth Sciences. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the scientific journal, see Geology (journal). ... Earth science (also known as geoscience or the geosciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ...

The Advanced School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators has recently moved to a new location in the very central Via Filzi in a recently restored building, with the Language Centre. Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language—the source text—and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language—the target text, also called the translation. ...

The old and fascinating buildings of Via dell’Università and Via del Lazzaretto vecchio, in the heart of the city near the seafront, house the Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy, whereas the Faculty of Education is situated on the hill of San Vito. For other uses, see Humanities (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ...

The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is located in several university compounds, particularly in the town hospitals: Cattinara, Ospedale Maggiore, Burlo Garofolo. For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ...

Far from the city centre, near the ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics) you can find the Department of Theoretical Physics, on the coastline road, in Miramare-Grignano, and the Department of Astronomy, located near Trieste’s two Astronomical Observatories: on San Vito hill and on the karst plateau, near Basovizza. ICTP Main building The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics operates under a tripartite agreement among the Italian Government, UNESCO, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (both agencies of the United Nations) to foster advanced studies and research, especially in developing countries. ... For other uses, see Astronomy (disambiguation). ... Trieste Astronomical Observatory - Headquarters The Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste (Trieste Astronomical Observatory) is located in Trieste, Italy. ... An image of Italian Karst (Monfalcone). ...

In the Regional Branch of Pordenone, first and advanced degrees of the faculties of Engineering and Education. Pordenone (Friulian Pordenon) is a comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. ... Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ...

Gorizia, the other regional branch of the University of Trieste, in a compound belonging to the old Archbishop’s Seminar, features the first and advanced degree in International and Diplomatic Studies founded by the Faculty of Political Sciences and three first-level degree: Business communication and human resource management, Economics and tourism management, Territorial policy. Gorizia (Slovenian: Gorica, German: Görz, Friulian: Gurize) is a small town at the foot of the Alps, in northeastern Italy, on the border with Slovenia. ... Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political Science is the systematic study of the allocation and transfer of power in decision making. ...

The large number of scientifc centres, situated in the Trieste area, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, the Experimental Geophysical Observatory, the SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies), the Scientific and Technological Research Area, Elettra (Synchrotron Light Laboratory), the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the Marine Biology Laboratory, the Astronomical Observatory, the National Institute of Nuclear Physics which have contributed to make Trieste “The town of Science”, benefit from the activity of the university researchers and, at the same time, make a contribution to the search for knowledge, which is the primary aim of Universities, whose main vocation, in turn, is the transmission of knowledge. ICTP Main building The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics operates under a tripartite agreement among the Italian Government, UNESCO, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (both agencies of the United Nations) to foster advanced studies and research, especially in developing countries. ... Postgraduate training and leading-edge research in various areas of Physics, Mathematics, and Neurosciences are the objectives of SISSA, the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste. ... The ICGEB was promoted by UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation) as a centre of excellence for research and training in genetic engineering and biotechnology for the benefit of developing countries. ... Trieste Astronomical Observatory - Headquarters The Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste (Trieste Astronomical Observatory) is located in Trieste, Italy. ... For other uses, see Trieste (disambiguation). ...

List of Departments

• Department of Astronomy
• Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macromolecular Chemistry
• Department of Biology
• Department of Biomedical Sciences
• Department of Chemical Sciences
• Department of Chemical, Environmental and Raw Materials Engineering
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Earth Sciences
• Department of Economics and Statistics
• Department of Electric, Electronic and Information Engineering
• Department of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences
• Department of History and Art History
• Department of Human Sciences
• Department of Materials Engineering
• Department of Mathematics and Informatics
• Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Environmental Engineering
• Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Physics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Theoretical Physics

See also

• List of Italian universities
• International School for Advanced Studies
• Trieste
• Albert O. Hirschman

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External links

• University of Trieste Website (Italian)
• University of Trieste Foreign Students (English)
• University of Trieste International Relations (English)
• University of Trieste Socrates Programme (English)
• University of Trieste Language Centre (Italian) (English)