Welcome Orientation meeting

February 16th 2012

Politecnico di Torino

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The Italian Higher Education System

University system (after the Reform):• 3 years BS (laurea 1° livello)

• +2 years MS (laurea magistrale - 2° livello)

• +3 years PhD (dottorato)

Grades

Exams are marked out of thirty and the mark is written in the special register, in either electronic or paper form. A mark equal to or above 18/30 is a pass.In case of maximum marks (30/30) the committee can assign 30/30 with honours (lode).

<18 means that the exam is failed therefore it won’t be included in the Academic Transcript of Records.Credits are assigned only if the student passes an exam or other type of test.

In cases foreseen by course regulations (laboratories, internships), the assessment may be expressed by a Pass Certificate (IDONEITA’ or SUP). In this cases, students cannot obtain a grade in /30.

Scientific and technological research

A public university devoted to:

The eldest Technical University in Italy, established in 1859.

SHORT PRESENTATION

Politecnico di Torino

University Education

Registrar’s Office(Segreteria Studenti/Cittadella)

(Mobility Unit-Incoming; Foreign Citizens Services Unit;

International Relations Office; Mobility Unit-Outgoing etc.)

Stage&Job Office

Administrative Units

Department of International

Affairs

Mobility Unit-Incoming

BALLAURI Barbara

(Head)

MASSARO Marco

PARISI Emilia

RUBIANO Chiara

Staff

Foreign Citizens Services

PERLO Patrizia

ANGELI Eva

GALATI Marina

SIRNA Simona

MAMMOLITI Imma

DOMPE’ Mauro

General Information/Información General

OPENING TIME:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,

Friday from 9:00 to 11:30

HORARIO DE ATENCIÓN:Lunes, Martes, Jueves y Viernes

desde las 9:00 hasta las 11:30

The public is not admitted on Wednesday

Cerrado atención al público los miércoles

ID Card(issued by the Segreteria Studenti- Cittadella)

Registration/Registro

Exam reservation

Book loans

Access to libraries and department

and much more…

Carnet de identificación(emitido por la Segreteria Studenti-Cittadella)

Reservación de exámenes

Préstamo de libros

Acceso a las librerías, departamentos y mucho más...

Courses

Students will find information, in English and Italian, about study plans and syllabus

offered by each Faculty at this link:http://offerta.polito.it/index_en.html

More details about the academic calendar of each Faculty can be found at these links:

http://didattica.polito.it/guide/archi1/calendario.html

http://didattica.polito.it/guide/archi2/calendario.html

http://didattica.polito.it/guide/ing1/calendario.html

http://didattica.polito.it/guide/ing3/calendario.html

http://didattica.polito.it/guide/ing4/calendario.html

Learning AgreementWithin the deadline of March 16th

all the exchange students must load online

all courses defined

with the Academic Advisor and, when the study-plan

period is closed,

must print

the receipt of the electronic Learning agreement

at the box self-service.

The definitive copy must be signedby the Academic Advisor

and delivered to the Incoming Unit

within March 23rd.

The learning agreement is a binding document and should only

be changed if it suggested by the Academic Advisor, in the

event of timetable clashes or unexpected course

cancellations.

In order to fill in the electronic Learning agreement, please

follow these steps:

1. enter on your page of Portale della didattica

2. on the left side, enter on SID HOME

3. pick the option “CARICO DIDATTICO”

4. in order to load the course name, click on ALTRI and put the

course name in CERCA DESCRIZIONE or the course code in

CERCA CODICE

5. when the course name or code appear, click on AGGIUNGI and

RITORNA VIDEATA INIZIALE

6. confirm the courses, clicking on OK at the end of the

procedure

Learning Agreement

Learning

AgreementPay attention to the semester in which courses are taught

It is not possible to do an extra work in order to obtain extra credits in a course. If you need a larger number of credits you should choose another course

It is not possible to put two workshops with the same code

When filling in the Learning Agreement please remember that:

Learning

Agreement In the cases of laboratories, internships or even single

courses that have as a final grade “passed or not passed” (IDONEITA’ or SUP), students cannot obtain a grade in /30. If such grade in /30 is needed to present to the student’s sending

Institution, another course should be chosen instead of those who foresee “passed” or “not

passed”.

Exchange students are allowed to attend only the Italian language course. It will be automatically loaded in the learning agreement of every student with the level A1; if the student wishes to change for the

level A2, please inform the Incoming office; it will be possible to pass the final exam at the end of the

course or during the regular exam sessions. This final exam leads to the achievement of a

qualification as passed or not passed (there won’t be a final mark).

Certificates/Certificados

At the end of the study period at Politecnico di Torino, the Mobility Unit-INCOMING will

automatically send your final Transcript of records to your home Institution by mail.

Please remember to visit the Mobility Unit-INCOMING two or three days before leaving to inform about your departure date and to be sure that there are

no academic matters left unsettled.

For other types of certificates, you can:

-download and fill in a self Certification by your personal page in Portale della didattica;

- ask an official certificate to our Segreteria studenti-CITTADELLA, providing to the Officer 2 duty

stamps (14,62 Euros).

Portale della Didattica

You can:• reserve an exam• see the “carico didattico”• see the passed exam• download the lecture notes• input your address in Turin• pay the tuition fees • download the self

certifications

To enter: “Single sign on” User:Snnnnn (badge number) Password: DD/MM/YYYY (your birth date)

Puedes:• reservar exámenes• ver el “carico didattico”• ver los exámenes superados• descargar apuntes de las

lecciones• cambio de dirección en Turin• pagar las quotas• descargar autocertificaciones

Para acceder: Single sign on User:Snnnnn(número de carnet) Password:DD/MM/AAAA(fecha de nacimiento)

http://didattica.polito.it

Available at all the

Self Service Boxes

Disponible en los

Terminales de

Auto Servicio

The Statino

It is mandatory to present the statino the day you sit the exam, and if the exam is a written test, after the results come out, you have to bring it

to the professor at the “registration day”.Es obligatorio presentar el statino el día del examen y el día en que se registra la nota.

N.B: pay attention because if you forget to

bring the statino for the registration,

the professor can cancel the exam.

For all problems concerning the registration of your exams, please contact the Professors and not the Mobility Unit Incoming (we are not in

charge for that!)

The Statino

Your E-mail Account

For any communication the Politecnico will get in touch with you only by your

Politecnico e-mail address:

Sxxxxxx@studenti.polito.it

The password to access to your account is your birth date:

DD/MM/YYYY

Para todas las comunicaciones el Politecnico te contactarà en tu correo

electronico universitario:

Sxxxxxx@studenti.polito.itEl password para entrar en tu correo

es tu fecha de nacimiento:

DD/MM/AAAA

Extra Polito Fees

All International students in the frame ofBilateral agreement or double degreehave to pay an amount of 144,42 Euros.

Some students are exempted from the payment, like Erasmus, Erasmus MUNDUS and students coming from these Universities:

• Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso• Universidad de Las Americas-PUEBLA

• Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey-ITESM

• KHAI University

Extra Polito FeesThis fee is not required by Politecnico, but thisis an extra-Politecnico fee and include:• EDISU services such as students canteens,

computer and study rooms…;• Insurance in the Politecnico di Torino facilities;

Copyright;• Enrolment duty stamp

Those of you who have to pay this fee will find the payment slip in the folder. Please, pay it at the Post Office (or with credit card at the Segreteria Studenti) and hand it together with the “International Students’ Personal Identification Number” form to the Segreteria Studenti in order to obtain the student card.

Student cardStudent card will be issued to exchange students

in the Segreteria studenti CITTADELLA.

Please check your scheduled appointment and if you have to pay the tuition fees

in your STUDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FORM!

Only double degree students will obtain theLIBRETTO, while to the other exchange students

it will be provided only the student card.

Meetings with Academic Advisors

Some meetings with academic advisor have

already been fixed:

prof.Marco Santangelo and prof.Massimo Crotti, Academic Advisors of the I faculty of Architecture, will meet you on March 1st h.14.30 in room 6 V at

Valentino Castle.

N.B: The presentation of our Project Units for the spring term will take place on February 23rd at 9.00

in room 6 V at Valentino Castle.

All exchange students will have to take part to the meeting, in order to decide which Project Unit to

load in their Learning Agreement. Within the deadline of March 1st you will have to inform your Advisors (prof.Santangelo and prof.Crotti) by mail

about your first and second choice.

Meetings with Academic Advisors

Prof.Pierpaolo Peruccio, Advisor of Industrial Design, will meet Incoming Students

on February 20th at 13,30 in Mirafiori Campus.

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If your Academic Advisor hasn't established

by now a meeting, please contact him by mail, in

order to fix an appointment as soon as possible.

Italian Language Course

CLA (Language Centre) offers all exchange students Italian language courses free of charge (levels A1 and A2).

For further information about Italian language courses (levels, calendars, date of final exams...), please visit the CLA website:https://didattica.polito.it/cla/corsi_progetti_incoming.html

The Italian language course will be automatically loaded in every student’s learning agreement and

all exchange students will have to pass the course final exam

(if you already have an Italian language certificate, please present it to Segreteria Studenti-Cittadella,

in order to be exempted by the exam.

For more information please visit the following link:https://didattica.polito.it/cla/certi_italiano.html.

Italian Language Course

The attendance is not compulsory, that means students have the possibility to try the final exam without attending the lectures.It will be possible to pass the final exam at the end of the course or during the regular exam sessions. This final exam leads to the achievement of a qualification as passed or not passed (there won’t be a final mark).

Double degree students

Double degree students, in order to graduate,

must pass IELTS with 5.0;

If you hold another English certificate, please check here if it can be accepted: https://didattica.polito.it/cla/en/certi_inglese.html

The enrolment to the IELTS exam requires the payment of about 100 Euros (Segreteria Studenti-Cittadella) and only the students

enrolled either in a Bachelor program or in a “Laurea Specialistica” course will be exempted by the fees payment, if they

pass the exam at one’s first attempt.

Italian and English languages are compulsory for them, but they are also considered as “extra-courses”: this means they not contribute

to the credits required to obtain the degree;Pay attention:

- DOUBLE DEGREE STUDENTS enrolled on a degree course entirely taught in English must attend Italian language - first level (A 1)

within the first year;

- DOUBLE DEGREE STUDENTS enrolled on a degree course taught in Italian or taught in English for the first year only must take Lingua

italiana – secondo livello (A2).

Double degree students

According to the our Administrative Committee, double degree

students may maintain the economic treatment scheduled by the

agreements or projects during at most one academic year after the

deadline of the programme (2 years for students coming from

Universidad de Belgrano). If one additional year is not sufficient for

you to graduate, we inform you that, in order to complete your

studies, you will have to pay the Politecnico tuition fees.

All double degree students must remember:

-to pay the tuition fees for the following years, coming to the Incoming

Office at the end of September (pay attention to the deadlines,

because some extra fees could be added);

-to pay the 100 Euros for the release of the IELTS certificate;

-to fill in “RICHIESTA TESI” (thesis request) and “DOMANDA DI

LAUREA” (degree request), following the deadlines scheduled by

our Manifesto, and to pay the degree fees.

Fiscal Code

• The fiscal code (“Codice Fiscale”) is necessary in order toenrol into Politecnico, to apply for the residence permit, toopen a bank account, to enter into a tenancy agreement, toreceive the payment of a scholarship, etc…The Public Administration requires it in order to identifycitizens who live in Italy.

• You can apply for it at the IVA Office (Uffici Locali dell’Agenzia delle Entrate).

• The addresses are available in the Survival Guide on thespecific section “fiscal code”.

EXTRA-UE Citizens:Within 8 working days from your arrival in Italyyou must apply for the Residence Permit.

� From Febr 20th till March 2nd, you can apply for your Residence Permit every day from Monday to Friday (from 9 to 11.30 a.m.) at the International Affairs Department (desk n. 10), where you will be given the application form and assistance in filling it.

� After this period, the desk will be open only on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 to 11.30 a.m.

Residence Permit

Documents to enclose with the application form:

1. Passport copies: 2 photocopies of the page with your personal data + 2 copies of the page with your visa for Italy + the photocopy of all passport pages with a stamp/visa;

2. Photocopy of your codice fiscale (fiscal code);

3. Photocopy of Politecnico invitation letter used for the study-visa purpose with the course in which you are enrolled;

4. “autocertificazione” (self declaration) attesting the enrolment in Politecnico di Torino; you can print it from your personal page on “Portale della Didattica

5. A 14,62 Euro duty stamp (marca da bollo sold in the tobacconist’s);6. Photocopy of your health insurance contract;7. The photocopy of a document proving that you dispose of sufficient income to

earn your living during your stay in Italy;8. The slip for the payment of the electronic residence permit card : 27,50 Euros

(that is the cost for the issuing of the italian residence permit )+ 80 € (that is the cost of a fee imposed on the issuing of the italian residence permit); the slip is given by the cultural mediator at box n. 10. Afterwards the application has to be handed in at any post office where there is a “Sportello Amico” counter.

The postal expenses amount to 30 Euros.

Residence Permit

• When you submit the application to the post office, you will begiven a Receipt, that you always have to bring with you, untilyou will receive the electronic residence permit (PSE) from theImmigration Office.

• You will be given an appointment (day and time) when you haveto go to the Questura Immigration Office and get fingerprinted.The fingerprinting appointment must not be missed.

• On this appointment you will be required to bring 4 identical passport photos and the original documents, whose copies were enclosed in the kit, including any document missing in your application.

• It is strongly recommended to verify the status of your application 2 weeks after the fingerprints at the Foreign Citizens Services Unit, desk n. 1-2 at the International Affairs Department.

Very Important Rules Concerning the Residence Permit

• There are strict rules to follow for leaving and re-entering Italy while you have only the receipt.

• Before starting a journey and buying a ticket it is advisable to ask for more detailed information at the Foreign Citizens Services Unit (Desk 1-2) at the Department of International Affairs.

Very Important Rules Concerning the Residence Permit

UE citizen:European citizens since the 11th ofApril 2007 are not required to applyfor the residence permit; they mustregister at the Registry Office (UfficioAnagrafe) of the town of residence, iftheir stay in Italy lasts longer than 3months.

Residence PermitResidence Permit

In order not to fall into arrears (10% of the month rent), we remind you to pay the rent within:

Hosting facility Payment of the rent

IMPORTANT: If you want to modify the booking period(written in the Accommodation Acceptance Form) youhave to come to our office (Foreign Citizens Services)and you have to inform the manager of the residence.

Information for International Students living in Sponda Verde Residence

SPONDA VERDE The 1st OF THE MONTH

directly at the residence

• Rents vary according to the area, thecondition of the flat etc. and, on average,the price is 250,00/350,00 Euros permonth/person for a single room, and about200,00/280,00 Euros per month /person fora place in a twin room.

• The Foreign Citizens Services has an updatedlist of available flats for rent.

• Moreover Sportello Casa Office offers a freeservice in finding an accommodation closeto the University facilities. The office is inVia Verdi 26/A.

Private Flats

Addresses

• Corso Castelfidardo 30/A • Via B. Galliari, 30

• Via Principe Amedeo, 48 • Lungo Dora Siena, 102/B

• Taberna 1, Via P. Borsellino, 42

Opening time: generally from Monday to Saturday.

For further information please visit the website:

www.edisu.piemonte.it

Canteen Service

Your Politecnico ID card allows access to the Students’ canteens.

Politecnico medical service (Infermeria):

ground floor, next to Bar Katia

Open from 8:00 to 18:00

from Monday to Friday

Medical Service

• Personal faxes can be sent from any Tabaccheria shop and copy-service.

• You can do some photocopying at “Centro Stampa” - located inside all Politecnico facilities - or in one of the many copy-services nearby.

Fax/Photocopies

Students’ Associations

• Students’ associations areformed by studentsinterested in theUniversity life (cultural,drama, recreationalactivities).

• A list of some students’associations can be foundon the specific section ofthe Survival Guide.

• Students’ associationsoffices are in SOBREROSquare (inside theheadquarter of corsoDuca degli Abruzzi 24).

How to open a Bank Account

• The Italian fiscal code (codice fiscale)

• Residence permit (or the postal receipt) for non-UE citizens

• ID card or passport

• A certificate of enrolment at Politecnico or a form given by the Foreign Citizens Services Unit (only if you open the bank account at the Poli-Unicredit bank)

Documents required:

Transport

For further information please visit:http://www.comune.torino.it/gtt/en/

Monthly ticket: 21 €(for students under 26 years old). Bring always with you on the bus:

the “Certificato di Iscrizione” and the Politecnico ID Card!

There are also “Abbonamenti” tickets for 10 or 12 months

which cost € 103 and € 114 respectively You can buy them at the GTT local transport

company centres located in corso Francia 6 (near piazza Statuto)

and at Porta Nuova railway station

What to do before leaving

Close your bank account

Pay the flat last rent

Return to the libraries books and DVDs or CDs that you may have borrowed

Visit the Mobility Unit-Incoming for the Final Transcript of Records

If you have not received the residence permit yet, get information at the Foreign Citizens Service Unit before buying any ticket

BE CAREFUL !

Torino is not a dangerous place, but still watch out

and there will not be any problem!Non-EU citizens:

please remember to always carry with you at least a copy of the postal receipt

for your residence permit application and your passport

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