INTERNATIONAL

STUDENTS’

HANDBOOK

2015-2016

Provided by the

EXCHANGE STUDENTS OFFICE of the

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS

Rev. 00 / 2015

http://sme.unito.ithttp://international.econ.unito.it

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What’s in this Guide:

• The School of Management and Economics• The Departments• The International Students’ Welcome Board• Culture Shock• Torino• Museums• Visa Information, Residence Permit and Health Insurance• Tax Code• Housing• Electricity in Italy – Power, Adapters and Transformers• Cost of living• Transportation• Emergency Numbers and Credit Cards• Using Your Mobile Phone• Sport at CUS Torino

• Academic Calendar 2015/2016

• Learning Agreement and Exams

• Your credentials are useful for…

• Exams

• Italian Language Courses

• Contacts

• Degrees and Courses 2015/2016 of our School

• The Italian Grading System and the Credit System

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The School of Management and Economics

Our School of Management and Economics (former Faculty of Business and Economics) is part of the University of Torino (Italy), founded in 1404.

The Faculty celebrated its first centenary in 2006 and it now has 10.000 students, a staff of more than 220 full, associate and assistant professors and offers a wide range of Italian and English taught programmes both at undergraduate and graduate level.

Over the years we have developed student and School exchanges with 70

European Universities under the Erasmus Programme and with more than

40 universities all over the world.

The School of Management and Economics has a proud history and invites

talented students from all over the world to participate in our challenging

programmes.

Prof. Sergio BortolaniDirector of the School of Management and Economics

The School of Management and Economics (former Faculty of Business and Economics)

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Departments

The School has 2 main departments:

• Department of Management

• Department of Social-Economic and Mathematic-Statistic Sciences

Library:C.so Unione Sovietica 218 bis - basement floorTel. +39 011 6704986Opening Times: from Monday to Friday: 8:30 - 19:45Saturday: 8:30 - 12:30Web site: www.biblioecon.unito.it/

Computer Rooms:C.so Unione Sovietica 218 bis, 1st floor C.so Unione Sovietica, 220 (New Building Area) with access to the Social Networks too

Job Placement:C.so Unione Sovietica 218 bis, 1st floorTel. +39 011 6708400Web site: http://www.sme.unito.it/it/job-placementE-mail: jobstudenti.econ@unito.it

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The International Students’ Welcome Board (ISWB)

The goal of this guide is not only to give an idea of what exchange students like you are going to face upon arrival, but also to anticipate what some processes, such as choosing classes and accommodation will entail, so as to make your stay as comfortable as possible.

The International Students’ Welcome Board started its activities in October 2009 to help you in these processes. This association is currently composed of students of the School of Management and Economics who have beenexchange students themselves in Europe and all around the world. Before you get to Torino, you will be paired with an Italian student belonging to the ISWB who will be able to help you both with practical issues and doubts you may have in your classes and so on. As you will experience, meeting new friends is easy through us.

We look forward to welcoming you in Torino!

Do not hesitate to contact us forany information you may need

Email: iswb.econ@unito.it or iswb.economia@gmail.com

Find us on :

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Culture Shock

Culture shock will probably happen to any given exchange student, but as long as he or she knows what it is, it can be faced with confidence. Going abroad and integrating does not mean that one should give up one’s own culture, it rather means that one should become ‘multicultural’. Culture shock is a traumatic experience that an individual is likely to encounter when entering a different culture. When your personal beliefs and values are different than the culture you are in, the capacity to predict what might happen is diminished; you may feel nervous to engage in interaction with new people in a new place. People react differently, but most people learn to expand their capacities beyond the limitations of their particular culture when traveling abroad. Here’s a model to explain the different stages you are going to go through once you get here: the W-Shaped adjustment model.

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Ways to manage culture shock involve

letting yourself go, discovering the new

culture, making new friends, discovering

the city you live in, and maintaining a

social network. Last but not least, there is

the repatriation stage, which is usually

underestimated. Returning home is often

more difficult than going overseas, in

part because re-entry shock is usually a

surprise to the individual, who does not

expect to have adjustment problems in

going home. You will probably continue

to evaluate ideas and events for many

years in the context of the broader

cultural perspective you have acquired.

You may also find little in common with

longtime friends and find it difficult to

communicate effectively because friends

and family have not shared your overseas

experience. Ask your friends to help you

readjust by sharing your photos, listening

to your stories, and discussing your

feelings as you fit back in to your home

environment, giving you the freedom to

adapt at your own pace.

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Torino

Torino, located on the banks of the river Po and surrounded by the Alps and host city of the Torino Winter Olympic Games lies at the center of Piemonte. Located between Milan and the coast of France, Piemonte is famous for its vineyards and lakes, antique monasteries and charming towns.

Italy’s fist capital will surprise you with its history, nature and culture and its surprisingly charming corners. Built on the west bank of the River Po, surrounded by the Alps to the north and west, and the hills of Monferrato to the south, Torino has an exceptional appeal. It is now internationally renowned as an elegant metropolis, specialized in the automotive, design and food sectors, and also a capital of contemporary art.

The city offers a broad spectrum of cultural and educational services and a choice of more than 40 museums, including the world’s 2nd

largest Egyptian collection.

Thanks to its academic and research institutes which are rated among the best in Italy, Torino plays an important international role as a leading center for higher education and research.

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Amongst the numerous museums you’ll find in Torino, don’t miss:

• The Egyptian Museum www.museoegizio.it

It houses the most important collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts outside Cairo.

• The Cinema Museum: www.museocinema.it

The Museo Nazionale del Cinema (Italy's National Cinema Museum), is located in the magnificent Mole Antonelliana near the heart of the town. The cinema museum is divided into 5 sections, each focusing on a different aspect of cinema, from its beginnings as a home amusement to the large scale industrial machine it has become today.

• Palazzo Madama www.palazzomadamatorino.it

The Museum collections contain over 70,000 works dating from Mediaeval to Baroque times. 3800 works are here on display. Paintings, sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, majolica and porcelain, metalwork, furniture and fabrics illustrate the wealth and complexity of ten centuries of Italian and European art.

• Castello di Rivoli www.castellodirivoli.org

An imposing Baroque building that was part of a great design, developed in 1718 by Filippo Juvarra for King Victor Amedeo II, but never finished. The castle was restored by A. Bruno, and in 1984 became the seat of the Museum of Contemporary Art. The permanent collection contains works by European and American artists, some of which were made specifically for the spaces in the museum.

For further information on Turin and Piemontevisit www.turismotorino.org

YOU’LL HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO VISIT SOME OF THESE MUSEUMS FOR FREE WITH THE ISWB!

Museums

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You May also Know Torino and Piemonte For:

� Ferrero

� FCA (Fiat)

� Lavazza coffee

� Martini & Rossi

� Slow Food

� Eataly

� Torino 2010 European Youth Capital

� Winter Olympic Games 2006

� Torino F.C./Juventus F.C.

� The Shroud of Turin

� Turin International Book Fair

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Visa information, Residence Permit and Health Insurance

Non-EU citizens must request a Visa to enter Italy and must get a residence permit upon arrival (if staying in Italy for more than 3 months). Non-EU citizens have to submit the residence permit application at any authorised post office within 8 working days after the arrival in Italy. Furthermore, non-EU citizens must prove to have health insurance, otherwise they will not be eligible to have a staying permit.

EU citizens do not need to get a staying permit nor do they need to prove to have health insurance.

For further information on health insurance and costs visit the University of Torino website at http://en.unito.it/living-turin/you-leave-home/health-and-insurance

Foreign students are ALWAYS required to bring the original copy of the residence permit request receipt they will be given at the post office. You may incur into trouble if the Police checks your documents and you don’t have the receipt with you.

More information can be found at

http://en.unito.it/living-turin

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Tax Code

In Italy, the tax code identifies a citizen in all dealings,

not only of fiscal nature, with the Italian public

authorities and other administrations.

The Tax Code is an identification number necessary to

open a bank account, to draw up a rent agreement, or

to purchase a mobile phone.

To get the access to the Library

of the School the exchange

students must have their Tax

Code.

The Tax Code is issued by the AGENZIA DELLE ENTRATE, by presenting an identity document or passport.

For general info http://piemonte.agenziaentrate.it/?id=2281

Main office: Corso Bolzano, 30 – Torino - Phone +39 011 19469111

Office hours: from Monday to Wednesday 9.00-13.00; 14.30-15.30

Thursday – Friday 9.00-13.00

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Housing

The School of Management and Economics does not have a campus, but

the University of Turin offers a service designed especially for foreign

students to help them find accommodation. This service is called

Sportellocasa and is available in Italian, English and Spanish at

www.bussola.ceur.it , although it is necessary that you go to the office

Sportellocasa in Via Verdi 26/A. We strongly advise foreign students to

come to Torino before they actually move here to start checking out the

city and to find an accommodation in advance. Sportellocasa is a

completely free-of-charge service, and in order to avoid any fraud, we

strongly recommend to find housing through it and not by yourself.

Furthermore we recommend looking for a lawful rent contract and not

rent with “under-the-table” payment, since this may cause problems in

the future.

Students should start thinking whether they would like to live closer to

the School of Management and Economics or downtown (the distance

between the two locations is easily covered in about 20 minutes using

public transportation). Contact us for further advice on districts.

For information about University Residences through EDISU (Ente per

il Diritto allo Studio), a regional institution for student assistance, or

about Temporary Housing (Hotel, Hostel, etc.) please visit the

following link:

WE STRONGLY ADVISE THAT YOU DO NOT SEND MONEY IN

ADVANCE!!!STUDENTS HAVE BEEN

SCAMMED BEFORE!

http://en.unito.it/living-turin/when-you-arrive/university-life/housing

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Electricity in Italy – Power, Adapters and Transformers

Electricity in Italy, as in the rest of Europe,

comes out of the wall socket at 220 volts

alternating at a 50 cycles per second.

If your appliance is designed to run only on 110-

120 volts, you are likely to see smoke, if not

fire, from this potent miss-mating. You will

need a step-down power converter or

transformer to safely step the voltage down

from 220 to 110.

If you buy a power converter, make sure its

power rating meets or exceeds the power

rating of the single device you will use with it.

This information is usually found on the body

of the device near the power cord.

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Cost of living

Transportation: under 26 Abbonamento Mensile Studenti costs 21.00 Euros.

Dinner in a “Pizzeria”: 15.00 Eurosfor 1 pizza, Beer or 1 soft drink.

Cinema Tickets: from 5.00 to 10.00 EurosDiscos: from 10.00 to 20.00 Euros

Considering local travel and leisurecosts, accomodation, food, phonea monthly budget should beconsidered of 600.00 /800.00 Euros

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Transportation

Bus and Metro

Good transportation service is provided by the city of Torino; you are required to have a ticket or a membership every time you take a tram, a bus or the metro. The single ticket costs 1.50 € and is valid for 90 minutes.

Depending on the frequency with which you use public transportation, you may also want to have a weekly or even monthly membership (discounts for students apply!). They can be found at the Tabaccaio as well, further info at http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/en/pointsale

and for memberships go to

http://www.gtt.to.it/cms/en/ (website

available in italian and in english).

There is also a webpage that will help you find the best route to follow using public transportation by inserting the point of departure and the point of arrival

http://gttweb.5t.torino.it/gtt/en/percorsi/per

corsi-ricerca.jsp

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AirplaneTurin is served by Sandro Pertini Airport (also called“Caselle”), conveniently located in the outskirts of Torino, Caselle Torinese, with flights to and from Europe. A shuttle service provides transfer from the airport to downtown Torino. The shuttle stops at both train stations (Porta Nuova and Porta Susa). Fares and timetables can be found at:http://www.aeroportoditorino.it/en/tomove/parking-transport/by-car

Milan Malpensa is the closest airport for intercontinental flights and can easily be reached by bus in 2 hours, check fares and schedules at: http://www.sadem.it/en/prodotti/collegamento-aeroporti.aspx

TrainTurin is a major hub on the Italian train line and all top Italian cities are within easy reach with high speed-high capacity trains:

– Milan can be reached in 1h45 – Venice in approx. 3h– Rome in approx. 4h

Check fares and timetables at: www.fsitaliane.itKeep in mind that low cost airlines (such as Blu-Express, Ryanair, AirOne, AirItaly, etc.) have reached costs which can be even lower than train fares!

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In case of emergency or imminent danger, call the Policeyourself (113), or the Carabinieri (112) or the Vigili del Fuoco (Firefighters, 115) or the Ambulance Service(118).

We advise you to record these numbers in your phone book, just in case!

We recommend to use a prepaid credit card or debit cardyour bank may offer, so that you will not have to worry about an empty bank account if by chance it is stolen or lost.

In the unfortunate case in which you lose or your wallet or your documents get stolen, contact your student tutor as soon as possible, so that he or she is able to help you out filing a statement of claim at the closest Police office.

Emergency Numbers

Credit Cards

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Using Your Mobile Phone

An Italian cell phone number can be very useful to keep in touch with new friends you

will make when you’ll be here! Most of young people get a prepaid SIM-card (bring an

unblocked cell phone with a SIM–card slot). It is very easy and cheap to get one, in fact

SIM-cards usually cost 5 to 15 €, and most of the time some credit is included. The main

operators are Tim, Vodafone, Wind and 3.

You can add credit to your number through prepaid cards that can be found either in

one of your operator’s outlets or at a “Tabaccaio”. You can buy credit on the Internet

as well. To call your country instead, you can buy international cards at the Tabaccaio,

to be used with a telephone or a cell phone. Otherwise you can use Skype from your

computer, which provides you with very cheap fares to call home, or it’s even for free if

you are calling another computer!

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Sport at CUS Torino

You can easily practice a wide variety of sports,

participate in tournaments and sign up for classes at

CUS Torino!

CUS Torino is a sport facility for University students, find

more info at:

http://www.custorino.it/PaginaErasmus.aspx?ID=147

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THE CHOICE OF COURSES AND EXAMS:

The choice of your courses must be formalized through the Learning Agreement (see

page 24).

As for the on-line registration to the exams: the procedure will be available at the

following link

http://en.unito.it/international-relations/students-mobility/erasmus-and-exchange-

students

The registration must be done by 9 (nine) days before the exam date.

The registration is MANDATORY ! Without the ON-LINE registration the exam is not

considered valid and cannot be included in the transcript of records.

REGISTRATION AT THE ARRIVAL AND CLOSING OF THE

MOBILITY PERIOD:The exchange student must register his/her arrival in Torino at the INFOPOINT – Via Po, 29 –

Torino (opening times: Mon-Fri 9:00/16:30 Tue-Wed-Thu 9:00/19:00 ) and at our office

(Exchange Students Office of The School of Management and Economics – opening times:

Mon-Tue-Thu 9:30-12:00).

The same procedure must be followed for mobility period closing.

The closing of the mobility period in Torino is MANDATORY!!!

Documents regarding the conclusion of the study period (certificate of attendance,

Transcript of Records and Certificate of attendance to the Italian Language course) are

available after 3 working days and must be required to the InfoPoint directly.

Webpage: http://en.unito.it/about-unito/infopoint

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Standard Semester Dates Beginning Ending

Fall Semester (First Term) 14th September 2015 5th or 19th December 2015

Orientation days September 2015 October 2015

Course of Italian language October 2015 -

Study break

8th December 2015 -23rd December 2015 6th January 2016

End-term special examination period 9th December 2015 22nd December 2015(not valid for exams of the first year bachelor degrees)

Examination standard period 11th January 2016 20th February 2016

Spring Semester (Second Term) 15th February 2016 21st May 2016

Orientation days January 2016 February 2016

Course of Italian language February 2016 March 2016

Study break 24th March 2016 29th March 2016

25th April 2016 -2nd June 2016 -

24th June 2016 -

End-term special examination period 16th May 2016 4th June 2016

Examination standard period 6th June 2016 29th July 2016

IMPORTANT:Classes and examination periods of the degree programs in

Business Management (UG) International Accounting (PG)are differently scheduled.

Students are kindly requested to down-load the specific calendars from the relevant websites !

Academic Calendar2015/2016

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Degrees (academic year 2015/2016)

Undergraduate Degrees – 3 years

� Economia Aziendale

http://www.ecoaz.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Amministrazione, finanza e controllo

� Banca Borsa e Assicurazione

� Business & Management

http://www.buss-man.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Gestione strategica d’impresa

� Marketing

� Professioni contabili

� Start-up

� Economia e Commercio

http://www.ecocomm.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Economia

� Economia e Finanza

� Economia e Management

Graduate Degrees – 2 years

� Amministrazione e Controllo Aziendale

http://www.aca.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Business Administration

� Management pubblico

� Economia e Management

http://www.ecoman.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Economia, Organizzazione e Management

� Economia e Management Internazionale

� Direzione d’Impresa, Marketing e Strategia

http://www.ecodir.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Business Management

� Marketing Management

� Professioni Contabili

http://www.profcont.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Aziende Pubbliche

� Banca Assurance

� Tradizionale

� Professione 2.0

� International Accounting

http://www.intacc.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Finanza Aziendale e Mercati Finanziari

http://www.famf.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Economics

http://www.masters-economics.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Quantitative Finance and Insurance

http://www.masters-finins.unito.it/do/home.pl

� Finance

� Insurance & Statistics

Courses taught in English

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The Courses of the School of Management and Economics

for the academic year 2015/2016

The complete list of the courses scheduled for the academic year 2015/2016 is actually

available at the following link

http://www.sme.unito.it/en/node/1315

For more accurate information about the time-table, programs, exam dates, etc. it is

necessary to refer to each degree program and study unit description.

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LEARNING AGREEMENT AND EXAMS: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES OF THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURIN

LEARNING AGREEMENT

Before taking exams,

all incoming students have to submit a study plan (Learning Agreement)

to the Exchange Student Office for approval and registration to the courses,

within the following deadlines:

Learning Agreementto be submitted by

Changes to the Learning Agreement

to be submitted by

October 6th 2015One month from the

beginning of coursesFirst Term

March 8th 2016One month from the beginning of courses

Second Term

It is not possible to change the Learning Agreement beyond the above stated term !!!!

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The Italian Grading System

Italian grades go from 00/30 to 30/30 cum laude.

The lowest grade in order to pass the exam is 18/30.

A correspondence between Italian grades and ECTS grades is given in the table below.

Failed< 18F

Sufficient18 – 19 – 20E

Satisfactory21 – 22 – 23 – 24D

Good25 – 26 – 27C

Very Good28 – 29B

Excellent30 – 30 cum laudeA

DescriptionItalian gradeECTS grade

The Credit System

Each credit corresponds to 25-hour workload (lecture hours + individual study hours).

Courses of 6-9-12-15 credits correspond to 42-63-84-105 lecture hours.

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The UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO

offers all international students free Italian language courses.

The courses last 40 hours and start at the beginning of each semester.

Students can enrol in beginner, intermediate, advanced courses.

Info at:

http://en.unito.it/services/learning-italian/italian-courses

Italian Language Courses

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Your Credentials are useful for…

The computer rooms located on the 1st floor of the School of Management and Economics are usually open from 9.00 to 13.00 and from 14.00 to 18.00 – Monday to Friday. They are occasionally reserved for lessons (see calendar published nearinformatic rooms) or see the linkhttp://www.sme.unito.it/it/strutture/aule/aule-informatiche

The study areas with wireless internet (Wi-Fi) can be found on each floor and are operational when the School is open (8.00 to 20.00).

Access to the computer rooms and to UniTo Wi-Fi can be

obtained by inserting the user’s code and the password.

MOODLE is an e-learning open source platform for courses which

contain activities (assignments, quiz, etc.) and resources

(bibliography, case-study, results of exams, syllabus etc. posted by

Professors and Lecturers. In order to access to this reserved Area

you must use your personal credentials. The teaching information

site MOODLE is available through University’s website access.

at each DEGREE PROGRAM webpage.

Portal Registration Instructions:http://en.unito.it//services/online-services/help-and-support/portal-

registration

Info: help-moodle.sme@unito.it

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Contacts:

SERVIZIO INFORMATIVO E MOBILITA’ INTERNAZIONALE STUDENTI

(STUDENTS INFORMATION POINT – EXCHANGE STUDENTS OFFICE)

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS

Corso Unione Sovietica, 218 bis (3rd floor) – 10134 Torino, Italy

Tel: +39 011 6706020

Fax +39 011 6706289

E-mail: exchangestudents.econ@unito.it

Website: international@econ.unito.it

Open on Monday - Tuesday - Thursday from 9,30 to 12,00

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME BOARD (ISWB)

iswb.econ@unito.it – iswb.economia@gmail.com

Website: http://iswbeconomia.wix.com/iswb

Useful Websites:

www.unito.it

www.sme.unito.it

http://en.unito.it/international-relations/students-mobility/erasmus-and-exchange-students (general

administrative procedures for incoming students)

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Environment

The School of Management and Economics is going GREEN!

You will NOT receive a printed copy of this Guide, save it on your computer and help the environment!