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table of contents welcome to the university of messina the university of messina a short historical outline of the university presentation governing bodies didactic and research structures italian immigration rules eu citizens and non-eu citizens with equivalency non-eu citizens residing abroad health insurance study at the university of messina the national higher education system academic calendar teaching and learning credits assessment grading system academic degrees of first and second cycle admission to first and second cycle degree programmes for foreign students research doctorate programmes school of specialization courses master degree programmes state examinations international relations eu education and training programmes to improve mobility international cooperation and agreements academic services university centralised library system european documentation centre university linguistic centre university orientation and tutorship centre centre for human resources attraction and spin off office for persons with disabilities gender opportunity committee facilities libraries and reading rooms accommodation canteens transportation e-learning unime sport other information how to get to messina postal services climate cost of living emergency numbers national public holidays 1 4 9 14 49 54 57 60 2[close]
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welcome to the university of messina dear international guest welcome to the university of messina as you know academic mobility is vital to enhance competitiveness and contributes to building up a knowledge-based society where awareness of cultural diversity and traditions is an incentive rather than an obstacle to innovation and international cooperation the university of messina hereby unime is strongly committed to create new partnerships with foreign universities and to promote research projects and exchange programmes by using opportunities offered by the european union outstanding results have been achieved both in terms of mobility mostly within the european lifelong learning programme erasmus as well as in terms of european and international academic partnerships and cooperation this handbook is designed to assist you while you are preparing to study or carry out your stay in messina and to advise you on how to organize it nevertheless international guests who plan to spend a period of study or research at the unime can rely on assistance from the international relations unit iru for further information visit http www.unime.it/relint/index.html the international relations unit 3[close]
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the university of messina a short historical outline of the university the university of messina has an old dated cultural and educational tradition after the foundation of a school of law at the end of xiii century and the establishment of a famous greek school in the xv century the local studiorum universitas of the pontefice paolo iii was established in november 1598 however the regular functioning of the university was palsied by the controversy at that time with the jesuits which would not renounce of the control of the institution as well as with the city of catania which claimed her position of cultural monopoly after a very short period of existence in 1678 the university was closed again because of the revolution against the spaniards during this phase studies took place in the academia carolina the university was refunded in 1838 from king ferdinando ii in 1847 as result of revolution of the city against the borboni dynasty the university was again closed and reopened after two years with restrictions to students from regions other than sicily the earthquake in 1908 destroyed a great part of the university including its famous library and the scientific equipment but only a year later in 1909 the faculty of law was reopened while the faculties of science pharmacy and medicine reopened in the years 1914/15 in the following decades the university of messina enriched its academic offer with the establishment of the faculties of arts and humanities economics education engineering political science and veterinary medicine presentation the unime includes ten faculties covering the widest range of disciplines and is located in different parts of the town more precisely the university has four main sites the university hospital policlinico universitario g martino hosting the faculty of medicine is located in the southern area of messina the faculties of law economics political science and education are located in the city centre along with the rectorate the universitys administration offices and faculties secretariats the papardo campus hosts the faculty of mathematics physics and natural sciences and together with the faculty of engineering is located in northern area of messina the annunziata campus with the faculty of veterinary medicine the faculty of pharmacy and the faculty of arts and humanities is located in the northern area of the city it also includes the sports campus with a fully equipped gym football pitches tennis courts basket volley and baseball courts and two swimming pools all university sites can be easily reached by public transport governing bodies the rector the rector the official representative of the unime calls and chairs meetings of the academic senate the administrative council the rector supervises the university s teaching scientific and service structures and gives appropriate guidance the rector also acts as ombudsperson for the teaching and research autonomy of academic staff 4[close]
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deputy rector the deputy rector provides support for the rector in leading the university and replaces him/her in case of him/her absence the academic senate the academic senate is responsible for programming and coordinating teaching and research at the university the senate consists of university rector deputy rector consultative vote administrative director consultative vote deans of each faculty 1 representative of directors of departments 9 representative of academic staff one for each scientific area 2 elected representatives from the technical-administrative staff and 6 elected representatives from the student bodies the administrative council the administrative council exercises comprehensive authority over the university s financial management and use of assets the administrative council consists of the rector deputy rector administrative director 6 representatives from the teaching staff 2 representatives from the technical-administrative staff 3 representatives from the student body 3 selected representatives from political bodies at regional and local level consultative vote and 1 representative of the italian revenue agency the council members are elected in conformity with the rules laid down under the university statute it achieves the objectives established by the academic senate and controls how administrative funds are distributed approves the annual budget authorises public contracts and international agreements rector prof francesco tomasello deputy rector prof rita de pasquale administrative director adv giuseppe cardile director of didactic services research and higher education dr fausto gennuso pro rectors prof giuseppe pio anastasi council of pro rectors coordinator relations with the university hospital g martino prof rita de pasquale higher education prof francesco gatto accreditation of academic degrees prof giacomo maisano evaluation procedures of the university system prof pietro navarra 5[close]
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fiscal policies of the university and coordinator of autonomous no-departmental bodies prof antonio ruggeri regulations and statute modification prof angelo sindoni university historical literary and artistic heritage rector s delegates prof m hammed aguennouz international relations prof maria chiara aversa research scientific and technological area prof daniela baglieri triennal academic programming prof maurizio gandolfo ballistreri relations with trade unions prof carlo busacca mainstreaming of the academic offer for the constitution of future departments and degree programmes accreditation prof filippo cammaroto procurement and human and financial resources of departments prof luigi chiara almalaurea and job placement prof vincenzo ciancio technological innovation and information technology prof sebastiano coglitore relations with administrative service of the university hospital g martino prof domenico fusco masters prof giuseppe gembillo research humanities prof marianna gensabella didactics humanities prof antonino germanà industrial liaison office prof francesco mallamace vii framework programme and institutional relations with the european commission prof anna murdaca relations with students prof antonella saija internationalisation prof stefania scarcella university orientation and tutorship prof gaetano tortorella disability prof giuseppe vita didactics scientific and technological area 6[close]
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didactic and research structures faculties teaching activity is managed by faculties and departments while research activity is managed by departments and research centers faculties have the primary objective of defining organising and connecting the academic activities of the degree courses corresponding to the defined scientific-disciplinary fields the faculties have one or more first cycle degree courses which are followed by second cycle degree courses moreover didactic activities is complemented by third cycle degree courses the unime has 10 faculties faculty of arts and humanities faculty of economics faculty of education faculty of engineering faculty of law faculty of mathematics physics and natural sciences faculty of medicine and surgery faculty of pharmacy faculty of political science faculty of veterinary medicine departments departments are financially and administratively autonomous structures in which teaching and research come together in order to promote the scientific activity of the various fields of higher education departments are in charge of research doctorate programmes as well as master degree programmes and integrate activities belonging to one or more of the faculties the unime departments of are coordinated by a director belonging to the teaching staff of the university the departments at the unime are department of animal biology department of bio-morphology and biotechnological science department of chemical science and system engineering department of inorganic chemistry analytical chemistry chemical physics department of biological and medical chemistry department of experimental medicine and pharmacology department of civil law and theory of law department of roman law and history of romanist science department of general and specialist medical surgery department of economics statistics mathematics and sociology w pareto department of biological pharmacology department of chemical pharmacology department of philosophy department of physics and electronic engineering department of physics department of hygiene diagnostic pathology and public health department of civil engineering 7[close]
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department of languages literatures and foreign cultures department of mathematics departments of internal and specialist medicine department of social medicine of territory department of morphology biochemistry and physiological science and animal production department of neuroscience psychiatric and anesthesiologist science department of odonto-stomatology department of pathology and experimental microbiology elie metchnikoff department of human pathology department of environmental health social and industrial protection department of veterinary public health department of cognitive and training science department of agronomic and environment science g stagno d alcontres department of science of earth department of science of antiquity department of economic financial social environmental sciences department of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive medicine department of juridical historical and political sciences department of juridical science temistocle martines department of pedagogical and physiological sciences giuseppe catalfamo department of pediatrics medical and surgical sciences department of engineering and architectural science department of radiological science department of experimental science and applied biotechnology department of surgical science department of history and human sciences department of international communitarian english and anglo-american studies department of study and research on economic entrepreneurship department of european and mediterranean studies department of linguistic and philological studies and historical and geographical documentation department of modern civilisation and classic traditions department of medieval and humanistic studies research centers research centers promote and organize advanced international and interdisciplinary research activities at the university of messina the research centers at the unime are interdisciplinary centre for training and research in the euro-mediterranean cirfem university study centre on euro-mediterranean transportation elio fanara national interuniversity consortium for material physics science study centre for training and research on european civil law study centre on myth and symbol interuniversity centre for the research on sociology of law information and legal institutions experimental ittiopathology centre of sicily interdepartmental centre for humanistic studies interdepartmental study centre on performance arts universi teatrali 8[close]
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italian immigration rules eu citizens and non-eu citizens with equivalency eu citizens and non-eu citizens with equivalency i.e citizens coming from switzerland republic of san marino norway iceland and liechtenstein are allowed to circulate freely in italy but must carry with them an identity document eu citizens who wish to stay in italy for periods not exceeding 3 months should report their presence on italian territory to the local police authorities handing over the relevant form available at http www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/view/10930 filled in and signed they will be issued a duly stamped copy of it that must be shown whenever requested by police if they fail to comply with the obligation to report their presence they will be deemed to stay in italy for a period exceeding 3 months the eu citizens must have the european health insurance card ehic or an insurance policy covering all health risks in which they might incur in during the whole period abroad the insurance company will also need to fill in an additional form to certificate the compliance to the italian law certificato di conformità alla legge italiana eu citizens who wish to stay in italy for a period exceeding 3 months should register at the local anagrafe population register of the district comune they reside in the relevant form is available at http www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/view/10930 the registration is free of charge and documents needed for it should attest that applicants work or attend vocational training courses otherwise evidence must be given to have sufficient financial resources as well as to be covered by a sickness insurance policy for the duration of one s stay in italy documents and a copy of it needed in order to apply are passport or any id card certification of enrolment at a university academic programme with details of its duration the european health insurance card ehic or an insurance policy covering all health risks that international visitors might incur in during the whole period abroad the insurance company will also need to fill in an additional form to certificate the compliance to the italian law certificato di conformità alla legge italiana the ufficio anagrafe will not carry out the registration procedure unless this form is duly filled in and attached to the policy itself please note the ehic can be used for medical assistance within the first 3 months afterward international visitors will need a health insurance see below proof of economic means of subsistence eu citizens can submit a self-certification but must provide information on the kind of economic support they have i.e grant support from parents etc and give the details of their bank account or a photocopy of a credit card which must be suitable for italy non-eu citizens residing abroad non-eu nationals who wish to enter italy must enter through an official border crossing point hold a valid passport or equivalent travel document authorizing them to cross the border hold an entry or transit visa if required not be listed in the schengen information system as an inadmissible person not be considered to be a threat to public order national security public health or international relations and have sufficient means of subsistence to cover their intended stay and return to their country showing a return ticket is sufficient proof entry may be refused at the border although a valid entry or transit visa is held if one of the above requirements are not met from 8th august 2009 a new bill law no 94 of 15 july 2009 makes it a crime to enter or stay in italy illegally therefore foreign nationals caught entering or staying in italy without permission commit the offence of illegal immigration non-eu citizens are required to apply for a 9[close]
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visa which allows to enter italy it is a printed visa sticker that is attached to the passport to know whether depending on the citizenship country of residence duration and reason of the stay applicants need a visa please check on the italian ministry of foreign affairs website http www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp international visitors should start visa application process as soon as possible since the procedures can require a considerable amount of time to obtain a visa applicants need to go in person to the italian embassy or consulate in their home country documents required for study visa are 1 visa application form available at http www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp 2 recent passport size photo 3 passport or travel document valid for at least three months after visa expiry date 4 proof of means of support in italy of not less than 417.30 for each month of the academic year this availability can be proven through proof of personal or family resources guarantee of financial resources by accredited italian institutions or agencies local governments or foreign institutions or agencies considered trustworthy by the italian diplomatic representation 5 declaration of the availability in italy of appropriate lodgings documents required if non-eu citizens benefit of a study grant are 1 2 3 4 5 6 a b visa application form recent passport-size photo passport or travel document valid for at least three months after visa expiry date proof of having been awarded a study grant by the italian government recognized foundations or cultural institutes international organizations foreign governments or universities where the amount of the grant is in need of supplementation to satisfy the required amount of means of support economic resources can also be demonstrated by proof of available means of support for the stay in italy of an amount not less than that established in table a annexed to ministry of interior directive 1/3/2000 declaration of the availability in italy of appropriate lodgings as well as the funds necessary for repatriation possibly to be demonstrated in the form of a return airline insurance coverage or medical treatment and/or hospitalization to be demonstrated by means of consular declaration attesting to the applicants right to healthcare in the presence of specific agreements between italy and the applicants country of origin or foreign insurance policy or one underwritten with italian bodies or firms that must not include limitations or exceptions to the fees established for emergency hospitalization to obtain a study visa selected applicants must submit the required documents to the italian embassy/general consulate in their country these documents must be certified through the legalizzazione and translated into italian together with the certificazione di valore for additional information please also visit the italian ministry of education and research website www.study-in-italy.it or the italian foreign affairs ministry website www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp 10[close]
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embassies or consulates have the authority to request any other type of document if they deem it necessary before applying non-eu citizens should have a health insurance in their home country and make sure that the italian consulate validates it which means putting a stamp on it before departure without the stamp the insurance will not be considered legally valid when applying for the residence permit if required and applicants will obliged to buy an italian insurance types of visa only for non-eu citizens c visa short term has a validity of maximum 90 days and cannot be converted or extended d visa long term has a validity of more than 90 days non-eu citizens in italy for over 90 days require a stay permit permesso di soggiorno multi-entry visa allows you to go back to your country and to re-enter italy even without the italian stay permit provided you do not travel through other schengen states and you pass through the same border air stops are allowed only if there are no direct flights the visa also indicates the overall maximum amount of days that you can stay in italy a national visa does not allow you to leave and re-enter italy unless you have a valid italian stay permit schengen visa allows you to move around in the schengen area austria belgium denmark estonia finland france germany greece iceland italy latvia lithuania luxembourg malta netherlands norway poland portugal czech republic slovakia slovenia spain sweden hungary for up to 90 days as a tourist only tourist visa has a 90-day-validity and cannot be converted nor extended a tourist visa can be issued only once every 6 months d+c schengen allows you to move around in the schengen area for up to 90 days within the first validity period of the d visa residence permit non-eu citizens wishing to stay in italy for less than three months are not required to apply for a stay permit international visitors need to report their presence directly to the border authorities when entering the country if they arrive from non-schengen states and the border authority will stamp their travel document with a schengen mark if they are arriving from other schengen states they can report their presence directly to the questura central police station completing the relevant form within eight days of arrival in italy if non-eu citizens are staying in a hotel/guest house the hotel management are legally obliged to provide the police with a copy of the hotel report non-eu citizens wishing to stay in italy for more than three months must apply for a stay permit within eight 8 days of arrival non-eu foreign nationals who hold a study visa for italy must apply for a stay permit for study purposes the stay permit is issued by the local questura centrale central police station for the place of residence in italy in order to obtain a stay permit applicants must take the envelope containing all forms and the instructions so called kit at the post office please note that patronati institutions offering advice and social assistance to worker may give assistance in the application procedure once applicants have filled in the forms and attached all the required documents they have to go to the post office to send the application documents required are 11[close]
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application form completed and signed by the interested party modulo 1 of the envelope yellow stripe for non-eu citizens acceptance letter stamped by the unime it will be given to the applicants when they register at the university photocopy of all passport pages non-eu citizens will also need to show their passport itself copy of insurance policy against the risk of illness and injury this must be valid throughout italy and for the entire period of validity of the stay permit if applicants bought it into their home country it must be validated by the italian embassy or consulate in your home country 14.62 marca da bollo italian duty stamp available from any tobacco shop non-eu applicants must also submit a copy of the 27.50 receipt of payment made at the post office on a form to issue the stay permit electronically only for requests exceeding 90 days the cost of sending the application is 30.00 to be paid at the post office once the documentation has been checked applicants will get a registered letter receipt mod 22a which gives them a user id and password so that they can check the state of progress of their application at www.portaleimmigrazione.it non-eu citizens must keep all the payment receipts that legally prove that they have applied for the residence permit some months after having applied they will receive a registered mail by the police immigration office applicants will be asked to go there and be fingerprinted and to collect the residence permit applicants must provide the questura with the following extra documents passport or other equivalent document four identical passport size photographs original health insurance policy against the risk of illness and injury and a photocopy valid throughout italy and for the entire period of validity of the resident permit if applicants miss the appointment the application will be filed away for further information visit www.portaleimmigrazione.it or www.interno.it or http www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/view/10619 free help line 800 309 309 health insurance eu citizens eu foreign nationals must be sure to have made arrangements for health cover before arriving in italy they need to obtain a european health insurance card ehic from the local health authority which enables them to register freely with the italian national health service enrolment with the italian health service also entitles to register with a family doctor and have special discounts alternatively eu citizens may be covered by a private health insurance policy in this case they need to bring an official italian translation of the policy issued at the italian consulate or embassy in their country along with a declaration that the insurance will provide complete cover while in italy 12[close]
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non-eu citizens residing abroad health insurance coverage is compulsory in order to obtain your stay permit in italy non eu foreign nationals can voluntarily register with the national health system servizio sanitario nazionale s.s.n by paying a fee per year students will be guaranteed all the services enjoyed by italian nationals payment for the servizio sanitario nazionale must be made at the post office non-eu citizens can purchase an insurance policy in italy valid throughout italy with an italian or foreign insurance company which covers sickness accidents and prenatal care as well as pregnancy such as ina assitalia insurance but they will only cover expenses in the event of emergency treatment and or urgent hospitalization in order to register with the s.s.n non-eu citizens need to go to the nearest local health unit azienda sanitaria locale asl with the following documents passport of identity card stay permit or postal receipt if required the tax code codice fiscale the italian tax code is a personal code that identifies each person within the italian state it is also needed to open a bank account or to get a cellular phone to obtain a tax code non-eu citizens need to complete a request form and apply to the agenzia delle entrate with a valid identity document passport residence permit or receipt of request visa the codice fiscale is usually issued immediately after registering with the s.s.n non-eu citizens will be given a personal healthcare card entitling holders to receive medical assistance either without payment or by paying a contribution which in italian is called ticket 13[close]
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study at the university of messina the national higher education system since 1999 national higher education system hereby nhes has been fully reformed so as to meet the objectives of the bologna process according to the italian legislation dm 270/04 the nhes is now organised in 3 cycles st the 1 cycle academic degree is the laurea which grants access to the 2nd cycle academic degree the laurea magistrale is the main degree of the 2nd cycle it gives access to 3rd cycle degree programmes resulting either in dottorato di ricerca doctorate research programmes or in scuola di specializzazione school of specialization or master universitario di 2° livello 2nd level university master hence the structure of the italian higher education system may be reviewed as follows primo ciclo/first cycle laurea bachelor 3 years secondo ciclo/second cycle laurea magistrale/masters degree 2 years laurea magistrale a ciclo unico one long cycle degree 5/6 years master universitario di i livello first level vocational master terzo ciclo/third cycle dottorato di ricerca research doctorate scuole di specializzazione specialization schools master universitario di ii livello second level vocational master in addition to the abovementioned degree sequence the nhes offers other degree programmes and related degrees both within the 2nd and 3rd cycle the latest university legislation has defined the academic titles corresponding to the degrees of the bologna sequence the laurea entitles to be called dottore the holders of a laurea magistrale have a right to the title of dottore magistrale the dottorato di ricerca awards the title of dottore di ricerca the scuola specializzazione awards the title of specialista italian universities are allowed to establish all the degree programmes in cooperation with foreign partner universities both european and non-european they may therefore design integrated curricula on completion of which joint or double/multiple degrees are awarded 14[close]
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for further information regarding the structure of the nhes please consider the comparison between the italian the usa education system as listed in the following table 15[close]
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