The University of Trieste is dedicated to the discovery, development, transfer and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields.The University of Trieste aims to be an active player on the European stage through an excellent educational system, as to contribute to make the society more educated, innovative, cohesive and sustainable.
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History
The community of Trieste’s wish to establish a University is first documented in the 1800s when the city’s port was built.
At that time, local leaders asked the Imperial House of Austria to endow the city with a University to support its flourishing trade and establish a suitable institution to provide citizens with an education and training in legal and economic studies.
Education
Our academic activity must be oriented to transfer a large contribution of knowledge endowments, as to provide young generations with the appropriate skills for wide overviews and real innovation through a cultural process of knowledge integration.
Research
The University of Trieste is widely recognized and highly ranked both nationally and internationally. It looks to strengthen its role as a top Research University, with the aim to increase the PhD Programmes and its collaboration with national and international research facilities while working to recruit top level scientists and researchers.
Career
The Careers Service is responsible for placement and careers advice for future graduates, graduates and research students at the University of Trieste. The aim of these two actions is to reduce to a minimum the time needed for young people to enter the labour market. Everyday, staff provide information on employment opportunities, professional openings offered by courses of study, continuing education initiatives, and the strengthening of active means of finding a job.
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
501
2023
501
2022
501
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
601
2022
601
2021
601
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
691 10
2023
701 -50
2022
651
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
416 -14
2022
402
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The University provides students with a series of on-line services to make life at university easier.
Services are accessed with the username and password issued on enrollment.
- Student on-line Secretariat (ESSE3)
Housing services
If they fulfil the necessary academic and economic requirements and are on the ranking list drawn up by ARDISS, students may be able to apply for a room.
Library services
- 1.809.297 Books
- 1.615 Current subscriptions and paper magazines
- 16.137 E-magazines
ICT services
- Online Student Secretariat
- Teaching materials and E-Learning
- University Post Office
- University WIRELESS
- Digital Documents
- IT workstations
Medical services
Italian students not resident in Trieste, as well as EU and non-EU students can have access to a family doctor and use the general medical services provided by the Family Clinics of the Trieste Integrated Health Service as specified in the conditions shown in the service's information sheet.
Student Life
Campus life
The University’s main site is in Trieste ,in Piazzale Europa 1 overlooking the city. The historical central structure dating back to 1924 is flanked by more modern buildings to create a university campus with offices, classrooms and laboratories for almost all the degree courses. The campus hosts the single-cycle degree course in Law (Department of Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies), the bachelor’s and master’s courses in Engineering (Department of Engineering and Architecture) and the bachelor’s and master’s courses of the Department of Political and Social Sciences, the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Student clubs
- AIESEC
- AISO - Associazione Italiana degli Studenti di Odontoiatria
- RACI-ARCSS
- ASE-ESN - Erasmus Student Network di Trieste
- ASSID - Associazione Studenti Scienze Internazionali e Diplomatiche
- CORO - dell'Università degli Studi di Trieste
Accreditation
The International School of Trieste has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) since 1990. The accreditation process certifies a school's level of commitment to providing an education of the highest quality for its students.
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