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Università
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Studi
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General Information
for Foreign Universities
ECTS
Information Package
Academic year 2012-2013
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Edited by
International Relations Office
Created by
Office Coordinator: Vincenza Tutino
Communication Officer: Maria Luisa Leotta
This handbook has been produced thanks to the Erasmus Programme.
Stampa:
Tipografia dell’Università
Catania
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Welcome of the Rector
Dear international Students and Professors,
Thank you for choosing the University of Catania as your host university. I am honoured to
give you my warmest welcome in the Siculorum
Gymnasium. I hope you will enjoy your stay at
our university, to achieve educational growth
and formative experience in our town, rich in
history and tradition.
The University of Catania is a public institution
with a strong and ever growing international
orientation and community. Our main goal is to
provide our international students with a
stimulating learning environment, and to offer
them an international dimension based on
excellence and innovation, both fundamental
elements of the education experience.
This guide is tailored for international students
and professors who have the opportunity to
spend a period in Catania, to take part in
stimulating learning programs and to exchange
cultural experiences.
In order to ease your integration into the
academic and cultural life in Catania, this guide
provides you with a general description of the
university, along with practical advices to be used
before leaving your own country and some
information useful at your arrival in Catania.
Further on, you will find information related to
academic course descriptions and course
offerings along with a presentation of university
facilities, accommodation services and practical
addresses of interest that will enhance your
experience here.
Moreover, through the last section, you can
discover Catania, a town that has always played
an active role in promoting cooperation and
cultural exchanges for centuries, in the
Mediterranean area and in Europe.
May your stay here be stimulating, pleasant and
fruitful. A warm welcome to all of you.
Prof. Giacomo Pignataro
Rector of the University of Catania
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Contents
University of Catania
– History
– Didactics and Research Activities
- Departments and Schools
– International Mobility and Cooperation
- International Relations Office
Academic Information
– Introduction
- Italian Higher Education System
- European Community Course Credit
Transfer System (ECTS)
– Educational Offer
- Bachelor Degree
- Master Degrees
- Ph.D. Courses
- University Master Courses
- Further Studies
– Professional Qualifications and State
Exams
– Educational Offer in English
– Italian Language and Culture Courses
Practical Information
– Introduction
– Access Procedures
Students
- Erasmus for Study
- Erasmus for Placement
- International Students
- International Free Movers
- International Ph.D. Students
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Professors and Staff
- Erasmus STA Mobility
- Erasmus STT Mobility
- International Visiting Scholars
Partnerships
– Erasmus Agreements for Study and
Placement
– Memorandum of Understanding and
International Cooperation Agreements
Facilities
– Career Guidance and Vocational Centre
– Centre for Disability
– Multimedial Languages Centre
– Libraries
- University Libraries System
- European Documentation Centre
– Accommodations and Meals (ERSU)
– University Sport Centre (CUS)
Other Information of I nterest
– City of Catania
– Consulates
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University
of Catania
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History
The foundation of the University of Catania, the oldest
in Sicily, dates back to 1434, when the king of Spain,
Alfonso of Aragon (who was also King Alfonso I of Sicily)
authorised the establishment of a Studium Generale with
the privilege of issuing legally valid academic titles in
the four core disciplines of theology, canon and civil
law, physical and joint philosophy, liberal arts.
In 1444, the first four faculties of Medicine, Philosophy, Canonic & Civil Law and Theology & Arts were
established. Students began to attend classes in 1445,
however it was not until two centuries later that the
university gained its own establishment in Piazza
Università. It still stands in the piazza today, in the
former grounds of the hospital of St. Mark’s. The
building was completely destroyed by an earthquake
in 1693 leaving students without a place to study. In
the interim period before it was rebuilt, the resourceful
students, unperturbed by such events and endowed
with infinite determination, transferred classes to
wooden huts near the harbour. The new building,
designed by Giovan Battista Vaccarini, is a magnificent
monument of Baroque architecture.
The University of Catania was not only structurally
powerful. It also held the exclusive right by Royal Decree
to grant degrees within the reign of Sicily.
Although the hierarchical power of the university
was in the hands of the Church, the Rector, an elected
student in his or her last year of studies, had the power
to put students on trial. The start of the academic
year was marked by 25 chimes from the Cathedral
bell. Throughout the year, a porter marked daily any
absences of professors. The figures were then taken
to a notary who subtracted a day’s wages from their
pay. At the end of his studies, a student was awarded
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his degree in the Cathedral as well as a gold ring and
a blessing from the Archbishop.
Although this ceremony and many other traditions
have fallen into disuse, the academic structure of
the university is still as strong today as it was in the
first half of the 15th century when it started out with
just 10 students.
Today the university buildings are spread throughout
the city, with a contrast between the modern, hi-tech
“University City”, and numerous historical buildings
in the old city centre.
It offers an attractive portfolio of academic titles
and it is engaged in creating a “laboratory” in which
the ancient knowledge of the Mediterranean culture
meets the new technologies in order to offer an
original and advanced training experience.
Prospective students wishing to take an undergraduate
degree will find our university to be a high quality
educational establishment, with degrees specifically
adapted to the employment market and which effectively
prepares the way for further studies. Excellent faculty
members and support services are offered throughout
all of our university sites in Catania, Siracusa and Ragusa.
Here, students can also discover a culturally dynamic
environment in which they can develop both as University
students and as individuals.
Those who are considering taking post graduate,
masters or doctorate studies can choose among a
range of many academic fields, developed by members
of research groups at international level. Students
have the opportunity to commence their university
career alongside the very best.
The University of Catania is also a very attractive
proposition for companies with an interest in the
transfer of technology from the university departments
and research centre.
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Didactics and Research Activities
D EPARTMENTS AND S CHOOLS
Following the Italian Higher Education reform
introduced by the law 240/10 and adopted by the
University of Catania in its new statute, faculties
have been deactivated and departments have been
reorganized.
The University of Catania has now 23 departments
and 3 schools that, additionally to the traditional
assignments of scientific research, are in charge of
the organization and management of educational
activities.
AGRI-FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Address: Via Santa Sofia 100, I-95123 Catania
Director: Giovanni Cascone
General contact: [email protected]
Scientific contact for didactics: [email protected]
Administrative contact for didactics: [email protected]
Website: www.digesa.unict.it
AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCE
Address: Via Valdisavoia 5, I-95123 Catania
Director: Salvatore Luciano Cosentino
Website: www.dispa.unict.it
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ANATOMY, BIOLOGY AND GENETICS, LEGAL MEDICINE,
NEUROSCIENCE, DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY, HYGIENE AND
PUBLIC HEALTH “GIAN FILIPPO INGRASSIA”
Address: Policlinico Universitario (Comparto 10)
Via Santa Sofia 87, I-95123 Catania
Director: Mario Zappia
ARCHITECTURE
Address: Città Universitaria - Viale Andrea Doria 6,
I-95125 Catania
Director: Paolo La Greca
Website: www.darc.unict.it
BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Address: Via Antonino Longo 19, I-95124 Catania
Director: Pietro Pavone
Website: www.dipbot.unict.it
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Address: Via Androne 81, I-95124 Catania
Director: Gianna Tempera
Website: www.unict.it/dsb
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CHEMICAL SCIENCES
I-95125 Catania
Director: Gaetano Tomaselli
Website: www.dipchi.unict.it
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
I-95125 Catania
Director: Enrico Foti
Website: www.dica.unict.it
CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE
Address: Ospedale “Garibaldi Nesima”
Via Palermo 636, I-95122 Catania
Director: Sebastiano Squatrito
DRUG SCIENCES
Address: Città Universitaria (Edificio 2)
Viale Andrea Doria 6, I-95125 Catania
Director: Giovanna Maria Scoto
Website: www.dsf.unict.it
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ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Address: Corso Italia 55, I-95125 Catania
Director: Michela Cavallaro
Website: www.economia.unict.it
EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Address: Via Biblioteca 2, I-95124 Catania
Director: Dario Palermo
ELECTRIC, ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Address: Città Universitaria (Edificio Polifunzionale)
Director: Vincenzo Catania
Website: www.dieei.unict.it
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Address: Città Universitaria (Edificio 3)
Director: Francesco Patania
Website: www.diim.unict.it
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HUMANITIES
Address: Piazza Dante 32, I-95124 Catania
Director: Carmelo Crimi
Website: www3.unict.it/disum
LAW
Address: Via Gallo 24, I-95124 Catania
Director: Roberto Pennisi
Website: www.lex.unict.it
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Address: Città Universitaria - Viale Andrea Doria 6
I-95125 Catania
Director: Giuseppe Mulone
Website: web.dmi.unict.it
MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC SCIENCES
Address: Ospedale “Vittorio Emanuele II”
Via Plebiscito 628, I-95124 Catania
Director: Carmelo Erio Fiore
E-mail: [email protected]
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MEDICAL SURGERY SPECIALITY
Address: Policlinico Universitario
Via Santa Sofia 86, I-95123 Catania
Director: Agostino Serra
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Address: Via Santa Sofia 64, I-95123 Catania
Director: Antonio Insolia
Website: www.dfa.unict.it
SURGERY
Address: Ospedale “Vittorio Emanuele II”
Via Plebiscito, 628, I-95124 Catania
Director: Giuseppe Sessa
SURGICAL SCIENCES ORGANS TRANSPLANTATION AND
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Address: Policlinico Universitario - Via Santa Sofia
86, I-95123 Catania
Director: Vincenzo Cavallaro
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POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele II 8, I-95131 Catania
Director: Giuseppe Vecchio
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Address: Via Orfanotrofio 49, I-97100 Ragusa Ibla
President: Nunzio Zago
Website: www.flingue.unict.it
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Address: Piazza Federico di Svevia, I-96100 Siracusa
President: Bruno Messina
General contact:[email protected]
SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI CATANIA
Address: Via Valdisavoia 9 I-95123 Catania
President: Francesco Priolo
General contact:[email protected]
Website: www.scuolasuperiorecatania.it
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International Mobility and Cooperation
I NTERNATIONAL R ELATIONS O FFICE
The University of Catania is strongly interested in
developing its international dimension.
In order to reach this objective, the International
Relations Office collaborates with foreign universities
in various activities.
It deals with the main European and extra-European
programmes for students, post-graduates, professors
and administrative staff. Specifically, the office:
– manages the Erasmus action, granting university
students with scholarships in order to attend
university courses abroad or to do research for
their final paper;
– coordinates the main professional training programmes for students and graduates in companies
and institutions abroad;
– is in charge of the Erasmus teaching mobility action
(STA), allowing professors to spend teaching periods
in a partner institution with a financial support
by the EU;
– welcomes foreign incoming students and professors and organizes training weeks for foreign
administrative staff.
Moreover, it provides expert guidance and assistance
to academics interested in presenting project proposals within European, international and national
cooperation programmes.
In particular, it is in charge of:
– education and training programmes promoted
by the EACEA;
– external cooperation programmes promoted by
the European Commission;
– international cooperation national programmes
promoted by CRUI, MIUR and MAE.
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The office also enhances cooperation memorandums
of understanding and agreements with foreign institutions and administrates the University of Catania
participation to higher education and research international networks.
Contacts
Address: P.zza Università 2, I-95131 Catania
Operative seat: Via S. M. del Rosario 9, I-95131 Catania
Fax: (+39) 095 7307105
Receiving hours: Wed. and Thu. from 9.30 to 12.30 am
Website: www.unict.it/en
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Introduction
I TALIAN H IGHER E DUCATION S YSTEM
Italian higher education is structured in a binary system,
consisting of 2 main articulations:
UNIVERSITY SECTOR
It includes State universities, non-State universities
(legally recognised by the State), higher schools
specialised in postgraduate university studies and
telematic universities.
State universities are public entities endowed with
scientific, teaching, managerial, financial and bookkeeping autonomy and may draw up their own statutes
and regulations, issued by rectoral decrees.
Since 1999, the Italian university system has been
reformed so as to meet the objectives of the “Bologna
Process” and is now organised in 3 cycles:
– 1st Cycle Studies - Bachelor Degree;
– 2nd Cycle Studies - Master Degree;
– 3rd Cycle Studies - Ph.D. and Specialisation Courses
NON - UNIVERSITY SECTOR
The non-university sector includes 4 education
typologies of institutions:
– Higher Education in Art, Music and Dance (AFAM)
– Higher Education in Language Mediation
– Higher integrated Education (FIS) and programmes
of Higher Technical Education & Training (IFTS)
– Programmes in a few specific fields (e.g. archiving,
diplomatics, restoration, military studies, etc.)
Website: www.study-in-italy.it
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E UROPEAN COMMUNITY COURSE CREDIT TRANSFER
S YSTEM (ECTS)
The University of Catania has adopted the CFU accreditation system which corresponds to the European
Community Course Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
WHAT IS ECTS?
ECTS has been developed by the European Commission
in order to provide common procedures to guarantee
academic recognition of studies abroad. It offers a way
of measuring and comparing learning achievements,
and transferring them from one institution to another.
The ECTS system is based on the principle of mutual
trust and confidence between the participating
higher education institutions. The rules of ECTS,
concerning information on courses available, agreement between the home and host institutions and
the use of credit points to indicate student workload
are set out to reinforce this mutual trust and
confidence.
ECTS CREDITS
ECTS credits are a value allocated to course units to
describe the student workload required to complete
them. They reflect the quantity of work each course
requires in relation to the total quantity of work
required to complete a full year of academic study
at the institution: lectures, practical work, seminars,
private work in the library or at home and examinations
or other assessment activities. ECTS credits express a
relative value.
In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of a year of
study and normally 30 credits are given for a semester.
It is up to the participating institutions to subdivide the
credits for the different courses. Practical placements
and optional courses which form an integral part of the
course of study also receive academic credit.
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Credits are awarded only when the course has been
completed and all required examinations have been
successfully taken.
ECTS GRADING SCALE
The ECTS grading scale provides a common currency
to measure the quality of student achievement.
ECTS
Grade % of
successful students
Definition normally
achieving the grade of
successful students
A
10
EXCELLENT
Outstanding performance
with only minor errors
B
25
VERY GOOD
Above average standard but
with some errors
C
30
GOOD
Generally sound work with a
number of notable errors
D
25
SATISFACTORY
Fair but with significant
shortcomings
E
10
SUFFICIENT
Performance meets minimum criteria
FX
FAIL
Some more work required before
the credit can be awarded
F
FAIL
Considerable further work is required
ECTS STUDENTS AND ERASMUS PROGRAMME
The students participating in ECTS receive full credit
for all academic work successfully carried out at any
of the ECTS partner institutions. They will be able to
transfer these academic credits from one participating
institution to another on the basis of prior agreement
on the content of study programmes abroad between
students and the institutions involved.
When the student has successfully completed the
study programme previously agreed between the
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home and the host institutions and returns to the
home institution, credit transfer will take place, and
the student can continue the study course at the
home institution without any loss of time or credit.
Students may be awarded a student mobility grant if
they fulfil the general conditions of eligibility for
the Erasmus grant. They shall not be required to pay
tuition fees at the host institution and continue to
pay normal tuition fees to the home institution
during the study period abroad.
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Educational Offer
B ACHELOR D EGREES
They are aimed at guaranteeing students an adequate
command of general scientific methods and contents
as well as specific professional skills.
The general access requirement is the school leaving
qualification awarded on completion of 13 years of global
schooling and after the relevant State examinations; also
comparable foreign qualifications (obtained after
at least 12 year of global schooling) may be accepted.
Bachelor Degree courses last 3 years, and the degree
is awarded to students who have earned 180 credits.
The completion of a training period and the defence
of a thesis may also be required.
M ASTER D EGREES
They are aimed at providing students with an advanced level of education for the exercise of a highly
qualified activity in specific areas.
Access is usually by a Bachelor Degree or a comparable
foreign degree. Admission is subject to specific course
requirements determined by individual universities.
Master Degree courses last 2 years, and the degree is
awarded to students who have earned 120 credits.
The defence of a thesis is required.
A limited number of programmes (dentistry, human
medicine, pharmacy, veterinary, medicine, architecture
and law), are defined One Cycle Degree Courses (oneblock LM courses).
Access is by the school leaving diploma or a comparable
foreign qualification; admission is subject to selective
entrance exams and each degree course is organised
in just one-block of 5 or 6 years.
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P H .D. C OURSES
The Ph.D. is a qualification awarded on completion
of the 3rd cycle of studies whose principal learning
outcomes are the knowledge of the most advanced level
of a scientific field and the ability to extend, improve,
redefine or innovate the existing knowledge through
original research contribution. The research work of a
Ph.D. course can be conducted either at the University
of Catania or at Italian/foreign partner institution.
A Ph.D. course normally lasts a minimum of 3 academic
years. The course duration can be extended. The extension
of the duration must be properly motivated.
The University of Catania issues National and International
Ph.D. courses in collaboration with foreign institutions.
The final degree which can also be awarded by the foreign
partner institution.
To apply for a Ph.D. course, candidates must hold a
university degree corresponding to the 2nd cycle of
studies. Candidates’ selection varies according to the
type of Ph.D. Selected candidates with the highest
scores might be granted a scholarship for the whole
duration of the course. An annual admission fee is fixed
for Ph.D. students who are not granted a scholarship.
On completion of the Ph.D. course, every student delivers
a written dissertation. Successful students are awarded
a Ph.D. degree.
U NIVERSITY M ASTER C OURSES
The aim of the University Master Courses is to reinforce
and broaden the skills and expertise of graduates and
postgraduates, utilising and expanding, upon previous
training, to meet the demands of the professional world.
There are both 1st and 2nd level University Master courses:
– University 1st level Master Courses consist in advanced
scientific courses or higher continuing education
studies open to the holders of a Bachelor Degree or
a comparable foreign degree. Admission may be
subject to additional conditions.
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Master courses last one year, and the qualification is awarded to students who have earned 60
credits. It does not give access to the 3rd cycle.
– University 2nd level Master Courses consist in advanced scientific courses or higher continuing
education studies, open to the holders of Master
Degree or a comparable foreign degree.
Admission may be subject to additional conditions.
Master courses last one year, and the qualification
is awarded to students who have earned 60 credits.
Contacts
Address: Piazza Bellini 19, I-95131 Catania
Fax: (+39) 095 326161
For information on running courses, please consult the
website: www2.unict.it/en/educational-offer-ay-2012-2013
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F URTHER S TUDIES
SPECIALISATION SCHOOL
Specialization school is a post-lauream course of variable
duration (from 4 to 6 years), aiming at providing
knowledge and skills for the execution of highly
qualified functions required by certain professional
activities (D.M. 270/2004).
The qualifications and examinations call for applications is issued once a year and only students with a
Laurea Magistralis University Degree can apply.
In particular Medical Area Specialization Schools aim
at providing Medicine and Surgery graduates with
deep qualification in the different specialties issuing
a specialist qualification necessary for the fulfilment
of their profession within the National Sanitary Service.
Doctors’ specialistic training is a full-time activity. There
is a restricted entry and it is necessary to participate to
the call.
For information about Medical Area Specialization
Schools, please send an e-mail at:
[email protected]
For information about non Medical Area Specialization
Schools, please send an e-mail at:
[email protected]
ADVANCED COURSE
An Advanced Course is a refresher/permanent training
course that allows students to develop their expertise
and skills in order to further improve their professional
qualities. To be admitted it is necessary to have a 1st
or 2nd level degree.
The courses have a variable duration and differ from
a Master as no academic qualification is awarded;
students will receive a certificate with details on the
acquired skills.
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Every year the University of Catania activates specialization courses, with restricted entry, propaedeutic
to background training and useful for professional
integration.
For more information, please send an e-mail at:
[email protected]
SUMMER SCHOOLS
Summer and Winter Schools are intensive course programmes with a varied didactic offer intended to meet
new cultural and interdisciplinary focus needs. They
are international courses with a variable duration
(from 1 to 4 weeks). Didactic plans schedule front
lessons, workshops and also activities aiming at the
discovery of culture and tradition of the sites. Most
of them are taught in English. Courses address Italian
and international students and newly-graduates and,
in some cases, to specific professional figures. Final
certificates are inclusive of ECTS credits.
For more information, please consult the website:
www2.unict.it/en/further-studies
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Professional Qualifications and State Exams
Possessors of foreign qualification titles need to gain
the Italian title recognition in order to legally practise
their profession. Titles can belong to Italian or foreign
citizens from European or Extra-European countries.
The recognition title degree allows professionals to
practise their profession in Italy and is published on the
general site of the Official State Gazette. Recognition
application must be submitted to the Italian Ministry of
Justice.
Possessors of a foreign professional title in the sanitary
area willing to practice their profession in Italy, need
to gain their title recognition from the Ministry of
Health website.
www2.unict.it/en/professional-qualifications-andstate-exams
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Educational Offer in English
The University of Catania provides courses in English
in order to enhance the participation of foreign
students and scholars.
– Master Degree Course in “Automation Engineering and Control of Complex Systems” aims to provide students with a deep knowledge of the fundamentals of technical as well as scientific aspects
of the disciplines which characterize the field of
automation engineering, without discarding affine and integrative subjects.
– Master Degree Course in “Electrical Engineering”
aims to train high specialists in electronics and
digital electronics with particular reference to
electronic circuit board.
– Master Degree Course in “Chemical Engineering
for Sustainable Industrial Development” is a twoyear course aiming at providing students with the
ability to formalize and solve complex technical
problems and formulate innovative solutions, organize and manage complex processes through
innovative knowledge in the field of corporate organization and professional ethics.
– Master Degree Course in “Global Politics and EuroMediterranean Relations” is a two-year full-time
programme. The course is divided in modules and
adopt a range of learning and teaching
approaches from political science, political theory
as well as history and economics.
– “Agris Mundus Master Degree Course” is a 2 year
training programme in agricultural development
and management of natural resources promoted
by six European universities. Graduates will acquire
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ment of crops, forests and animal production, the
management of research and rural development
projects and finally, the sustainable use of natural
resources and the environment. The course has
been selected by the Erasmus Mundus programme.
Thus, EU-funded scholarships are provided for
third country nationals.
– European Master Course “TEMA” proposes the analysis
of political use and scientific representation of
territorial units in an interdisciplinary, research-based
curriculum lasting 2 years long.
The master course is divided into two parts: a
common study core of fundamental and methodological courses on one hand, and specialised research courses on the other hand. The curriculum
also offers two intensive weeks focusing on a
specific subject. Students are required to study at
two partner universities at least. Graduates receive
double or multiple degrees (according to their
mobility track), as well as a diploma supplement
(DS) at the end of their studies.
The course has been selected by the Erasmus
Mundus programme. Thus, EU-funded scholarships
are provided for third country nationals.
Finally the Law School’s educational offer is aimed at
providing our students with an in-depth knowledge
of the legal system, allowing them to understand and
to manage these dynamics, through acquiring the
needed tools to respond to an extremely competitive
and even more “globalized” labour market. For this
reason the educational offer includes a number of
courses in English but only if a minimum number of
students (3 at least for each course) have applied for.
For more updated information, please consult the website:
www2.unict.it/en/educational-offer-english
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Italian Language and Culture Courses
The University of Catania, through its Department of
Humanistic Sciences, offers Italian Language and
Culture Courses for Erasmus students and Courses of
Italian as a Foreign Language to non-Italian
communities who want to live in Sicily and who need
a legal certificate (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 of the
Common European Framework).
Every year two courses of Italian language for Erasmus
students are activated, one on each semester. The
courses include 40 hours of lessons and a final exam.
At the end of the course every student receives a
certificate of participation stating the number of
hours attended.
The Department arranges a linguistic consultancy
service organized by native Italian teachers and
trainees.
Courses for CILS Certification are provided: each
course consists in 80 hours of lectures in Italian and
20 hours of laboratory activities and lasts six months
(five months of lessons and one month of linguistic
laboratory). The Department arranges also one to
one courses in order to to take CILS certification
exams.
www.unict.it/en/italian-language-and-culture-courses
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The academic year in Italy is made up of 2 semesters.
The 1st semester starts in September-October and ends
in January-February. The 2nd semester starts in February
and ends in July. The actual start and finish dates will
vary in the various departments but each semester lasts
around 20 weeks and is made up of a teaching period
lasting around 14 weeks and an exam period lasting
around 6 weeks.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Most teaching takes place in large lecture halls and
laboratories; students are also expected to carry out
a considerable amount of self study in order to prepare
for exams.
ASSESSMENT
Exams are held after the teaching period and are
mainly oral although some courses have written tests
taking place during the semester or before the oral
exam. Each exam has a number of dates offered during
the exam session and students can choose which date
they wish to take it. Students are also entitled to turn
down a mark and take the exam again if they are not
satisfied with the result.
GRADING SYSTEMS
Examinations are graded according to a scale ranging
from 0 to 30, with 18 as a pass mark. A “cum laude”
may be added to the highest grade as a mention of
special distinction. All examination results are used to
calculate the overall degree mark on a scale of 0-110.
The final result is based on exam results plus the presentation of a project or dissertation in front of a board
of examiners. The pass mark is 66 and students who
obtain full marks of 110 may also be awarded “summa
cum laude”.
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VACATION PERIODS
There are three vacation periods:
– Christmas break (end of December to the first week
of January)
– Easter break
– Summer break (from 1st to 31st August)
Local and national holidays:
– 1st November All Saints’ Day
– 8th December Immaculate Conception
– 5th February St Agatha’s Feast Day
(Patron Saint of Catania)
– 25th April Anniversary of Liberation
– 1st May Labour Day
– 2nd June Republic Day
UNIVERSITY USEFUL CONTACT
Rector: Giacomo Pignataro
Address: Piazza Università, 2 I-95131 Catania
Phone: (+39) 095 321112
Director General: Lucio Maggio
Phone: (+39) 095 7307325
Students’ Public and Relations Office
Address: Piazza Bellini, 18 I-95131 Catania
Phone: 800-894327 - (+39) 095 73077229
Legal Affairs Department
Phone: (+39) 095 7307389
Address: P.zza Università 2, I-95131 Catania
Phone: (+39) 095 7307106
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Access procedures
Within the framework of International exchange programmes, the University of Catania gives foreign students
and professors/scholars the possibility to spend up to
one year mobility for study, training, teaching and
research activities.
Students and professors will receive administrative
assistance and logistic support from the University of
Catania but should request mobility funds to their
home institutions.
Below, all the practical information to be used during
the mobility at the University of Catania.
Students
– Erasmus for Study
– Erasmus for Placement
– International Students
– International Free Movers
– International Ph.D. Students
Professors
– Erasmus STA Mobility
– Erasmus STT Mobility
– International Visiting Scholars
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E RASMUS FOR S TUDY
The programme enables students, selected by their
home higher education institutions, to spend a period
of study at the University of Catania, in the framework
of prior inter-institutional agreements stipulated between their institutions and the University of Catania,
in thematic areas indicated in the agreements.
Erasmus students do not pay any inscription or taxes
fees and can activate their mobility from 10th October
and 31st July of every academic year (in August and
September there is no provision of didactic activities).
A basic Italian language knowledge is required (A2
level of Italian language as for the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages). However,
some courses are held in English language (generally
postgraduates courses within international educational
offer).
Within Erasmus Studio it is possible to undergo a
placement activity but only if it is regularly included
in the learning agreement and if it is preceaded or
followed by, at least, 3 months of didactics activities.
Placement activity must be done in a company linked,
for that purpose, with the University of Catania and
must be tutored by a professor belonging to the student’s study course in Catania, who will be in charge
of the relationships between the University of Catania
and the hosting company.
At the end of selection procedures, held by each foreign
University, the International Relations Office of the
University of Catania (IRO) receives, by e-mail, the
names of the selected students and informs in the
same way, students and universities about admission
procedures at the University of Catania.
Administrative Procedures
Before leaving
Before departure, students must:
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1. fill in the application form, available on-line,
within the deadlines;
2. wait for the acceptance letter, indicating the assigned study course and didactic tutors. IRO sends
the document by e-mail. The University of Catania
do not register students who haven’t filled in the online application form and obtained the acceptance
letter;
3. fill in learning agreements, indicating the courses
they want to attend and related ECTS credits and
send them to the International Didactic Unit related
to their field of studies (IDU) who will proceed
with their approval. The maximum ECTS credits
for the entire academic year is 60, for one semester
is 30 and for a term is 15. The minimum ECTS credits
to be accepted in Catania is 9. A learning agreement
must include at least 70% of courses given within
the destination department and maximum 30% of
courses given in other departments, if previously
agreed among them. The University of Catania will
not accept students who haven’t regularly transmitted
their learning agreements before their arrival. For
information on courses to choose it will be necessary
to get in contact with didactic tutor and IDU;
4. search for a provisional accommodation consulting
the information provided on the International
Mobility section of the website. Erasmus foreign students have to contact autonomously institutions
proposing accommodation solutions and they will
be glad to accept them at special prices through
an e-mail reservation in English.
Arrival procedures
When students arrive at the University of Catania, they
have to participate to the obligatory Welcome Days,
whose dates correspond to the official starting date
indicated on the attendance certificate.
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The University of Catania organizes 2 Welcome Days,
one for each semester, whose dates are indicated on
the website.
Students have to bring:
– the acceptance letter;
– the learning agreements;
– one passport-size photo.
During the registration, students receive a university
card to be kept during all the mobility period in
Catania, shown at exams and given back to IRO before
their departure.
Every IDU takes part to the event in order to provide
guidance to incoming students and give necessary
information on mobility didactic aspects and to help
them changing their learning agreements.
Moreover, the department of humanities provides an
intensive Italian and culture course that is offered to
Erasmus incoming students for free.
The Welcome Day is the occasion to get in contact
with Italian students and specifically with students’
Associations in charge of:
– supporting foreign colleagues upon their arrival;
– helping them in getting familiar with Italian culture
and environment;
– assisting them in finding a stable accommodation
for all their mobility length.
The University of Catania will not accept students arriving after Welcome Days, with the exception for
those who, for very relevant reasons (documented by
their International Relations Office) cannot take part to
the event and therefore receive a formal authorization
by the IRO.
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During mobility period
During their mobility period, students have to:
1. remember that it is necessary to get registration
attendance to all classes indicated in learning
agreements. Professors will regularly register date
and classes hours attended, as a minimum 60% rate
of classes attendance is required in order to be
admitted to the exams;
2. download the evaluation certificate for each exam
and, before starting, provide the document to the
professor who will fill it in entirely (it must be filled
in even if the exam has been failed).
Furthermore, students can:
1. interrupt their mobility only for very important
reasons within the minimum 3 month mobility
period. In this case, it is possible to start again the
mobility period. Conversely, in case of interruption
after 3 months, it is not allowed to continue with
Erasmus mobility. Host university holidays are not
considered as mobility period interruption;
2. extend the Erasmus mobility period, providing the
authorization of home institution by filling in the
form on-line. The authorization has to be transmitted
to IDU, who will proceed with its acceptance and
communication to the IRO. Only if their request has
been accepted, students can extend their mobility
period.
Leaving Catania
At the end of their mobility period and before their
departure, students must:
1. visit IDU with the following documents in original
– student card;
– learning agreement;
– evaluation certificates;
– proof of participation to the courses;
– Italian language course certificate.
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IDU, once checked all documents, issues a transcript
of records and sends it to the IRO by e-mail.
No document will be given to students.
2. go to the IRO with the same documents presented
to IDU in original, and the office issues an attendance
certificate which, together with the transcript of
records, will be given to the students in a closed
envelop addressed to partner universities. Students
are responsible for the envelop that has to arrive
undamaged to the International Relations Office
of the their own universities.
In order to obtain these certificates, students must
go to the IRO personally during receiving hours as
they are not allowed to delegate other people.
On planning their departure trip, students must
take into consideration IRO public opening days
and hours.
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E RASMUS FOR P LACEMENT
Student mobility for placement enables students to spend
a traineeship period in an enterprise or organisation in
Catania.
Students receive an Erasmus grant from their own institution and the placement period is recognized in
their academic career.
Objectives of student placements are:
– help students to adapt the requirements of the
EU-wide labour market;
– enable students develop specific skills including
language skills and improve understanding of the
economic and social culture of the country concerned
in the context of acquiring work experience;
– promote cooperation between higher education
institutions and enterprises;
– contribute to the development of a pool of wellqualified, open minded and internationally experienced young people as future professionals.
Only incoming students belonging to foreign universities
that have an Erasmus Placement Bilateral Agreement with
the University of Catania are accepted to do a training
in Catania. Students with an Erasmus Studio grant can
ask to do a training only if it is indicated in their learning
agreement at the condition established by the specific
action.
Administrative Procedures
Before leaving
Before their departure, students must:
– check if there is an Erasmus Placement agreement
between their home university and University of
Catania and, if the case, contact the professor in
charge of the agreement in order to verify his/her
availability to accept them. Once accepted by the
professor, they jointly define the content of the
training agreement and finally fill in the document;
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– fill in the application form available on-line and
wait for the IRO official acceptance sent by e-mail;
– search for a provisional accommodation consulting the information provided on the International
Mobility section of the website. Erasmus foreign
students have to contact autonomously institutions
proposing accommodation solutions and they will
be glad to accept them at special prices through
an e-mail reservation in English.
Furthermore, students can get in contact with Italian
student associations helping them in getting familiar with the Italian culture and environment and
assisting them in finding a stable accommodation
for all their mobility length.
During training
As soon as Erasmus Placement students arrive in
Catania, they must:
– go to the IRO, on receiving hours, with one passport-size photograph and a copy of the training
agreement signed by all the parts. They will receive
the student card and all useful information for
their stay in Catania.
– meet their tutors and complete the registration
process at IDU.
– begin their training in the host institution according
to the training agreement defined programme.
Leaving Catania
At the end of their training and before departing,
students must go to the IRO (personally and in receiving
hours) in order to give back their student card and get
the transcript of record and the attendance certificate
in a closed envelop addressed to partner universities.
Students are responsible for the envelope that has to
arrive undamaged to the International Relation Office
of their home university.
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On planning their departure trip, students must take
into consideration IRO public opening days and
hours.
Students do not have to meet neither the tutor nor
the IDU, because the certificate stating the exact dates
of the training period, the amount of the working hours
and a brief description of the activities carried out is
directly sent by the tutor to IDU that is in charge of
issuing the transcript of records and sending it to IRO
by e-mail.
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I NTERNATIONAL S TUDENTS
UE and non-UE students can carry out a mobility period
according to International Agreements or Memorandum
of Understanding stipulated among the University of
Catania and their institutions.
Such mobility, free of inscription fees, can take place
from 10th October and 31st July every academic year
(in August and September there is no provision of
didactic activities).
A basic Italian language knowledge is required (an A2
level of Italian language as for the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages) as, even if
some courses are held in English language (generally
postgraduates courses within international educational
offer), the majority are in Italian.
In case of a single student application, it is necessary to
refer to home International Relations Office to get their
authorization and to formally transmit the application
form. In case of a group of students application, the
sending International Relations Office will send to IRO
an annual mobility programme indicating students
number, personal data, mobility periods (1st-2nd semester
or academic year) and their study plans. Such didactic
information will be formalized, in case of acceptance,
in learning agreements.
VISA, insurance and medical assistance
In order to obtain VISA, upon student request, IRO
will issue an acceptance letter indicating:
– type of mobility
– if it is covered by scholarship
– accommodation
Once in Italy students must follow Italian procedures
to obtain their stay permission. The University of
Catania will take out an insurance policy limited to
participation at didactic/training activities, excluding
sport activities, for all incoming students.
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EU students can benefit from medical assistance only
if they have the European Sanitary Card; non-EU students
need to have their own medical insurance.
Italian “Codice Fiscale” - tax code
Student accepted must get the Italian Codice Fiscale.
In order to obtain it, they need to go to Agenzia delle
Entrate with their passport/identity card and stay permission (if non-EU citizens).
Italian Language Course
Students accepted may benefit from remaining places
in Italian Language courses for Erasmus students and
they have to be authorized by IRO.
Those courses will be free of charge and could be
activated both in the 1st and 2nd semester. Each student
will be allowed only to one course.
Information regarding these courses will be provided
at Welcome Days.
Accommodation
The University of Catania verifies, every year, available
accommodation and catering services.
Important Notice
Non-EU students can be accepted at the University
of Catania:
– if regularly enrolled for one or more academic years
and if inscribed for single courses (free movers). In
this case they are managed by Foreign Students
Office of the Didactic Area;
– if selected according to International Cooperation
Agreements or Memorandum of Understanding
signed by their institution and the University of
Catania for less than one academic year and free
of enrolment charges. In this case they are managed
by IRO;
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Under international and European cooperation programmes, they will be managed by Foreign Students
Office if the programme provides for a regular enrolment
at hosting institution, or by IRO if the programme provides for a short mobility and doesn’t require a regular
enrolment at hosting institution.
For particular necessities, upon request, the University
of Catania provides an assistance service for first support
for non-EU students regularly enrolled or accepted for
short mobility. If interested in this service, students have
to send an e-mail request at [email protected].
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I NTERNATIONAL F REE M OVERS
EU and non-EU citizens coming from universities who
don’t have any international agreement with the University of Catania and interested in attending one or
more courses activated at the University of Catania,
can inscribe to single courses (maximum 5 single
courses and maximum 40 ECTS credits each year). It
is, in any case, impossible to inscribe to single courses
belonging to degree courses with limited entrance
at national level.
EU and non-EU citizens regularly living in Italy (as for
the Italian Law 286/1998 art. 39, paragraph 5 and
further modifications) interested in attending one or
more single courses, can inscribe, within the deadlines
indicated, by producing their university card or other
translated and legalized foreign university certificate.
Non-EU citizens living abroad can inscribe by applying
at Italian diplomatic representation (within 25th August
for 1st semester courses and within 30th December for
2nd semester courses).
VISA information
As for VISA it is necessary to take into consideration
general regulation following Schengen rules and national laws on immigration referring in particular to
migratory risk evaluation.
Foreign students cannot obtain stay permission renewals
for study extension reasons to attend further single
courses, different from those for which they gained VISA.
This kind of renewal is intended only for inscription to
entire degree courses (from Directive 2004/114/CE
into art. 39 Italian Law 268/1998).
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I NTERNATIONAL P H .D. S TUDENTS
EU and non-EU Ph.D. students can carry out a short
mobility period (max. 12 months) at the University of
Catania. Such mobility can be done in every moment
of the academic year compatibly with departments
didactic or research activities.
The following guidelines aren’t obligatory but they will
provide, those who decide to follow them, with the
same services and assistance the University of Catania
already provides to international mobility students.
VISA, insurance and medical assistance
In order to obtain VISA, upon student request, IRO
will issue an acceptance letter indicating:
– type of mobility
– if it is covered by scholarship
– accommodation
Once in Italy Ph.D. students must follow Italian procedures to obtain their stay permission.
International mobility Ph.D. students may benefit from
an insurance policy limited to participation at didactic/
formative activities, excluding sport activities.
EU students can benefit from medical assistance only if
they have the European Sanitary Card, non-EU students
need to have their own medical insurance.
Italian “Codice Fiscale” - tax code
Student accepted must get the Italian “Codice Fiscale”.
In order to obtain it, they need to go to Agenzia delle
Entrate with their passport/identity card and stay permission (if non-EU citizens).
Accommodation
The University of Catania verifies, every year, available
accommodation and catering services.
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Important Notice
As for non-EU Ph.D. students:
– those who passed a regular Ph.D. call, even if foreigner, must be considered students of the University
of Catania and are, therefore, managed by the Ph.D.
Office of the Didactic Area;
– those in mobility for short periods, will be managed
by IRO.
For particular necessities, upon request, the University
of Catania provides an assistance service for first support for non-EU students regularly enrolled and in short
mobility. If interested in this service, studentes have to
send an e-mail request at [email protected].
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E RASMUS STA M OBILITY
These information are addressed to incoming professors
selected for didactic mobility at the University of
Catania under the LLP Erasmus Programme, within interinstitutional Erasmus agreements signed between their
institution and the University of Catania.
Such mobility is not financed by University of Catania,
apart from logistical support IRO provides for incoming
professors.
It can take place from 10th October and 31st July every
academic (in August and September there is no provision
of didactic activities).
Application procedures
Once IRO receives, from host institution, the name of
the selected professor, the office notifies the degree
course and the referring professor in Catania of the
selection. He, considering the possibility of including such
activity into the didactic programmes of its department,
will provide an answer.
In case of positive response, IRO sends an acceptance
letter, by e-mail, to the partner International Relations
Office. This letter will be signed by the Erasmus Institutional Coordinator and, upon his/her absence, by
IRO.
Teaching activities
Once in Catania the professor performs the scheduled
teaching activity coordinated by the referring professor
in Catania.
At the end of the teaching period, the referring professor in Catania, fills in a teaching activity report and
sends it to IRO, by e-mail, attaching any supporting
documentation and in time to allow the processing of
departure files.
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Teaching activities certification
At the end of the mobility, IRO receives the incoming
professor to proceed with teaching activity certification.
Final certificates are issued on Italian LLP Erasmus
National Agency form or on a form provided by the
sending institution, signed by the Erasmus Institutional
Coordinator and, upon his/her absence, by IRO, and
directly sent to the sending institution.
Insurance and medical assistance
The University of Catania will take out and insurance
policy limited to participation at didactic/formative
activities, excluding sport activities, for all incoming
professors.
EU professors can benefit from medical assistance only
if they have the European Sanitary Card, non-EU professors need to have their own medical insurance.
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E RASMUS STT M OBILITY
Every year the University of Catania organises an “International Administrative and Teaching Staff Training
Week”. This event is primarily targeted to International
Relations officers, but it is also open to any motivated
person interested in internationalization.
The topics will be addressed to explore possibilities
to strengthen and improve students’ mobility opportunities and to describe University of Catania best practices. Cultural visits and a social event will be included.
European Union participants have the possibility to
apply for Erasmus Staff Training mobility grants from
their home institutions.
For information and procedures for foreign guests,
please consult the website:
www.unict.it/en/international-mobility
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I NTERNATIONAL V ISITING S CHOLARS
Visiting scholars hosted at the University of Catania
are kindly requested to fill the on-line form intended
only for statistic purposes and to improve the mobility
services.
The form is available at:
www2.unict.it/en/international-mobility
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Introduction
This section is meant to provide prospective partner
Universities with some basic but relevant information
on how to cooperate with the University of Catania. It
includes an updated agreements list, as well as information
on the new proposals’ procedures.
The instruments to cooperate with the University of
Catania are:
- Erasmus Agreements
- Memorandum of Understanding and International
Cooperation Agreements
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Erasmus Agreements
The Erasmus Inter-Institutional Agreement is an official
contract binding two institutes/universities involved
in cooperating within the LLP/Erasmus framework (i.e.
providing funds and support for student, teaching
and staff mobility).
Institutes/universities interested in entering into a
new LLP/Erasmus Inter-Institutional agreement with
the University of Catania shall contact the IRO at the
e-mail address [email protected], specifying:
– institution name, ID code and Erasmus Charter
number;
– duration of contract in academic years;
– names and contact details of both the institutional/
departmental coordinators and central administration;
– details on incoming/outgoing student mobility:
subject area and code, level (1st cycle degree, 2nd
cycle degree, Ph.D courses), numbers of students and
total months;
– details on incoming/outgoing teaching mobility:
subject area and code, duration of week;
– details on incoming/outgoing staff mobility;
– information about academic calendar, educational
programmes, foreign language knowledge requirements, services offered to incoming students
and professors.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Name: University of Catania
Erasmus ID code: I CATANIA 01
Erasmus charter No: 29276-IC -1-IT-ERASMUS-EUCX -1
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L IST OF “E RASMUS FOR S TUDY ” A GREEMENT
Thematic Area
629
Agriculture,
forestry and
fishery (others)
62
Agriculture,
forestry and
fishery
58
Architecture
and building
34
Business and
administration
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Institutional Code
Tutor Professor
B BRUXEL04
CZ PRAHA02
E GRANADA01
E MURCIA04
G KOZANI01
NL WAGENIN01
TR ADANA01
TR BURSA01
TR SANLIUR01
Signorello Giovanni
Signorello Giovanni
Rapisarda Carmelo
Signorello Giovanni
Signorello Giovanni
Rapisarda Carmelo
Fallico Biagio
Signorello Giovanni
Fallico Biagio
E MADRID05
E MADRID26
G ATHINE03
G THESSAL01
HU DEBRECE01
P FUNCHAL03
P LISBOA03
TR ADANA01
Cosentino Salvatore Luciano
Branca Ferdinando
Branca Ferdinando
Branca Ferdinando
Branca Ferdinando
Branca Ferdinando
Cosentino Salvatore Luciano
La Malfa Stefano
E MADRID05
E SEVILLA01
G VOLOS01
P EVORA01
P LISBOA04
P PORTO02
Truppi Carlo
Fiore Vittorio
Martinico Francesco
Truppi Carlo
Truppi Carlo
Truppi Carlo
B LIEGE01
D BERLIN06
D FRANKFU04
D KIEL01
D KONSTAN01
D WORMS01
E ALICANT01
E CIUDA-R01
E JAEN01
E MADRID04
E MADRID14
E SANTAND01
E SANTIAG01
E TARRAGO01
E VALENCI01
Matarazzo Benedetto
Catalfo Pierluigi
Lazzara Margherita
Rizzotti Davide
Caserta Maurizio
Rossello Damiano
Rizzotti Davide
Cavalieri Marina
Nicotra Ida
Catalfo Pierluigi
Lazzara Margherita
Rossello Damiano
Tiziana Cuccia
Cavalieri Marina
De Marco Cinzia
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Pharmacy
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Law
E VALENCI01
E VALLADO01
E VIGO01
F ANGERS01
F BORDEAU41
F LILLE01
G KRITIS09
P LISBOA03
PL BIALYST04
RO SUCEAVA01
S VAXJO03
TR ISTANBU14
UK SOUTHAM04
Nicotra Ida
Clasadonte Maria Teresa
Rizzo Marcella
Benzo Veronica
Benzo Veronica
Benzo Veronica
Benzo Veronica
Catalfo Pierluigi
Clasadonte Maria Teresa
Matarazzo Benedetto
Rizzotti Davide
Cuccia Tiziana
Cuccia Tiziana
A WIEN01
B NAMUR01
D FRANKFU01
D GOTTING01
D HALLE01
E ALCAL-H01
E BARCELO01
E GRANADA01
E MADRID03
E MADRID21
E MADRID21
E PAMPLON01
E SALAMAN02
E SEVILLA01
E ZARAGOZ01
F ANGERS01
F ARRAS12
G THESSAL01
MT MALTA01
N OSLO01
N OSLO01
N TROMSO01
P PORTO02
PL WROCLAW02
SF KUOPIO01
SI LJUBLJA01
TR ANKARA01
UK GLASGOW02
UK ST-ANDR01
Ronsisvalle Giuseppe
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Renis Marcella
Rizzo Milena
Guccione Salvatore
Renis Marcella
Ciranna Lucia
Chiacchio Ugo
Pignatello Rosario
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Rizzo Milena
Guccione Salvatore
Pignatello Rosario
Guccione Salvatore
Rizzo Milena
Guccione Salvatore
Pignatello Rosario
Rizzo Milena
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
A GRAZ01
A SALZBUR01
Patané Vania
Milazzo Francesco
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B LEUVEN01
B LOUVAIN01
CH LUZERN01
D BIELEFE01
D BOCHUM01
D BONN01
D EICHSTA01
D GREIFS01
D KOLN01
D MAINZ01
D OLDENBU01
D SAARBRU01
D TUBINGE01
E ALMERIA01
E BARCELO01
E BARCELO15
E BILBAO01
E BILBAO01
E BURGOS01
E CASTELL01
E CIUDA-R01
E GRANADA01
E HUELVA01
E LA-CORU01
E LAS-PAL01
E LLEIDA01
E LOGRONO01
E MADRID04
E MURCIA01
E SALAMAN02
E SALAMAN02
E SANTAND01
E SEVILLA03
E VALLADO01
E VALLADO01
E VIGO01
E ZARAGOZ01
F CLERMON01
F ST-ETIE01
IRLLIMERIC01
IS AKUREYR01
IS AKUREYR01
MT MALTA01
NL UTRECHT01
PL SZCZECI01
PL WARSZAW01
SI LJUBLJA01
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Patané Vania
Lo Faro Antonio
Amato Salvatore
Milazzo Francesco
Milazzo Francesco
Milazzo Francesco
Caruso Sebastiano
Patané Vania
Milazzo Francesco
Milazzo Francesco
Caruso Sebastiano
Milazzo Francesco
Patané Vania
Bettetini Andrea
Paradiso Massimo
Caruso Sebastiano
Caruso Sebastiano
Patané Vania
Amato Salvatore
Sapienza Rosario
Maugeri Anna Maria
Ciaramelli Fabio
Migliorino Francesco
Grasso Giovanni
Amato Salvatore
Ciaramelli Fabio
Bettetini Andrea
Maugeri Anna Maria
Milazzo Francesco
Arcaria Francesco
Milazzo Francesco
Amato Salvatore
Grasso Giovanni
Caruso Sebastiano
Milazzo Francesco
Amato Salvatore
Bettetini Andrea
Milazzo Francesco
Lo Faro Antonio
Lo Giudice Alessio
Milazzo Francesco
Sapienza Rosario
Sapienza Rosario
Patané Vania
Castorina Emilio
Castorina Emilio
Sapienza Rosario
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Engineering and
engineering
trades
522
Electricity and
energy
523
Electronics and
automation
581
Architecture and
town planning
582
Building and civil
engineering
22
Humanities
B LIEGE01
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Iachello Enrico
Iachello Enrico
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Militello Pietro
Militello Pietro
Magnano San Lio Giancarlo
Famoso Nunzio
Iachello Enrico
D’Angelo Rosa Maria
Giardina Giovanna
Ortoleva Vincenzo
Zappulla Sarah
Castelli Rosario
Pagano Mario
Zappulla Sarah
Antonio Di Silvestro
Militello Paolo
Di Silvestro Antonio
Calabrese Gaetano
Giuffrida Claudia
Barcellona Rossana
Di Grado Antonio
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Iachello Enrico
Famoso Nunzio
Scalisi Lina
Militello Pietro
Pezzino Giuseppe
Laudani Simona
Romeo Maria Vita
Famoso Nunzio
Laudani Simona
Iachello Enrico
Milazzo Antonino
Manganaro Andrea
Militello Paolo
Militello Pietro
Iachello Enrico
Papatheu Katerina
Manganaro Andrea
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Zimbone Anna Maria
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Gambino Renata
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Giuffrida Claudia
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Zappulla Sarah
Fabiani Anita
Zappulla Sarah
Cusato Domenico
Lalomia Gaetano
Zappulla Sarah
Zappulla Sarah
Cusato Domenico
Zappulla Sarah
Zappulla Sarah
Cusato Domenico
Zappulla Sarah
Halliday Iain
Zappulla Sarah
Lalomia Gaetano
Pioletti Antonio
Rizzo Concetta
Sipala Carminella
Pioletti Antonio
Camardi Giovanni Mariateresa
Sipala Carminella
Romeo Maria Vita
Di Grado Antonio
Di Grado Antonio
Zappulla Sarah
Rizzo Concetta
Rizzo Concetta
Zappulla Sarah
Zappulla Sarah
Camardi Giovanni Mariateresa
Zappulla Sarah
Di Grado Antonio
Manganaro Andrea
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Zimbone Anna Maria
Papatheu Katerina
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Dental studies
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science
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Rizzo Renata
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Criscenti Antonia
Tomarchio Maria
Tomarchio Maria
Kaczynski Grzegorz
Kaczynski Grzegorz
Kaczynski Grzegorz
Raffaele Silvana
Piazza Roberta
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Licciardello Orazio
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Criscenti Antonia
Kaczynski Grzegorz
Kaczynski Grzegorz
Coniglione Franco
Tufano Roberto
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Zuccarello Francesca
Bellini Vincenzo
Gueli Anna
Greco Vincenzo
Angilella Giuseppe
Angilella Giuseppe
Angilella Giuseppe
Gueli Anna
Troja Olindo
Angilella Giuseppe
Bellini Vincenzo
Immé Josette
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481
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421
Biology and
biochemistry
443
Earth science
442
Chemistry
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Barbanera Franco
Ragusa Maria Alessandra
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Barbanera Franco
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Barbanera Franco
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Barbanera Franco
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Barbanera Franco
Barbanera Franco
Barbanera Franco
Barbanera Franco
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Barbanera Franco
Barbanera Franco
Barbanera Franco
Barbanera Franco
Barbanera Franco
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Stefani Stefania
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Di Stefano Agata
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Di Stefano Agata
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Musumarra Giuseppe
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counceling
313
Political science
and civics
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NL AMSTERD02
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PL WROCLAW02
SF HELSINK01
Musumarra Giuseppe
Rizzarelli Enrico
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Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Musumarra Giuseppe
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E LEON01
E MURCIA01
NL ENSCHED03
Consoli Maria Teresa
Vecchio Giuseppe
Vecchio Giuseppe
Vecchio Giuseppe
Vecchio Giuseppe
Consoli Maria Teresa
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B LIEGE01
BG SOFIA02
CH FRIBOUR01
CH FRIBOUR01
CH FRIBOUR01
CH FRIBOUR01
CH LUZERN01
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CZ PRAHA18
D BONN01
D MUNCHEN01
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E VALLADO01
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F MONTPEL03
F PARIS057
F TOURS01
F TOURS01
Panebianco Stefania
Longo Francesca
Irrera Daniela
Santangelo Grazia
Sciacca Fabrizio
Sciacca Fabrizio
Vecchio Giuseppe
Panebianco Stefania
Attinà Fulvio
Attinà Fulvio
Longo Francesca
Longo Francesca
Attinà Fulvio
Longo Francesca
Attinà Fulvio
Longo Francesca
Panebianco Stefania
Di Bella Salvo
Attinà Fulvio
Longo Francesca
Biondi Francesca
Astuto Giuseppe
Ligresti Domenico
Sciacca Fabrizio
Negro Matteo
Mulè Paolina
Attinà Fulvio
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Cresti Federico
Biondi Francesca
Vecchio Giuseppe
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TR ISTANBU12
TR IZMIR05
TR IZMIR07
Andò Biagio
Attinà Fulvio
Longo Francesca
Sciacca Fabrizio
Attinà Fulvio
Attinà Fulvio
Vecchio Giuseppe
Attinà Fulvio
Longo Francesca
Biondi Francesca
Sciacca Fabrizio
Irrera Daniela
Panebianco Stefania
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L IST OF “E RASMUS FOR P LACEMENT ” A GREEMENT
Thematic Area
62
Agriculture, forestry
and fishery
Tutor Professor
E VALENCI01
Cirelli Giuseppe
E IC
Messina Bruno
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E PCB
PL KRAKOW 01
TR ISTAMBU 05
UK ST-ANDR01
E MADRID21
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Guccione Salvatore
Rizzo Milena
523
Electronics and
automation
NL GRONING01
RO CRAIOVA01
S VASTERA01
UK HATFIEL01
Di Stefano Antonella
Malgeri Michele
Muscato Giovanni
Muscato Giovanni
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Humanities
E GRANADA 01
CZ PRAHA07
G IRAKLIO01
D BSB
Calabrese Gaetano
Militello Paolo
Militello Pietro
Ortoleva Vincenzo
721
Medicine
UK BIRMING 02
PL POZNAN 05
Rizzo Renata
Cioni Matteo
58
Architecture and building
727
Pharmacy
70
Institutional Code
contents
319
Social and behavioural
science (other)
SI PORTORO03
Tufano Roberto
D AACHEN02
B IMEC
NLKNMI
E CENIEH
F IRAMAT
Bellini Vincenzo
Angilella Giuseppe
Angilella Giuseppe
Gueli Anna
Gueli Anna
481
Computer science
UK HATFIEL01
Barbanera Franco
421
Biology and biochemistry
G ATHINE01
HU SZEGED 01
F IPRI SAS
P PORTO02
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Agodi Antonella
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Agodi Antonella
CH LA ROCHE
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A CEMM
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UK GLASGOW 02
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Guccione Salvatore
Rizzarelli Enrico
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B SG
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Panebianco Stefania
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Physics
442
Chemistry
313
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Memorandum of Understanding and
International Cooperation A greements
A way to improve dialogue and experience transfer
between scientific communities, develop joint research
and tuition activities and facilitate the exchange of
teaching staff and students, is to establish a Memorandum of Understanding or International Cooperation
Agreements. These are the first tools for the realization
of all cooperation activities with foreign universities
and institutions for educational and scientific purposes.
The Memorandum of Understanding aims at establishing scientific collaboration contacts increasing
academic and cultural exchanges in education and
research fields, as well as students, researchers and
professors mobility. This kind of agreement doesn’t
have any financial backing.
The International Cooperation Agreement, unlike the
memorandum of Understanding, regulates the relationships among one or more departments of the
University of Catania and the foreign partner Faculties/
departments. This agreement has a specific and defined objective and doesn’t have a suggested format.
It is created and adapted to the needs of the
promoting faculty/department. If the agreement is
proposed by a foreign university, it is advised to
contact a promoting Italian professor according to
the scientific field the cooperation is focused on or
the internationalization delegates.
In order to stipulate a Memorandum of Understanding
and an International Cooperation Agreement it is first
of all necessary that professors promoting the agreement
have a preliminary contact with an Italian professor or
the internationalization delegates, acting as scientific
contact within the University of Catania.
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The agreement will be put into effect once it is duly
signed by both partners.
For further information on Memorandum of Understanding, please contact the Territory Relations Division.
Address: Piazza Università 2, I-95131 Catania
Phone: (+39) 095 7307353
Fax: (+39) 095 7307417
For further information about International Cooperation
Agreement, please contact the IRO.
Address: Piazza Università 2, I-95131 Catania
Phone: (+39) 095 7307108
Fax: (+39) 095 7307105
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LIST OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
A GREEMENT
EUROPE
Belgium
- Haute Ecole Paul Henri Spaak
- Universitè de Liège
Cyprus
- Eastern Mediterranean University of Cyprus
France
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (I.N.R.A.)
- Universitè Francois-Rabelais de Tours
- Universitè de Droit, D’Economie et des Sciences, Aix Marseille
- Universitè de Limoges
- International Brain Research Organization (I.B.R.O.)
- Universitè de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Germany
- Clausthal University of Technology - Institute of Polymer Materials and
Plastic Processing
- Munich Intellectual Property Law Center
- Bielefeld University
- Heidelberg University
- Aachen Sciences University
Greece
- Agricultural University of Athens
- National and Capodistrian University of Athens
United Kingdom
- University of Lancaster
- University of Greenwich
- University Court of the University of Edinburgh
Ireland
- National University of Ireland Maynooth
Poland
- University of Warsaw
- University of Szczecin (ECONET)
Romania
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
- Polytechnical University of Bucurest
- Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi
- Titu Maiorescu University of Bucarest
Spain
Sweden
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
- Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
- Istitut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalientàires (I.R.T.A.)
- Fundacion e Instituto Universitario de Investigacion Ortega y Gasset
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad de Valladolid
- University of Gothenburg
Switzerland
- Institut Suisse de Droit Comparé
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ASIA
MIDDLE EAST AREA
Iran
- Payame Noor University, Tehran
- Tabriz University
Israel
- Tel Aviv University
Turkey
- Selcuk University (Memorandum of Understanding)
- Selcuk University (International Cooperation Agreements)
- Adyaman University
Russia
- MGIMO University, Moscow
- Gosudarstvennyj Institut Iskusstvoznanija, Moscow
- Russian State University for the Humanities
PACIFIC AREA
Cina
- Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou
- China Institute of Atomic Energy, BeiJing
- China Institute for Theoretical Physics, BeiJing
- Centre for Chaos and Complex Networks, City University of Hong Kong
- Xinjiang Agricoltural University,Urumqi, Xinjiang
- Tongji University, Shanghai
- Zibo N.1 Municipal Hospital
India
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing
- Heart Institute, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital
Japan
- University of Nagoya
South Korea
- University of Pusan
Sri Lanka
- University of Colombo
Vietnam
- Hanoi University (Memorandum of understanding)
- Hanoi University (International Cooperation Agreements)
- Hanoi University (International Cooperation Agreements)
AFRICA
Algeria
- Università Badji Mokhtar - Annaba
Egypt
- Alexandria University
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria and Mediterranean Research
Center (Alex-Med)
- Japan University of Science and Technology
- University of Minufia
Libya
- Al Fateh University
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A MERICA
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
- Universitè de Sherbrooke, Quebec
United States
of America
- Mississippi State University
- Clarkson University, Postsdam, NY
- U.S. Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy
- CET Academic Programs
- Nonlinear Electronic Laboratory - NOEL (University of California, Berkeley)
- University of Buffalo - SUNY (State Universities of New York)
- California University - UCLA (Los Angeles)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- North Caroline University at Greensboro
- University of Pittsburgh
- Arcadia University, Philadelphia
- College of Liberal Arts of Auburn University (Memorandum of understanding)
CENTRAL AMERICA
Cuba
- Universidad de Oriente Santiago de Cuba
- Universidad de La Habana
Mexico
- Universidad Autonòma de Baya, California
Nicaragua
- Universidad Catolica Agropecuaria del Tropico Seco di Esteli
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Brazil
- Italian University Institute of Rosario (IUNIR)
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario
- Universidad Nacional de Còrdoba
- Universidade Comunitaria Regional de Chapeco
- Universidade do Oeste de Santa Caterina (UNOESC)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Chile
- Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaìso
Uruguay
- Universidad de Concepciòn del Uruguay
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Facilities
The University of Catania provides the following services
that can be useful for international mobility.
CAREER GUIDANCE AND VOCATIONAL CENTRE
Address: Via A. di Sangiuliano 197, I-95131 Catania
Website: www2.unict.it/en/career-guidance-andvocational-centre-cof
CENTRE FOR DISABILITY
E-mail: [email protected] - [email protected]
Website: www2.unict.it/en/centre-disability-cinap
MULTIMEDIAL LANGUAGES CENTRE
Website: www2.unict.it/en/multimedial-languagescentre-clma
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES SYSTEM
Address: Via Etnea 742, I-95125 Catania
Website: www2.unict.it/en/libraries-and-documentationcentre-cbd-0
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EUROPEAN DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
Address: Via Umberto 285 B, I-95129 Catania
Website: www2.unict.it/en/european-documentationcentre-cde-0
ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS (ERSU)
Address: Via Etnea 570, I-95128 Catania
Website: www2.unict.it/en/accommodations-and-mealsersu
UNIVERSITY SPORT CENTRE (CUS)
Address: Viale Andrea Doria 6, I- 95125 Catania
Website: www2.unict.it/en/university-sport-centre-cus
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City of Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily
facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse.
It is the capital of the homonymous province, and is
the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.
Catania is known for its seismic history, having been
destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169, another
in 1693, and by several volcanic eruptions from the
neighbouring Mount Etna volcano, the most violent of
which was in 1669.
Catania has had a long and eventful history, having
been founded in the 8th century BC. In the 14th century
and the Renaissance, Catania was one of Italy’s most
important and flourishing cultural, artistic, and political
centres, having witnessed the opening in 1434 of the
first university in Sicily. Today, Catania is one of the
main economic, touristic, and educational centres in
the island, being an important hub of industry.
CLIMATE
Sicily is famous or its mild climate, greatly influenced
by sea currents. During the winter, the average temperature is about 12° C, while the average summer
temperature is about 35° C, with a high humidity level.
We recommend that appropriate winter garments be
brought to be used on colder days.
COST OF LIVING
The cost of living in Catania is not particularly high.
Below are some prices of day-to-day products:
Coffee
Sandwich
Cigarettes
Bus ticket
Bread
Beer
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€ 2,50
from € 4,30 to € 5,50
€ 1,00
€ 2,50 (1 Kg)
€ 2,00
€ 1,50
€ 6,00
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MARKETS
– Clothes, fruit and vegetable market in Piazza Carlo
Alberto from Monday to Saturday in the morning
and Saturday afternoon.
– Fish market in Piazza Di Benedetto from Monday
to Saturday in the morning.
– Antique market in Piazza Carlo every Sunday
morning.
SHOPPING
The city centre has a wide range of shops, which are
open from 9 am to 1 pm and from 4.00 to 8 pm during
the winter, from 9 am to 1 pm and from 4.30 to 8 pm
in summer. Pharmacies are also open at these hours,
but it is always possible to find some open at night.
Shopping centres are continuously open from 9 am
to 9 pm. Shops are closed on Monday morning.
MEDICAL CARE
Students from European Union member states should
have the sanitary card before departure for Catania.
This card should then be presented at an ASL office in
case of medical necessity.
HOW TO GET AROUND THE CITY
If you approach Catania by car from the capital towns
of the Sicilian provinces the distances are:
168 km from Agrigento
110 km from Caltanissetta
85 km from Enna
95 km from Messina
195 km from Palermo
104 km from Ragusa
60 km from Siracusa
317 km from Trapani
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If you arrive at Catania by train, the main station is
the Stazione Centrale, in the city centre, where all
the national and international trains stop. Intercity
trains link Catania directly to the most important Italian
cities, such as Milan, Florence and Rome. Within the
city, you can use taxis or bus services for the city and
beyond, leaving from the square in front of the train
station.
If you arrive at the airport, you can reach the city centre
using the Alibus bus service covering:
Fontanarossa (now Vincenzo Bellini) Airport, Service
Area, Faro Biscari, Tempio (the harbour), Colombo,
Borsellino (Porticello), Vittorio Emanuele, Cathedral.
If you arrive by boat you can walk the short distance
(under 1km) to the city centre. Leaflets with short
walking tours for tourists are available in the tourist
offices at the harbour.
TRANSPORTS
Catania’s Municipal Transport Society
Urban bus, of orange colour, they are managed by
the A.M.T. and they reach the whole city area. A single
ticket costs € 1 and is valid for 90 min. Tickets are
available at tobacconists, some Bars, or in the City’s
central squares in suitable A.M.T. newsagents.
Green number: 800.01.8696
Website: www.amt.ct.it
F.C.E. Circum Etnea Railway – Bus Service
The historic, Circumetnea is a Transport State’s society,
as well as being a picturesque railway that offers the
complete tour of the Etna’s town villages, it manages
the city’s new metropolitan line, and also the blue
bus lines of the CircumEtnea, that reach Etna’s town
villages. Due to the fact of being a service created for
commuters it is suspended on Sunday and holidays.
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Departures from Catania, Via Dusmet – near the Port
- from 7.00 am to 20.00 pm.
Phone: (+39) 095 534323 / (+39) 095 54125
Website: www.circumetnea.it
A.S.T.- S.p.a – Sicilian Transport Society
Sicilian Regional Transport Society, it manages extraurban lines of blue colour. Tickets are available at
tobacconists and newsagents. The ticket fare for a
single ticket varies from € 1,90 to € 16,30 and it varies
according to the distances
Departures from Catania at Piazza Giovanni XXIII
(Central Station F.S.), where there are the station
ticket offices, at via Luigi Sturzo, 230/232.
Phone: (+39) 095 7461096
Website: www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
SAIS Bus lines
SAIS is a private society that offers its services in Sicily, it
covers the largest motorway connections, among which
the Bus lines Palermo-Catania, Palermo-Messina,
Catania-Messina, Palermo-Enna, Palermo-Gela.
It also offers interregional connections between Sicily
and the most important Italian cities. Tickets are available
in SAIS offices at Piazza Borsellino.
Departures from Catania, via D’Amico,181, near P.za
Giovanni XXIII – Central Station and from the Airport
Fontanarossa.
Phone: (+39) 095 536168 / (+39) 095 7237101
Website: www.saisautolinee.it
ETNA Trasports and INTERBUS
Etna Spa and Interbus Spa are private Transport Societies
that offer national connections to Rome and Naples.
Departures from Catania, via Archimede, in front of
Central Station.
Phone: (+39) 095 530396
Website: www.interbus.it / www.etnatrasporti.it
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C INEMAS
The ticket price ranges from a minimum of € 4.00 to a maximum of € 6.00.
On Tuesday admission cost is usually low in any cinemas.
Name
Adress
Phone
Abc
Via Pietro Mascagni, 92
(+39) 095 535382
Alfieri
Via Duca degli Abruzzi, 8
(+39) 095 373760
Ariston
Via Balduino, 17/B
(+39) 095 441717
Capitol
Via Vicenza, 14
(+39) 095 506471
Corsaro
Via S. Nicolò al Borgo, 49
(+39) 095 502690
King
Via A. De Curtis, 14
(+39) 095 530218
Lo Po’
Via Etnea, 256
(+39) 095 326210
Odeon
Via Filippo Corridoni, 19
(+39) 095 326324
Planet
Viale della Costituzione, 47
(+39) 095 334866
Recupero
(+39) 095 383596
Tiffany
Via Agnini, 26
(+39) 095 325851
Name
Adress
Phone
Arena Paradiso
(+39) 095 383596
Arena Corsaro
Via S. Nicolò al Borgo, 132
Arena Argentina
Via Vanasco, 10
(+39) 095 322030
Arena Adua
Via S. Nicolò al Borgo
(+39) 095 2275493
O PEN A IR C INEMAS
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T HEATRES
Name
Adress
Phone
Abc
Via P. Mascagni, 92
(+39) 095 535382
Ambasciatori
Via Eleonora D’Angiò, 17
(+39) 095 431440
Anfiteatro Le Ciminiere
Viale Africa 108
(+39) 095 4011906
Angelo Musco
Via Umberto, 312
(+39) 095 363545
Brancati
Via Sabotino 2/C
(+39) 095 531018
Camera Teatro Studio
Viale Mario Rapisardi, 443
(+39) 095 7311264
Collegio D’Aragona
Via Monsignor Ventimiglia, 184
(+39) 095 7460 311
Del Canovaccio
Via Gulli, 12
(+39) 095 530761
Don Bosco
Viale Mario Rapisardi, 56
(+39) 095 438470
Grotta Smeralda
Via Antonello Da Messina, 11
(+39) 095 271576
Magma
Via Quiete, 22
(+39) 095 441728
Massimiliano Kolbe
Via Crociferi, 2
(+39) 095 341 566
Massimo Bellini
Piazza Teatro Massimo Bellini
(+39) 095 7150921
Metropolitan
Via S. Euplio, 21
(+39) 095 322323
Nuovo Teatro S.Orsola
Via Macallè, 3/A
(+39) 095 2500264
Piccolo Teatro
Via F. Ciccaglione, 29
(+39) 095 447603
Piscator
Via Sassari, 116
(+39) 095 386780
Sala De Curtis
Via Duca degli Abbruzzi, 6/a
(+39) 095 376070
Sala Harpago
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 67
(+39) 095 312918
Sala Magma
Via Adua, 3
(+39) 095 444312
Sangiorgi
Via A. San Giuliano, 233
(+39) 095 316 860
Scenario Pubblico
Via Teatro Massimo, 16
(+39) 095 2503147
(Stabile) Verga
Via Giuseppe Fava, 35
(+39) 095 363545
Teatro Inn
Via Guerrera, 32
(+39) 095 7222258
Tezzano
Via Tezzano, 40
(+39) 095 7273686
Valentino
Via San Nicolò al Borgo, 73
(+39) 095 448926
Zig Zag
Via Canfora, 69
(+39) 095 506190
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U SEFUL N UMBERS
Dangerous situation? Here are all the emergency numbers to use to request
the timely intervention of the police or an ambulance for first aid.
Emergency
112
Police
113
Fire Brigade
115
Financial Police
117
Health emergency
118
Forest Fire brigade
1515
Traffic police
(+39) 095 493170
Sea Rescue Team
1530
Carabinieri
Piazza Verga Giovanni 8
(+39) 095 530230
Police
Via Ventimiglia Monsignore 18
(+39) 095 7346111
Fire Brigate
Via Beccaria Cesare 31
(+39) 095 7248111
Financial Police
Via Fontanarossa
(+39) 095 347585
Health emergency
Croce Verde, Via Vezzosi 31
(+39) 095 373333
Croce Rossa Italiana, Via Ebe 2
(+39) 095 492486
Guardia Medica, Corso Italia 234
(+39) 095 377122
Forest Fire brigate
Via Fontanarossa
(+39) 095 7233068
Harbour Master’s office
Via Cardinale Dusmet
(+39) 095 538888
Prefecture
Via Prefettura 14
(+39) 095 4011111
Police Headquarters
Piazza S. Nicolella 8
(+39) 095 7367111
Hospital
Cannizzaro Hospital, Via Messina 829
(+39) 095 7263030
Garibaldi Hospital, P.zza S. Maria di Gesù 5
(+39) 095 7591111
Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, Via Plebiscito 628 (+39) 095 7435252
Municipal Tourism Board
Via Vittorio Emanuele 173
800 841042
Provincial Tourism Board
Via Etnea 63
(+39) 095 4014070
Postal Services
Viale Africa
(+39) 095 7201111
Internet Point
Via Cibele 34/A
(+39) 095 7312052
Phone Center
Via Etnea 678
(+39) 095 434999
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C ONSULATES
Caltanissetta
Slovenia
Viale della Regione, 54
(+39) 0934 563168
Catania
Belgium
Finland
Great Britain
Greece
Malta
Netherlands
Switzerland
Via Escriva, 2 Tremestieri Etneo
Via Anzalone, 7
Via Nicola Coviello, 27
Largo Bordighera, 42
Corso Martiri Libertà, 14
Via Anzalone , 7
Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 151
(+39) 095 438622
(+39) 095 326608
(+39) 095 7167336
(+39) 095 534080
(+39) 095 539628
(+39) 095 326608
(+39) 095 386919
Messina
Denmark
Corso Umberto, 143 Taormina
Island
Norway
Germany
Via Calabria, 36
Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 21
Via S. Sebastiano, 13
(+39) 0942 23052
(+39) 0942 23897
(+39) 090 718842
(+39) 090 674300
(+39) 090 671780
Palermo
Austria
Czech Republic
Luxembourg
Munich
Russian Federation
Sweden
Hungary
Holland
Brazil
Russia
Morocco
Mexico
USA
Tunisia
Viale Leonardo da Vinci, 145
Via Quintino Sella, 76
Via Siracusa, 34
Via Principe Villafranca, 57
Via S. Meccio, 16
Via Emerico Amari,8
Viale delle Alpi, 30
Via Emerico Amari,8
Via Roma, 368
Viale Orfeo, 18
Via Villa Verona, 35
Via Emerico Amari, 40
Via Vaccarini Giovan Battista, 1
Piazza Florio Ignazio, 24
(+39) 091 6825696
(+39) 091 336892
(+39) 091 6256218
(+39) 091 333901
(+39) 091 6113970
(+39) 091 586527
(+39) 091 6850947
(+39) 091 586527
(+39) 091 585102
(+39) 091 329379
(+39) 091 688143
(+39) 091 587144
(+39) 091 305857
(+39) 091 6122337
Siracusa
Spain
Contrada Isola, Via delle Fornace, 68
(+39) 0931 721030
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A glance at Cultural site - Churches
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Cattedrale di Sant’Agata
Piazza Duomo
(+39) 095 320044
San Giuliano
Via Crociferi, 36
(+39) 095 7159360
San Biagio
Piazza Stesicoro
(+39) 095 7159360
San Francesco Borgia
Via Crociferi, 17
(+39) 095 310762
San Nicolò l’Arena
Piazza Dante
(+39) 095 7159912
San Michele Arcangelo
Ai Minoriti
Via Etnea, 81
(+39) 095 316974
Sant’Agata la Vetere
Piazza Sant’Agata La Vetere, 5
(+39) 095 321902
San Benedetto
Via Crociferi, 22
(+39) 095 7150499
Madonna del Carmine
Piazza Carlo Alberto
(+39) 095 7152418
Santa Maria dell’Aiuto
Via Santa Maria dell’Aiuto, 80
(+39) 095 345344
Sant’Agata al Borgo
Via Etnea, 437
(+39) 095 435059
Santa Maria di Gesù
Piazza Santa Maria di Gesù, 18
(+39) 095 475392
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Basilica Collegiata
Via Collegiata, 3
(+39) 095 313447
San Placido
Piazza San Placido, 3
(+39) 095 315100
Sant’Agata al Carcere
Via dei Cappuccini
(+39) 095 7421111
Badia Sant’Agata
Via Vittorio Emanuele
(+39) 095 320044
San Francesco d'Assisi
all’Immacolata
Via Crociferi, 2
(+39) 095 312103
San Gaetano alle Grotte
Piazza Carlo Alberto
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A glance at Archeological site
Anfiteatro Romano
Piazza Stesicoro
Foro Romano
Cortile S. Pantaleone
Ipogeo Romano
Via G. Sanfilippo
(+39) 095 7472277
(+39) 095 7472268
(+39) 095 530127
(+39) 095 7150508
Teatro Greco-Romano e Odeon
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 266
(+39) 095 7150508
Terme Achilliane
Piazza Duomo
(+39) 095 281635
Terme della Rotonda
Via della Mecca
Terme dell’Indirizzo
Piazza Currò
92
(+39) 095 7150508
(+39) 095 7472268
(+39) 095 7472268
(+39) 095 530127
(+39) 095 7472268
(+39) 095 530127
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A glance at Monuments
Porta Uzeda
Via Etnea
(+39) 095 7423325
Monastero dei Benedettini
Piazza Dante, 32
(+39) 095 7102767
Castello Ursino
Piazza Federico II di Svevia
(+39) 095 345830
Teatro Massimo Bellini
Piazza Bellini
(+39) 095 7306111
Porta Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi
Villa Cerami
Via Crociferi, 91
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A glance at Historical Buildings
Palazzo degli Elefanti
Palazzo dei Chierici
Piazza Duomo
Palazzo dell’Università e Palazzo San Giuliano
Piazza dell’Università
Palazzo Bruca
Palazzo della Cultura (Platamone)
Palazzo Cutelli
Palazzo Gattadauro di Reburdone
Palazzo Valle
Via Vittorio Emanuele II
Palazzo Gioieni d’Angiò
Palazzo Minoriti
Palazzo delle Poste
Palazzo S. Demetrio
Via Etnea
Palazzo Manganelli
Piazza Manganelli, 16
Palazzo del Toscano e Palazzo Tezzano
Piazza Stesicoro
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A glance at Museums
Museo storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia - 1943
Centro Culturale Fieristico “Le Ciminiere”
Adress: Viale Africa ,170
Phone: (+39) 095 533540
Opening hours:: Tue. to Sun. 9.00 am-12.30 pm
Tue. and Thu. 3.00-5.00 pm
Closed on Mon.
Entrance: € 4,00
Reduced: € 1,00
Museo del Cinema
Centro Culturale Fieristico “Le Ciminiere”
Adress: Viale Africa ,170
Phone: (+39) 095 4011922
Opening hours: Tue. to Sun. 9.00 am-12.30 pm
Closed on Mon.
Entrance: € 4,00
Reduced: € 1,00
Museo Civico Belliniano
Adress: Piazza S. Francesco D’Assisi, 3
Phone: (+39) 095 7150535
Opening hours: Mon. to Sat. 9.00 am-1.00 pm
Closed on Sun.
Entrance: Free
Casa Museo di Giovanni Verga
Adress: Via S. Anna, 8
Phone: (+39) 095 7150598
Opening hours: Tue. to Fri. 9.00 am-2.00 pm / 3.00-16.00 pm
Sat. and Sun. 9.00 a.-1.00 pm
Closed on Sun.
Entrance: € 3,00
Reduced: € 2,00
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Museo Emilio Greco
Adress: Piazza S. Francesco d’Assisi, 3
Phone: (+39) 095317654
Opening hours:Mon. to Sat. 9.00 am-1.00 pm
Entrance: Free
Museo Diocesano
Adress: Via Etnea, 8 - Piazza Duomo
Phone: (+39) 095 281635
Opening hours:Mon. to Fri. 9.00 am-7.30 pm
Closed on Mon.
Entrance: € 4.00
Reduced: € 2.00
Museo Civico del Castello Ursino
Adress: Piazza Federico II di Svevia
Phone: (+39) 095 345830
Opening hours:Mon. to Sat. 9.00 am-1.00 pm
Closed on Sun.
Entrance: Free
Museo Mogam
Adress: Via Galermo, 171
Opening hours: Sun. to Mon. 9.30-12.30 am / 3.30-6.00 pm
(visited only by reservation)
Entrance: € 10,00
Reduced: € 6,00
Museo Tattile Multimediale
Adress: Via Etnea, 602
Phone: (+39) 095 500177
Opening hours:Mon. 3.00 - 7.00 pm
Tue. to Fri. 9.00 am-1.00 pm / 3.00-7.00 pm
Sat. 9.00 am-1.00 pm
(visited only by reservation)
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XVI Museo Biscari - Museum&Fashion
Adress: Piazza Duca di Genova, 27 - Via Museo Biscari, 16
Phone: (+39) 095 2503188
Opening hours:Tue. to Sun. 10.00 am-7.00 pm
Closed on Mon.
Entrance: € 5.00
Reduced: € 3.00
Museo di scultura in pietra lavica “Valeriano Santangelo”
Adress: Via A. Santangelo Fulci, 55/a
Phone: (+39) 095 7221642
Opening hours:Upon request
Entrance: Free
Museo del Mare
Adress: Pizza Ognina, 14-17
Via dei Corzari, 18
Phone: (+39) 095 7127050
Opening hours:Tue. to Sat. hours 9.00 am-1.00 pm
Museo dell’Arte del Carretto Siciliano
Adress: Via Luigi Capuana, 38
Phone: (+39) 095 525342 - (+39) 095 7211888
Opening hours:Upon request
Entrance: € 1,00
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Palazzo Sangiuliano
Address: P.zza Università, 2 I-95131 Catania
Operative seat: Via S. M. Del Rosario, 9 (1st floor ) I-95131 Catania
Receiving hours: Wednesday and Thursday 9.30-12.30 am
Stampa:
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