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Domitilla Picozzi: From Medicine to the Paris Olympics
Home News &; Stories Students and alumni Domitilla Picozzi: From Medicine to the Paris Olympics Domitilla Picozzi: From Medicine to the Paris Olympics by Francesco Berlucchi On Domitilla Picozzi’s Wikipedia page, there are more titles won than information about her. Just like Domitilla, an attacker for the Italian women's national water polo team and captain of SIS Roma. "I have always admired coach Daniele Cianfriglia’s passion and I have learnt a lot from it" Domitilla recalls. In the last five years, as a student-athlete at Università Cattolica, she has won the Italian Cup three times with the SIS Roma team and earned bronze medals with the national team at the European Championships in Split, Croatia and the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Or Professor Daniela Chieffo , with whom Domitilla still visits the Gemelli Hospital with the national team to meet children in Pediatric Neuropsychiatry, Oncology, and Neurosurgery. Then there are the victories with SIS Roma, such as the third Italian Cup won in April as underdogs. But the Olympic dream is within reach, and today Domitilla says "brava" to that little girl her mother put in the pool at such a young age and who never left the water.
Global Classroom, Community Impact: The Worldbound Philosophy Through Professor Minciullo's Eyes
Home News &; Stories Research &; Faculty Global Classroom, Community Impact: The Worldbound Philosophy Through Professor Minciullo's Eyes Global Classroom, Community Impact: The Worldbound Philosophy Through Professor Minciullo's Eyes by Adriana Maria Vargas Bermudez Università Cattolica, a hub of diverse minds. Perhaps that’s what makes Professor Minciullo so eager to teach the Bachelor of Economics and Management at Università Cattolica or to be the programme coordinator of ALTIS – Master in Sustainable Business Administration because he felt he could support fellow Worldbounders. The fact that this Professor was teaching in such a different country from his own, made him relate partly to young Professor Minciullo as they both were experiencing life abroad in a university environment and were there to learn and explore outside of their comfort zone . This Professor being very welcoming towards international students as Professor Minciullo, gave a very good first impression on what being a Worldbounder meant. After returning to Università Cattolica and earning his Master's degree , Professor Minciullo began his research and teaching career at his Alma mater. Professor Minciullo was able to experience so many opportunities: to see, to grow, to form a community and to share those we feel, are the greatest joys of being a true Worldbounder . The Professor can’t help but throw a quick smile, thinking once a Worldbounder, always a Worldbounder while he kept his pace through the international landscape of Università Cattolica.
Tech-driven internships: nurturing graduates for tomorrow workforce
Home News &; Stories Higher ed. experts Tech-driven internships: nurturing graduates for tomorrow workforce Tech-driven internships: nurturing graduates for tomorrow workforce Fredrik van Huynh explores the profound impact of technology and artificial intelligence on international internships for university students. He highlights how technology has revolutionised the availability and accessibility of international internships, making remote opportunities a reality, and expanding access to valuable resources. He discusses how technology and AI have transformed the learning experience during internships , emphasising global connectivity, data analytics, and automation, as well as the rising importance of soft skills in the job market and how universities can nurture these skills. Finally, Fredrik van Huynh examines how AI is reshaping traditional job roles and creating new career opportunities across industries. How have technology and AI influenced the availability and accessibility of international internships for University studentes? Completing an international internship remotely from your campus or your student housing before 2020 was unheard of in many places of the world. How is technolgy, particularly and data analytics, reshaping traditional job roles and creating new careers/opportunities across industries? Technology, especially AI and data analytics is reshaping and reshuffling traditional job roles whilst creating new career opportunities across industries for graduates around the world. Co-founder of Absolute Internship , an award-winning leading global internship programme matching students with internships at top companies around the globe.
Anishta Teeluck: National Records and Olympic Dreams
Home News &; Stories Students and alumni Anishta Teeluck: National Records and Olympic Dreams Anishta Teeluck: National Records and Olympic Dreams. by Francesco Berlucchi Express, one of the leading newspapers in Mauritius, describes her as " the best Mauritian backstroker of the moment ." The recent achievements of the swimmer with dual Italian-Mauritian citizenship have earned her qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games under the colours of the African nation. Yet, to understand how her love for swimming began, we should travel more than 17 hours by plane from Port Louis – far from the famous white beaches and crystal-clear Mauritian waters. It wasn't easy, but at the 2022 African Championships in Tunisia, her sacrifices were rewarded with two silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres backstroke, both with national records. She improved a record the following year at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, followed by a gold medal in the 200 metres backstroke at the Indian Ocean Island Games. Anishta studies Business and Markets Economics at Università Cattolica’s Milan campus and participates in the Dual Career program dedicated to student-athletes at the University , with scientific collaboration from the Alta Scuola di Psicologia "Agostino Gemelli" (ASAG).
A young doctor's jouney across borders
While there is no one straightforward answer to why Sanal chose to study medicine, he admits he was always interested in sciences but believes medicine has the unique and rare quality of being not just a science but a form of art. Having such a vibrant background, part of Sanal’s life was always about moving around. Italy was the perfect place and Sanal notes that by the graduation date he had become a different person. For Sanal, Rome is where history lives and questioning why one would choose one of the most beautiful cities on Earth for their study years is unheard of. During his years at Università Cattolica, Sanal concluded that when studying medicine everything is about your initiative and commitment. After facing the pandemic and rotating among the various hospital departments as part of the Foundation Programme, Sanal is now taking part in the Fellowship training in Surgery Critical Care which is part of the complex journey of becoming a Specialist Physician. Apart from racing through the hospital halls and navigating the mysteries of the human body, Sanal has just bought a house in his hometown in the United Kingdom and is doing refurbishment works while taking care of two little kittens who as Sanal laughs “keep him quite busy.”.
Home News &; Stories Students and alumni An Eataly intern An Eataly intern Eataly opened 18 March 2014 in the theatre space of Milan's former legendary Teatro Smeraldo If you're not familiar with Eataly , you should do some research. One bright international student at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Dávid Fedor, had the opportunity to intern for the company and learn the "ins and outs" of what it's like to work at the esteemed grocery store and eatery. There are myriad things for Dávid to do at the internship. "The most important aspect for workers like me is to assist customers," says Dávid, and it's his knowledge of the organic and even biodynamic foods that not only assists the customer with any questions they may have, but also gives him a sophisticated palate and green thumb. Though the days may be hectic, Dávid says he's shocked on how upbeat and happy his Italian co-workers are in the early morning, and he loves the work environment. When Dávid goes back to Budapest, he'll be carrying with him some cultural luggage acquired from his work at Eataly and sending it over to Hungary, furthering the integration process. Though I haven't done one myself, seeing Dávid's transformation convinced me that it's a great means to learn a craft, learn Italian language, learn cultural awareness and, ultimately, learn Italy.
The double degree effect. Meet the experts: Dario Consoli, Business Development Partner at QS
Meet the experts: Dario Consoli, Business Development Partner at QS The double degree effect. Meet the experts: Dario Consoli, Business Development Partner at QS DARIO CONSOLI has an Advanced Diploma in Intercultural Management from Cambridge University in the UK, an MBA from St John’s University in the US and a bachelor degree in International Relations from the University of Catania in Italy. He has been invited as speaker at international panels worldwide covering issues related to international students’ recruitment and exchange; rankings advancement; universities international relations; international students services and careers; academic credit harmonization. Currently Dario is Business Development Partner at QS. He also actively consults for several universities on matters related to internationalisation policies, including the recruitment of international students, the launch of new international programmes and reputation analysis. Can a university's ranking be positively influenced by the availability and prominence of Double Degree programmes they offer? Most definitively so: major rankings (QS, but also THE and others) directly measure the percentile of international students enrolled at ranked universities. Moreover, international rankings like QS measure academic reputation, employer reputation, international collaborations at academic and scientific levels, the number of students exchanged, etc. To what degree do rankings impact the selection of an international partner for establishing Double Degree agreements? Faculty from all around the world use international rankings to compare and measure the impact and quality of potential partners worldwide.
Chiara Grecchi, Università Cattolica Alumn, and Professor Antonietti, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, recently developed a new research program on 5th grade students and life skills abilities: self-esteem, self-efficacy, and positivity. Chiara Grecchi is an advocate of life skills empowerment. More than the questions, Chiara pursued an end goal of fostering the students’ abilities as early as their age. But Chiara is not a fan of the term “abilities” to describe the potentials of the students. Chiara had to keep reminding herself of the core objective of her research: observe and mark the changes, whether a leap or a shift, in the students’ life skills. When Chiara guided the students to become aware of their skills, she did so in an implicit way until it was the students themselves who told Chiara they had realized that the activities were meant for their skills. Whether you are in the phase of exploring your skills or discovering any of them, what matters to Chiara is your progress in strengthening your life skills and the awareness you have throughout the process.
This is Cattolica today! Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore continues its strides toward internationalization by creating a professional. members of our administrative staff have taken part in this project, interacting with each other and thinking about how to effectively transform their home institutions into internationalized universities E4IMPACT This university alliance was founded by ALTIS (Graduate School of Business and Society) of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in 2010. CHEI The Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI) at Università Cattolica promotes and conducts research, training and policy analysis to strengthen the international dimensions of higher education. One of the projects CHEI is now leading is the EMI (English-medium instruction), a 2-modules course aimed at supporting Università Cattolica academic staff in internationalizing the higher education starting from their own classroom. IN &; OUT STATS In the Academic Year 2017/2018, Università Cattolica welcomed 4369 international students, while 2627 domestic students travelled abroad for study or work experience. GOING GLOBAL 2019 is a big year for Università Cattolica as three new overseas representative offices have been opened in Shanghai (China), Melbourne (Australia) and Washington DC (USA - East Coast). Università Cattolica saw the subject Agriculture and Forestry getting its way up in the chart, being now in the top 200 universities in the world.
Marina Casals Sala, Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona Understanding what makes Gen Z tick. Marina Casals Sala, Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona Marina Casals Sala is Director of International Relations at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Marina is a trainer in neuro-linguistic programming and an EAIE trainer, and she has presented at several conferences internationally, both facilitating workshops and giving presentations. As an EAIE active member, she was awarded the Rising Star Award by the EAIE in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the Association, as well as the Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice in 2014 as a member of the Green Cockatoo group. Marina is the creator and coordinator of the SUCTI project, which was funded by Erasmus+ and has been recognized with the EAIE President’s Award 2019. Projecting into the future, using the same language that they use and capitalizing on their advanced technological skills would be the wisest way to connect with Gen Z, but in my experience, international higher education struggles to keep up. How can universities and colleges create an engaging environment to Gen Z? An engaging environment for Gen Z would probably entail more visual resources, more interactive elements in the classroom, more COIL activities, more technological tools and more social media for educational uses just to name a few.
Fostering our international vision From strategy to action
Alongside the expansion of the English-taught course offered by the individual faculties, work was done to significantly increase the opportunities for international experiences for students and academic staff. To complete the panorama, other faculties also joined the move to English-taught courses: the faculties of Political and Social Sciences, Psychology, Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literatures, Economics and Law. To summarise, we could say that the strategic plan has provided the impetus to accelerate the process of internationalisation at the University, with proactive, engaged and decisive contributions being made by the faculties in order to implement it. In the immediate future, I believe that the greatest challenge for the University will be to strengthen the academic offering and make it accessible to students from all continents, and to focus on developing our campuses and services from an international standpoint. In ten years, Università Cattolica has gone from offering one to 42 courses delivered in English and is host to students from over 150 different nationalities. What motivates the University to make its academic offering increasingly international and what is behind this decision? Looking at the first hundred years of the University, which we celebrate this year, we cannot forget its specific vocation - that of being Catholic, which by its very nature makes it universal. The University’s founder, Father Agostino Gemelli, a monk and scientist who studied under the Nobel Prize winner Camillo Golgi, interpreted this vocation to move toward a clear international perspective right from the beginning.
Community, Culture, and Inclusiveness
Home News &; Stories Research &; Faculty Community, Culture, and Inclusiveness Community, Culture, and Inclusiveness by Beniamina Cassetta We had the opportunity to interview Professor Luigi d’Alonzo , who is the Rector’s Delegate for Inclusion and a Full Professor of Special Education . The service that aids students with disabilities was inaugurated in 1999, and since then, the number of students using it has significantly increased. How has the academic teaching of special education changed, and what characterises it at the moment? Special education used to be thought of to help people who have disabilities or learning difficulties. That is why we changed the name of our department from "Services for the Integration of Students with Disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders" to " Services for Inclusion ." In the past, it was believed that the best way to help students who have autism, learning disabilities, or other specific conditions was to address their individual needs. How has technology positively impacted the classrooms to facilitate the inclusion of individuals with disabilities? Technology plays a crucial role in facilitating the inclusion of individuals with disabilities. During this event, students who have disabilities or specific needs invite their classmates and friends to visit the University campuses with them.
Is higher ed ready for 2020? Meet the experts. Chris Ziguras, RMIT University
Chris Ziguras, RMIT University Is higher ed ready for 2020? Meet the experts. Chris Ziguras, RMIT University CHRIS ZIGURAS is Professor in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, and a member of the CHEI Academic Board. His research explores varied aspects of the globalization of education, particularly the ways in which regulatory agencies, markets, education providers and other actors shape cross-border provision of higher education. Chris teaches in RMIT’s international development and public policy programs and plays a leading role in coordinating RMIT’s international partnerships in the social sciences. How can higher education institutions encourage their students to contribute to the betterment of society? There is a growing sense that educators need to take a stance on important social issues and provide students with the practical skills and conceptual tools needed to contribute to positive change. They are doing work that students see as meaningful and important, and yet they are usually short-staffed and very appreciative of students’ contributions.
Biodynamics is a holistic and ethical way to approach farming, a way of really treating the Earth's environmental capital as a living organism, not only in method but out of respect for animals and plants. To really understand it, students looked at the impressive amount of space for cattle to graze, the organic soil that nurtures the plants and the products that are produced on the farm itself. The place works as a "biological unit," according to the farm's website , and students cultivated an understanding of how the farm's contents function like a symphony: the way each element, combined with the elements, creates delicious and eco-friendly products. The shelves were filled with impressive products: homemade cheeses, organic wines, rices and other products that all one-up (or maybe multiple-up, considering this is biodynamic and not just organic), what you would see in your local market. One that stood out was a ricotta cheese that was so light and decadent I was initially not sure what I was eating (realize, as an American, products from home are neither this fresh nor sustainable). Students are required to document their experiences at the farm and turn it into a video, a presentation of the benefits of Biodynamic farming that will be shown to a group of panelists. What an opportunity for the students of Università Cattolica to learn about sustainable practices, and to practice communicating their ideas effectively.
Internationalizing the career. Meet the experts. Nannette Ripmeester, CareerProfessor
Nannette Ripmeester, CareerProfessor Nannette Ripmeester is director of Expertise in Labour Mobility (ELM). How does globalization influence the progress of employability? One of the effects of globalization on employability gives rise to the assumption and reflection that skills are the same everywhere when it is not. What’s the difference between ‘Hard Skills’ and ‘Soft Skills’? Hard skills are the set of skills you learn at university. Maybe we should stop calling it “soft skills” and start referring to them as “professional skills” since these skills are essential for people’s professional futures. How can international experience affect the employability of the students? I think it is essential because you learn something that you won’t learn anywhere else; all the things that help a person to grow. In such cases, you have to talk, to share your experience, in a manner that will make the employers say, “Wow! This is the person I’m looking for!” What does the CareerProfessor app offer to students? CareerProfessor trains intercultural employability skills that make you successful in a global world. The app also has a reward system: students can win an “unlock another country” reward and those country profiles will tell you the top employability skills, starting salary, CV or resume models, the main employers in that country, how feedback is given, and how teamwork works in that country.
Finding Clarity in My International Identity: A Summer Journey
Home News &; Stories Students and alumni Finding Clarity in My International Identity: A Summer Journey Finding Clarity in My International Identity: A Summer Journey. by Maria Elisa Bizzotto This summer, I embarked on a journey that helped me find clarity and a newfound fondness for my international identity . Despite my fluency in the language and countless summers spent with family and friends, I realised that growing up in Canada had shaped me in ways that made it difficult to relate completely to the Italian academic and cultural environment. Just like at Università Cattolica, the University of Salamanca offered an environment that was as diverse as it was welcoming. My classes at Salamanca, much like those at Cattolica, were filled with students from all over the world, each bringing unique stories and experiences that enriched our conversations in ways I hadn’t anticipated. It was a mosaic – a vibrant blend of experiences, cultures, and languages that made me who I am» What struck me the most during my time in Salamanca wasn’t finding people with similar backgrounds; it was finding those who shared the same openness to the world . At that moment, I stopped searching for a singular identity and began to embrace the beauty of all the places and cultures that have shaped me. Meeting people who valued experiences over labels showed me that my story, with all its layers, is worth sharing.
Brandon and his team are working to develop and test assistive technology for blind and visually impaired persons that are enabled by computer vision and other sensor technologies. Though as we learned, there is more to Brandon: a visually impaired designer, full-stack developer, and entrepreneur, whose goal is to create tools to make education as inclusive and user-friendly as possible. These are the qualities that stood out following our chat with Brandon Biggs – a former Università Cattolica exchange student from California State University, East Bay who spent the 2014/2015 Academic Year in our cloisters, hallways and campuses. Brandon lives with a disability many would find very challenging, though he is legally blind like the global 285 million people who have a vision impairment or blindness. He undertook his first semester at Cattolica in Fall 2014, where he followed the Italian Language and Culture course, the Italian Cuisine and Language course Lab, Dramaturgy, Business, Economics and Finance courses, and above all, he attended three courses on Entrepreneurship. At just 22 years of age, while at Cattolica, Brandon’s life experienced a turning point: moving away from his passion of performing arts to software engineering, meeting his future wife and realizing what he wanted for his future. More specifically, Brandon and his team of five are developing three apps that will then work together to complement one another, they are: a 3D object annotation one, an indoor-ways map and an auditory map on the web.
Home News &; Stories Students and alumni The story behind the stories The story behind the stories. The history of Milan, and the campus of Università Cattolica itself, were beautifully encountered and woven together with the modern-thought and urban big-city pace. Now, working for Cattolica International as a part of a project called Student Work Experience (SWE), she met her colleagues, assigned her first tasks and began to write. She was one of two student writers that were hired as storytellers: writing exciting stories about various topics ranging from studying abroad programmes to inspiring people, all somehow tying back to the university world. Some texts would be published on Cattolica International, Università Cattolica’s international website, but the main writing tasks related to the work in progress: the seventh edition of Cattolica International’s English publication, Worldbound. Not only did she improve her writing skills and grow her confidence in conducting interviews, but the insight into what it means to be writing as a profession made it clear what she wants her future to consist of. And soon, she will be graduating with her master's degree from Università Cattolica in Milan.
Italy's Irresistible Carnival Traditions
Home News &; Stories Pop Italy's Irresistible Carnival Traditions Italy's Irresistible Carnival Traditions by Adriana Maria Vargas Bermudez Traditions paint the canvas of our lives, shaping our identities and colouring our perspectives. Venice Carnival Tradition : Carnevale di Venezia originated back in the 11th Century as a street party in Venice to celebrate the end of winter before the Lenten season, a Christian celebration before Easter commemorating the 40 days Jesus Christ spent fasting. Carnival flavoured with oranges: the rite of Ivrea Tradition: The central theme of Carnival in Ivrea dates to the late 18th century and revolves around a legend of local people rising against a feudal tyrant. Viareggio Carnival: masks and papier-mâché along the seafront Tradition : Viareggio Carnival's floats are made primarily from papier-mâché, perfected by Antonio D’Arliano in 1925, utilising clay models, plaster casts, newspaper, and flour-and-water glue. Fagioli all’uccelletto with sausage, also another typical dish and finally Tordelli, a kind of meat-filled ravioli served with meat sauce, generally eaten to celebrate grass A Carnival parade in Putignano, Puglia Tradition : The protagonist of the Putignano Carnival is 'Farinella,' who first appeared in his current form in 1953. The carnival tradition began when the pilgrim crowd, upon the relics' arrival in Putignano, dusted their faces with flour to exhibit purity and attended a Mass, marking the birth of the carnival. Carnevale Ambrosiano - Carnival in Milan Carnival is celebrated differently according to the Roman and Ambrosian rites.
The Faculty of Economics hosts its first International Advisory Board
Even if the creation of an International Advisory Board is part of the University Statute, it is thanks to the pursuit of the EFMD program accreditation by the Master of Science in Management that the Faculty of Economics has taken the chance to create one. The Advisory Board is chaired by Professor Antonella Occhino, Dean of Faculty of Economics at Università Cattolica. As higher education experts, the board includes Dr Nick Letch, Dr Catherine Pereira Villa and Richard Russo who will be working in close collaboration with diverse business managers, quality, and accreditation experts as well as Università Cattolica’s Director of Master of Science in Management, Stefano Baraldi. Dr Nick Letch is the Deputy Dean and Deputy Head of the Business School at the University of Western Australia, whose research interests examine the interplay of social and technical aspects of information technology implementations. Associate Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education at UC Berkeley, Richard Russo worked as the Director of UC Berkeley Summer Sessions, where he oversaw the development of the first UC Berkeley online courses. Dr Pereira will be able to contribute to the IAB with a view of education from a Latin American context, foster strategic partnerships, and provide academic opportunities for lifelong learning. Through close collaboration the IAB members aspire to establish Università Cattolica’s Faculty of Economics on the international stage by sharing ideas and working on faculty programs, internationalising faculty members, inviting international professors, and creating joint programs and projects.
What is Università Cattolica doing in response to COVID-19? Università Cattolica is closely monitoring the situation and keeping up to date with government decisions regarding policy, healthcare and circulation restrictions within and outside the country. What are Università Cattolica’s official communications regarding COVID-19? Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, Università Cattolica has sent a number of emails to its students and partners in order to update them on the situation. For the entire duration of the suspension of on-site teaching, the University guidelines regarding its main activities are as follows: academic activities (lectures, exams and graduation sessions) will be carried out exclusively via appropriate electronic applications. All students enrolled in a Bachelor or Master of Science programme have received updates via Blackboard on distance learning sessions. Since converting content from in-class delivery to online is of high impact on the management of individual courses, it may take a few days for our faculty to make the necessary adjustments to the proposed original format of the course, including group work and methods of assessment. Semester Italian Language course : Cattolica is currently offering the possibility of attending the Italian Language course online. I have returned home and have decided to cancel/withdraw from my programme at Cattolica, am I to expect a refund? I am an exchange/study abroad student who only intended to study at Cattolica for a semester or a year.
From Languages to AI: How a Humanities Graduate Built a Career in Artificial Intelligence
After studying languages, he leapt into Linguistic Computing and ended up designing a fraud detection algorithm that is now used at a major Italian bank. But sometimes, trusting your feelings leads to something unexpected – like presenting your financial crime detection algorithm at CLiC-it, Italy’s top Computational Linguistics conference . Well, that is the story of Alessandro Giaconia, although it may sound hard to believe, considering that just three years ago, he disliked math (he still does) and had never written a line of code. Passionate about history and linguistics, Alessandro completed his Bachelor’s in Languages for Management and Tourism. It was the first-ever edition of the Linguistic Computing MSc programme at Cattolica. But even with a “toaster,” it worked! Once intimidated by math, Alessandro now writes code used in one of Italy’s largest banks – proof that a bold leap can turn everything around. Read the article ";FAQ: Transitioning from Humanities to AI – What You Need to Know"; Learn about the MSc in Linguistic Computing You are viewing Learn about the MSc in Linguistic Computing Read the article ";FAQ: Transitioning from Humanities to AI – What You Need to Know";
Is higher ed ready for 2020? Meet the experts. Olga Krylova, HSE University
Olga Krylova, HSE University Is higher ed ready for 2020? Meet the experts. Olga Krylova, HSE University OLGA KRYLOVA is Head of International Office at the HSE University – St. Petersburg, one of the top universities in Russia. In addition to earning her Master’s degree in management of international education, she has participated in a number of programs and workshops covering different aspects of international education and has received practical trainings at international organizations, including an internship with UNESCO. Olga has presented at a number of conferences on a variety of topics such as internationalization, and marketing and recruitment among others. Approaches to building study programs Online education has become an increasingly valuable option, especially being a part of many degree programs.. Here we are talking about blended learning becoming more and more popular in universities worldwide with online and offline approaches used within the same program. Some universities are moving even further towards an online approach offering MicroMasters programs, a series of online graduate level courses. Competency-based education and personalization of study tracks The discrepancy between employer needs and employee skills is a driving need for change in universities.
Home News &; Stories Research &; Faculty Transforming Autism Education Transforming Autism Education by Maria Strumendo Autistic pupils are increasing in Italian schools, and to facilitate integration in the classroom, scholars from Italy, Great Britain and Greece are working to provide teachers with new tools and best practices. The European project "Transform Autism Education: enhancing the skills, knowledge and understanding of teachers in the UK, Italy and Greece" held its first meeting earlier this month at the University of Birmingham, involving a significant international partnership between Italy, Great Britain and Greece. The main objective of the project is to promote the integration of pupils with autism whilst supporting the training and development of skills of teachers and educators in primary schools. The project is financed by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ Programme "Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices," coordinated by Professor Karen Guldberg, Director of the Autism Centre for Education and Research of the University of Birmingham. The initiative involves the Greek foundation Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, the Department of Education at Monza and Brianza, two English Institutions, and Autism Education Trust and Genium Creative, leader in training and preparation of teachers on the issue of Autism and in schools. The presence of pupils with Autism is continuously growing, and with this, there is a growing necessity and interest to develop training courses, to equip adequate and effective teachers who will accommodate the pupils in the classroom. The team intends to detect and monitor the attitudes and good practices of teachers from the three participating countries (Italy, Great Britain and Greece) in order to promote trainings and workshops dedicated to responding to the real needs of teachers and educators.
From passion to action. How Veronica Corbellini channels her love to work
How Veronica Corbellini channels her love to work From passion to action. How Veronica Corbellini channels her love to work by Matthew Burgos Veronica Corbellini snatched a small object from her purse and handed it to me. She had taken off her long, black coat, hung it on the back post of the wooden chair, before she announced her news. Veronica’s tenderness speaks through her actions and words, and this is not a surprise at all, not when she has grown fond of children. “If you want to make a difference, you have to start from the roots,” shared Veronica. The sense of desire to further her studies provoked Veronica to explore her options abroad. Right after Veronica returned from her international volunteering experience in India, she flew to New York to join the NGO “Catholic Medical Mission Board” for her four–months internship program. “For now, I have to finish my practicum in children neuropsychiatry at Policlinico di Milano and aim to take part in the national board exam to become a full-fledged, licensed psychologist by this summer,” shared Veronica.
