INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES
The University’s institutional mission is to serve society via progress and the dissemination of knowledge and understanding between cultures, societies and individuals, in particular through excellence in teaching and research.
To ensure that no student is excluded from an education of quality because of economic difficulties, the University of Trieste provides:
- progressive fees based on income, full or partial exemption, reductions for needy or meritorious students;
- grants and scholarships for study and research;
- welcoming service for international students, including an international glossary;
- adoption under the 2020 Integrated Plan of actions to facilitate the integration of refugee and international students.
Quality education is also supported by initiatives to aid students’ access to the job market through:
- consultation with the manufacturing and services sectors, including through degree course Steering Committees;
- placement and work advice realised by departments and the Career Service.
Furthermore, in order to guarantee continual improvement in research, teaching, knowledge transfer and support services in line with the principles and values expressed in its Stature and its own strategic policies, the University of Trieste has defined a Quality Assurance policy.
The system of self-assessment and improvement actuated via a Quality Assurance System in line with the criteria and procedures set out by the Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (National Agency for the Assessment of the University System and Research – ANVUR) has a significant impact on the quality of the courses.
The University Quality Assurance System - The system had led to the University of Trieste being accredited in ‘Group A’ by the ANVUR.
The following initiatives of the Rector’s Delegates contribute to the realisation of Goal 4:
- Teaching and Policy for students and the right to study
- Incoming and outgoing advice services, job placement
- Mobility and International Relations
- Teacher training
TEACHING
University of Trieste teaching programmes contribute to Goal 4 through first degree courses, Master’s degree courses, doctorates and, in general, postgraduate programmes in various departments. Furthermore, the University has had for many years a teacher-training programme for teachers in all levels of the education system.
RESEARCH AND THIRD MISSION
Research, third mission, knowledge transfer and public engagement work undertaken in all departments (ArTS – Archivo della ricerca di Trieste (Trieste Research Archive)), together with the Inter-departmental Centres, participation in Inter-university Centres, Spin-offs and Start-ups within the University of Trieste knowledge transfer system help to support quality education in line with Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda.
In addition, the Centro Interdipartimentale per la Ricerca Didattica (Inter-departmental Centre for Teaching Research - CIRD) promotes, undertakes and coordinates work in teaching research in all school subject areas regarding the initial, further and continual training of teachers. The CIRD collects documentation and initiates independent, scientific studies on education systems and innovation in teaching, including collaboration with Italian and international institutions working in similar fields.
