Piacenza
School of
Business and Law
International
Programs
Welcome Guide
Double Degree
in International Management
Double Degree in
Management
Internazionale
Piacenza, April 2014
Dear student,
Congratulations! You have been selected by your Home
University for the Double Degree Program at Università Cattolica del
Sacro Cuore (UCSC) Piacenza Campus.
My name is Francesca and I am in charge of international
incoming students at the International Office. Welcome! In the
following pages you will find useful information about the city of
Piacenza and our University.
For any other information, you can come to my office during the
following opening hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10.00 - 12.00
Tuesdays and Thursdays 14.30 - 16.30
You can also call +39 0523 599436 or write an e-mail to: ucsc.
[email protected]
See you soon in Piacenza!
The International Office
Index
Before leaving
Brief History of UCSC
Pre-Inscription Procedure at UCSC
Visa
Medical Assistance
Application form
Accomodation
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In Italy
Permit of Stay
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Piacenza Campus
Chapel and Pastoral Centre
Centre for Conventions and Meetings
Educatt Service
Meals
Library/Study Rooms
Sports Centre
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About Piacenza
Tax Code
Public Transports
Trains
Discounts
Italian Language Courses
Piacenza on the Web
Academic Life
Academic Calendar
Students’ Tools
The Italian Credits System (ECTS-CFU)
How to take Exams at UCSC
The Italian Grading System
Study Plan
Bachelor Degree in Business Administration
Master in International Management M-Mint
UCSC Overdue Payments and Refunds
Before coming to Italy
Brief History of UCSC
Europe’s largest Catholic University was founded by Father Agostino Gemelli,
together with a group of Catholic intellectuals (Ludovico Necchi, Francesco Olgiati,
Armida Barelli and Ernesto Lombardo).
The Giuseppe Toniolo Institute for Advanced Studies was set up in 1920 and was
the founding entity of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. The official inauguration
took place in Milan at the end of 1921, in the presence of Cardinal Achille Ratti,
Archbishop of Milan and the future Pope Pius XI, and the university gained official
state recognition as an independent university in 1924.
In 1928 Father Gemelli purchased the historic Saint Ambrose Monastery, located
in the centre of Milan, which was then inaugurated as the seat of the University
on 30th October 1932. The architect Giovanni Muzio was then commissioned by
Father Gemelli to undertake the restoration and renovation of the original structure
and the addition of new buildings.
The Piacenza Campus was built after World War II and was opened at the
beginning of the 1952-1953 academic year. The Agostino Gemelli General
Hospital in Rome was inaugurated in 1964 as part of the Faculty of Medicine and
Surgical Medicine. The Brescia campus was opened in 1965 and the Centre for
High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences was opened in
2002 in Campobasso.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza-Cremona Campus offers 3 faculties
to study in:
- School of Business and Law
- Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
- Educational Sciences.
Hosting a total of 2500 students (with around 270 faculty members and 130 staff
members) the campus open the students’ view on two peculiar realities: Piacenza,
the crossroads of cities and cultures, and Cremona, the violin city.
Providing many green spot areas and efficient administrative work, computer labs
and recreational activities, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza-Cremona
campus is the best option for students who want to pursue a quiet, hardworking
and culturally inspired experience.
Situated at the heart of the Po Valley, in the lush and fertile region of Emilia- Romagna,
Piacenza is only 65 km away from Milan and 150 km from Bologna. It lies on the
border between Lombardy and Piedmont, two of the most industrialized regions
in the north, at a crucial crossroads for road and rail transport, both national and
international. Thanks to its easy access from both the south and the north of the
country, Piacenza has always been an important centre for commerce and transport.
In fact, it is considered the gateway to all important surrounding cities of Northern
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Italy, including Milan, Parma or Bologna. Moreover, Piacenza is one of the cities of art
of the region Emilia-Romagna, with its palaces, churches and museums. Both in the city
center and around the province you will have the opportunity to enjoy the pleasure of
Italian cuisine, thanks to the long and refined culinary tradition of Piacenza.
The value added of Piacenza and Cremona is the relationship between students
and professors, who are careful and always stimulate their pupils to achieve higher
goals, showing competitiveness and ambition for a wonderful array of future job
opportunities.
Pre-inscription Procedure at UCSC
According to the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) rules, before
enrolling at an Italian University, NON-EUROPEAN STUDENTS MUST FOLLOW THE
PRE-INSCRIPTION PROCEDURE AT THE ITALIAN EMBASSY LOCATED IN THEIR HOME
COUNTRY.
You can find all the information at the following link:
www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/calendar.html
WITHOUT THE PRE-INSCRIPTION YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE
YOUR IMMATRICULATION AT UCSC.
Please watch out the deadlines.
Within the end of June you will receive an e-mail with the date of the Italian
Language Examination for the Academic Year 2014/2015, which is compulsory if
you apply at an Italian University.
Visa
In order to stay in Italy for more than 90 days, non-European students will have to
get a VISA at the Italian Embassy located in their Home Country.
For more information visit the link: www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp
Please find below the basic application requirements. However, it is important that
students verify their Consulate/Embassy website for any additional requirements:
- Admission letter issued by host institution
- Passport and Driving Licence/ID/Residency Card
- Student visa application to be submitted in person
- Proof of enrolment at home institution
- Affidavit of financial support
- Proof of adequate health insurance coverage outside your country
- Flight itinerary
UCSC will send to your Home University the Acceptance Letter only after receiving
your APPLICATION FORM (see the Application Form part).
WITHOUT A VISA YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT OF STAY AND
CONSEQUENTLY YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN ITALY MORE THAN
90 DAYS.
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Medical Assistance
As EU citizens you are entitled to Italian public health benefits. The service
is guaranteed to holders of a European Health Card or European Health Card
Substitute Certificate, which should be requested from your home country Health
Authority.
When you arrive in Piacenza, you are entitled to treatment in Accident and
Emergency departments of hospitals, and can consult a General Health Practitioner,
on presentation of the above mentioned card or certificate.
Before leaving your home country, please check that you have this card or
substitute certificate.
Non-European students must take out an International Health Insurance which
covers costs related to medical treatment and admission to hospital. This kind of
insurance costs Euros 150 for a period of 12 months. Afterwards, you will be able
to benefit from the National or Private Health Care Service and to obtain, once in
your Home Country, a refund for your health expenses in Italy according to your
Insurance Company agreement.
Nevertheless, in order to avoid problems it is advisable to contact insurance
agencies before leaving your home country.
An insurance policy is compulsory if you apply for a residence permit.
For more info you can contact:
AUSL - Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (Local Health Service)
Piacenza Department - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 169
29122 Piacenza
Address: Piazzale Milano, 3
Tel.: +39 0523 301 111
Opening hours
From Monday to Friday, 8.00 - 12.30
Thursday, 8.00 - 17.30 (no lunchtime closure)
On Campus Medical Assistance contact person:
Dr Giuseppe MISEROTTI (Room 25)
Via Emilia Parmense, 84 - 29122 Piacenza
Opening hours
Mondays and Wednesdays, 15.00 - 16.00
Fridays, 11.00 - 12.00
Emergency telephone numbers:
Carabinieri Police National Police
Fire Fighters First Aid
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Application Form
Starting from May 2014, the Application Form for the Double Degree Program at
the School of Business and Law of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Piacenza
Site (UCSC) will be available at the web page http://www.ucscinternational.it/
study-in-piacenza/double-degree-program-in-piacenza-cremona-campus. Please
complete the form (in fillable pdf format) on the computer, save and send it back,
duly filled in, to [email protected] together with:
PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT (or other identity document)
RECEIPT OF PAYMENT of the regional tax, which is compulsory in order to enroll
regularly at UCSC. The tax must be paid by students enrolling at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
years. The tax costs 156.00 (140.00 Euros tax + 16.00 Revenue Stamp). You will be
able to pay the regional tax via bank transfer starting from 11th July 2014. Please
find the payment details below:
BENEFICIARIO: UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE
VIA E. PARMENSE 84, 29122 PIACENZA
BANK: CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI PARMA E PIACENZA - AGENZIA “D”
VIA COLOMBO 101, 29122 PIACENZA
IBAN: IT52B0623012607000000015755
BIC (SWIFT CODE): CRPPIT2P007
DESCRIPTION: “Iscrizione studente straniero Double Degree PRIMO/
SECONDO/TERZO ANNO” (choose the correct year)”
At the Welcome Day we will fill in together the Application for Enrolment
(immatricolazione) which YOU WILL HAND IN ON THE SAME DAY to our
International Admissions Office together with the following documents:
COPY OF YOUR CHRISTENING CERTIFICATE
If you are not baptized, you will have to declare it in a personal written declaration
and, once in Piacenza, you will have an interview with the spiritual counselor of
our Campus, who will fill in a form to be added to the other requested documents.
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1 ORIGINAL PASSPORT-SIZED PICTURE
ORIGINAL HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE together with:
- Official Italian Translation
-Legalization
- Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di Valore in loco a cura della Rappresentanza
diplomatica consolare italiana competente per territorio). The Declaration must
specify that the Certificate “è titolo finale di scuola secondaria superiore che si
consegue dopo dodici anni di scolarità a partire dalla prima classe della scuola
primaria e consente in loco l’immatricolazione universitaria/l’iscrizione alle
università locali”.
We will give you back your High School Certificate on the same day, after signing
a declaration of receipt.
A few days after the Welcome Day, you will get your Student Number (numero di
matricola), Student Card and Libretto.
If you do not bring all the requested documents, you will not be enrolled and
you will not receive neither the Libretto nor the Student Card. Consequently, you
will not take part to the Double Degree Program and you will not be allowed to
follow the lessons.
Accommodation
There are various ways to find an Accommodation. We advise you to come to
Piacenza in Summer and take your time to visit as many lodgings as possible to
choose the most suitable one.
If you are planning not to come before September, we suggest you to
book a temporary accomodation for the first one or two weeks before
you find the right one for you, according to your needs and expectations.
Please remember that we are not responsible for any problem related to your
accommodation or housing agreement between the student and the owner.
Prices can vary from 250,00 Euros/student (+ expenses) if you share an apartment
with other students, to 500,00 Euros/student (+ expenses) if you live on your own.
Please find below the contacts of some Estate Agencies that help International
students to find an apartment with 50% discount on the agency fee:
REAL ESTATE AGENCY TECNOCASA
Ms. Elisa FERRARI
Tel. +39 0523 455863
E.mail: [email protected]
www.tecnocasa.it
REAL ESTATE AGENCY SOLUZIONE CASA
www.soluzionecasapc.it
Mr. Massimo Corbellini
Tel. + 39 0523 490818
E-mail: [email protected]
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REAL ESTATE AGENCY RIABITA
Ms. Lusardi Giuliana
Tel. +39.0523.758214 - E-mail: [email protected]
www.riabita.it
SERVIZIO ABITATIVO EDU.CATT - ONLINE OFFERS
www.educatt.it/bachecaPC/bacheca_intro.asp
HOSTELS AND RESIDENCES IN PIACENZA
www.collegiodipiacenza.it
Residence for UCSC Students
RESIDENZA GASPARINI “La Colombina”
Located right behind the University canteen, it is the only Residence of our Campus.
With 52 single rooms and private bathrooms, and three common kitchens, the
Residence is a very comfortable place to stay. the price includes breakfast, bed
linen, blankets, weekly room cleaning and Wi-Fi connection. There are also several
common rooms in which you can spend your time with other international students.
Contacts
Mr. Paolo Grassi ([email protected]) - Mr. Raffaele Ciociola ([email protected])
Phone Number: +39 (0523) 62 11 11 - Fax Number: +39 (0523) 579416
Website link: http: //educatt.unicatt.it/educatt-residenza-gasparini-il-collegio
Temporary Accommodation
DON ZERMANI HOSTEL
Mrs Daniela Ponzini
Via Zoni, 38/40 - 29121 Piacenza - Italy
Tel. and Fax: +39 0523 712319
www.ostellodipiacenza.it
PETIT HOTEL
Via Pennazzi, 5 - 29122 Piacenza (PC)
Tel. +39 0523 590405 - E-mail: [email protected]
www.hotelpetit.it
EURO HOTEL PIACENZA
Via Cristoforo Colombo, 29/F -29122 Piacenza - Italy
Tel. +39 0523 606 011 - E-mail: [email protected]
www.eurohotelpiacenza.com
HOTEL CITY PIACENZA - 5 minutes on foot from University
Via Emilia Parmense, 54 -29122 Piacenza - Italy
Tel. +39 0523 579752 - E-mail: [email protected]
www.hotelcitypc.it
B&B
http://www.bed-and-breakfast.it/citta.cfm?citta=Piacenza&idregione=5&gclid=C
MP5l4iqwb0CFanjwgodB1wAGg
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In Italy
Permit of Stay
If you are a non-European Student, you must go to a Post Office (see details below)
within 8 days from your arrival in Italy, to take the Yellow Kit, that you need in order
to get your Permit of Stay. The Kit contains a form (Modulo 1) you must duly fill and
hand in at the Post Office together with the following documents:
- Passport and photocopy of every single page of your Passport (A4 format)
- VISA documentation and any letter issued and stamped by the Italian
Consulate/Embassy (make additional photocopies)
- A certificate of enrolment issued by UCSC
- Photocopy of health insurance coverage
CAPOFFICE
29121
PIACENZA 10
29121
PIACENZA 2
29122
PIACENZA 3
29122
PIACENZA 4
29122
PIACENZA 6
29122
PIACENZA 7
29122
PIACENZA 9
29121
PIACENZA CENTRO
ADDRESS
VIA GIUSEPPE TAVERNA 269
VIA PIETRO CELLA 74
VIA COLOMBO 44 PIAZZALE MEDAGLIE D’ORO 9 VIA EMILIA PARMENSE 24 VIA TRIVIOLI 6/8 VIA CONCILIAZIONE 49 VIA SANT’ANTONINO 40 City
Piacenza (PC)
Piacenza (PC)
Piacenza (PC)
Piacenza (PC)
Piacenza (PC)
Piacenza (PC)
Piacenza (PC)
Piacenza (PC)
At the link www.portaleimmigrazione.it you will find all the information regarding
the procedure and the status of your folder, by inserting your username and
password written on the Post Office receipt. When you hand in all the documents,
you will have to pay:
27,50 € for the electronic card
30,00 € for the shipment tax
14,62 € for the revenue stamp (marca da bollo)
107,50 € for the Permit of Stay tax
For more information visit: http://www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/225/
The Post Office will give you a receipt. You must hand in a copy of the receipt to
our International Office and make additional copies for yourselves. Later on you
will be contacted by the Police Station for the following steps.. On that date you
will have to bring 4 original passport pictures to the Immigration Office. The whole
procedure lasts about two months.
Once you get your Permit of Stay, make a copy and bring it to our International
Office.
Please remember to keep the temporary Permit of Stay with you until you receive
the original one.
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Piacenza Campus
http://piacenza.unicatt.it/
UCSC Services
Chapel and Pastoral Centre
www.unicatt.it/CentroPastorale/
The Pastoral Centre is part of the UCSC life and is open to any student who might
be interested in joining its activities, including charity work.
The main aim is to support the communication between culture and the Catholic
religion. There are priests and vicars willing to listen and talk to people needing
a spiritual counselling, thus making the Centre a place of prayer and education.
Religious associations and groups of volunteers collaborate with the Pastoral
Centre and give their own contribution.
Please note that we have two chapels, once located inside the main campus
building and one inside the Collegio Sant’Isidoro.
Centre for Conventions and Meetings
http://piacenza.unicatt.it/2432.html
The Campus offers a Centre for conventions
and meetings, workshops and seminars,
located inside the Campus.
EDUCatt Service
http://educatt.unicatt.it/index.html
EDUCatt is a non-profit foundation that offers many services to UCSC students.
Meals
http://www.educatt.it/ristorazione/RistoPiacenza.asp
Students can have their meals at the University canteen, located in Collegio
Sant’Isidoro, inside the Campus. In the canteen there are 340 seats divided in two
rooms with air-conditioning. Among the various dishes offered by the University
canteen, you will have the opportunity to try the typical regional food of EmiliaRomagna.
Opening hours:
LUNCH
From Mondays to Fridays 12.10-14.00
Saturdays 12.10-13.15
Booking for Saturdays lunch is compulsory within 19.00 of the day before
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DINNER
Mondays to Fridays 19.00-19.45
Price
- price with Educatt Student Card (which costs 60,00 Euros/year): Eur 6.65
- price without Educatt Student Card: Eur 7.70
Library/Study Rooms
http://piacenza.unicatt.it/biblioteca/index.html
The UCSC library was born in 1953, together
with the former Faculty of Agriculture
(now Faculty of Agricultural, Food and
Environmental Sciences). Each Faculty
has its own library. There are currently
100,000 books (among them, over 2,800
FAO publications since 1978) and 3,500
newspapers from all over the world. The
library has an online catalogue and an
online database.
The library is open to the public. You can also use the private study rooms, where
you can study together with other students (silence is compulsory in the library, but
conversation is allowed in the study rooms).
Sports Centre
http://piacenza.unicatt.it/2777.html
The Piacenza Campus of the Università
Cattolica has several sports facilities.
The University Sports Centre ‘Centro
Polisportivo Universitario’ has opened
recently, covering 8000 m2 and offering
tennis, football, basketball, volleyball,
handball, and weightlifting facilities, together
with an artificial climbing wall with three
climbs of different levels of difficulty.
Thanks to the ASUP student association, UCSC students can take part to sports
competitions. You can access to the centre by paying an annual fee of about 50.00
Euros.
The sports centre is open from Monday to Saturday, 9.00-23.00.
For more information:
Mr. Fausto Camozzi (ISEF instructor)
Strada dell’Anselma, 7 - 29122 Piacenza
Tel./Fax: 0523 594111 - Cell.: 339 6895230
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About Piacenza
Tax Code
http://www.comuni.it/servizi/codfisc
The Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) is an alphanumeric identity code that any citizen
must have. You will need it, for instance, to get a bus pass or if you want to rent
an apartment. The code is free of charge and is issued by Agenzia delle Entrate Piacenza Office. You will need to bring your passport or identity card and a copy of
your Visa if you are not an EU student. For more information, please contact:
Agenzia delle Entrate - Ufficio di Piacenza
Via Modonesi, 16
29122 Piacenza
Tel. +39 0523 601296
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 8.45-12.45
Mondays: 15.00 - 17.00
Thursdays: 8.45 - 17.00
Public Transports
BUS
Bus number 2 stops right in front of University.
Price:
Single ticket: 1.20 €
One-day pass: 3.50 €
Different kinds of seasonal tickets are also available:
MULTIPLE-USER PASS (you must write the number of your ID card, passport or
driving license on the ticket): 9 tickets - €10.00
SINGLE-USER PASSES (You must hold a SETA S.p.A. ID card, cost €3.00):
Student one-month pass - 27.00 €
Student 10-month pass - 200.00 €
Student 12-month pass - 260.00 €
To purchase a SETA S.p.A. ID card you should go to the SETA Office in Piazza
Cittadella with the following:
- passport size photograph
- tax code
- passport or ID card
For information on timetables and routes: http://www.setaweb.it/azienda/index.
php?azienda=pc
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Trains
http://www.trenitalia.com/trenitalia.html
Discounts
At this link you can find interesting discounts for various services in town, including
shops, cinemas, transports and banks: http://piacenza.unicatt.it/agevolazioniconvenzioni
Intensive Italian Business Language Course
It is a pleasure to inform you that, in the context of our Double Degree Program in
International Management, we offer an intensive Italian Business Language course
at the beginning of the academic year 2014/15.
The course will be run as follows:
-30 contact hours (3 hours / day for 10 days, or 2 weeks)
-Period: the first two weeks of September, just before lessons start
-The course is addressed to students who have reached an upper-intermediate
level of proficiency in Italian (B2). The focus of the course will be to bring students
to acquire common business language skills, through practical exercises such as
oral presentations, employment interview, business briefs, etc.
-The program fee is 150,00 €.
For Payment Details, Application Deadline and Course Program visit the webpage:
http://www.ucscinternational.it/study-in-piacenza/italian-language-culturecourse-exch-piacenzacremona
Italian Language and Culture Course
During each semester, UCSC offers an Italian Language and Culture Course which
costs 200.00 €. At the end of the course, lasting about two months (Fall course:
October-December; Spring course: February-April) you will have a final exam and
you will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
In order to receive the Certificate of Attendance, you will have to attend and pass
the final exam.
Fore more information visit: http://www.ucscinternational.it/study-in-piacenza/
italian-language-culture-course-exch-piacenzacremona
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Piacenza on the web
Piacenza for tourists
http://www.comune.piacenza.it/
http://turismo.provincia.pc.it/
Piacenza at night
http://www.piacenzanight.com
Art, culture and music
http://www.piacenza-pc.it/default.htm
Theatres
http://www.teatricomunali.piacenza.it/
Piacenza local newspaper
http://www.liberta.it/asp/default.asp
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Academic Life
Academic Year
Our Academic year is composed of two semesters. Each semester is divided in a
lectures period and an examination period.
Academic Calendar 2014/2015:
Intensive Italian Business Language Course 01/09/14 - 12/09/14
Pre-courses (NOT COMPULSORY) 03/09/14 - 12/09/14
I semester begin 15/09/14
Intermediate Test Session (I sem.) 20/10/14 - 22/10/14 (lessons suspended)
Lessons end (I sem.) 03/12/14
Examinations 09/12/14 - 19/12/14
Christmas Holidays 22/12/14 - 06/01/15
Examinations 07/01/15 - 03/02/15
Lessons begin (II sem.) 04/02/15
Intermediate Test Session (II sem.) 16/03/15 - 18/03/15 (lessons suspended)
Easter Holidays
02/04/15 - 10/04/15
Lessons begin (II sem.) 13/04/15
Lessons end (II sem.) 28/04/15
Recover Lessons period 29/04/15 - 05/05/15
Examinations 11/05/15 - 10/07/15
Examinations 31/08/15 - 11/09/15
Students’ Tools
Once regularly enrolled at UCSC, School of Business and Law, you will have to
collect the following tools at the International Admissions Office:
- Student Number (numero di matricola)
- Libretto
- Student Card
The Student Number is an identification code of six numbers included in the UCSC
student database. You will also receive a pin code that you will need to access
your Student Personal Page (I-Catt) or the UC Point machines that allows you to
print your certificates, enroll to the exams, control the timetable of your lessons or
insert your Study Plan.
At your First Access to I-Catt or UC Point with your Student Number and Pin Code
you will have to choose a new password, which will be your password from then
on for any further access.
UC POINT: machine located in the Campus.
I-CATT: student personal webpage
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LIBRETTO: it is a small book where the professors will register your exams and
corresponding marks.
The STUDENT CARD is your personal card with your picture, name and surname
that you must keep with you inside university in order to be identified as UCSC
student.
BEFORE YOUR GRADUATION DAY (SESSIONE DI LAUREA) YOU WILL HAVE TO
HAND IN YOUR LIBRETTO AND STUDENTS CARD TO THE SECRETARY OFFICE
(SEGRETERIA DIDATTICA).
Within the end of October 2014 you will have to register your Study Plan (Piano di
Studi) online, either via UC POINT or I-CATT.
Before the deadline, the International Office will plan a meeting to show you how
to register your Study Plan.
The deadline for the registration of your Study Plan will be communicated by the
Secretary Office on the I-Catt page and as a regular notice both on the webpage
and inside the Campus.
It is your own responsibility to keep informed and register you Study Plan
within the given deadline.
The Italian Credits System (ECTS-CFU)
Every exam corresponds to a number of credits that you can generally find in
brackets by the name of the exam. Credits are the amount of the students’ working
hours spent for each course (both at university and at home). However, they do not
replace the final mark of the exam.
According to the ECTS - European Community Course Credit Transfer System, one
Academic Year corresponds to 60 ECTS Credits. 1 ECTS Credit = 25 hours of work
(including lessons, seminars, practical activities, study hours,…).
The ECTS System is the new Italian Credits System. 1 ECTS = 1 CFU
How to take Exams at UCSC
You must take all of the exams of your Study Plan. In order to take any exam, you
must follow a certain percentage of lessons, which can vary from one course to
the other. After the lectures period, you will have the chance to choose in which
Examination Session you prefer to take the exam. Please find all the information
at the link: http://piacenza.unicatt.it/facolta/economia; click on “APPELLI ESAMI
PIACENZA” (Quick Links, bottom left).
You must choose one of the exams of the 3rd year of the School of Business and
Law, Piacenza Campus, Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, academic year
2014/2015. Once you have selected your exam, you must register via UC Point or
I-Catt.
Once the Registration Process is available, the International Office will plan a meeting
to show you how to sign in for an exam.
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After the registration process, you will have to print the confirmation page (statino)
that you will have to bring to the mark registration session together with your
Libretto. The date for mark registration will be communicated by your professor at
the examination session, although it usually corresponds to the next examination
session day. Marks can be posted in the School or out of the professor’s office on the
notice board. They might also be uploaded on the professor’s webpage at the link
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/initialize.do. After signing your statino, you will have to
hand in it to the professor, who will register your exam on the Libretto.
The Italian Grading System
The Italian grading system ranges from 18/30 to 30/30. The highest mark is
30/30 cum laude. All the exams under 18/30 are considered as “failed” and thus
are not registered on the Libretto. The highest mark for Graduation is 110/110
cum laude.
Study Plan
YEAR 1
CORSO
COURSE
Introduzione alla Teologia e questioni Theology I(1) di Teologia fondamentale
Economia Aziendale
Business Administration
Metodologie e determinazioni Quantitative Methods
quantitative d’azienda (Corso B)
in Financial Accounting
Istituzioni di diritto
Legal Principles
- Istituzioni di diritto privato
- Fundamentals of Private law
- Istituzioni di diritto pubblico
- Principles of Public law
MarketingMarketing
- Marketing strategico
- Strategic Marketing - Marketing operativo
- Operational Marketing Matematica Generale
General Mathematics
Microeconomia
Microeconomics
Lingua Inglese (Corso Base) English(2) YEARCREDITSSEMESTER CODE
1
0
I and II
1
1
7
8
I
II
SECS P07
1
1
5
5
I
II
IUS 01
IUS 09
SECS P07
1
5
I
SECS P08
1
5
II
SECS P08
1
8
I
SECS P06
110 IISECS P01
1
5
I and II
YEAR 2
CORSO
COURSE
Analisi di bilancio Financial Statement Analysis
e programmazione e controllo and Planning and Control
- Programmazione e controllo
- Planning and Control - Analisi di bilancio
- Financial Statement Analysis Finanza aziendale (Corso A)
Corporate Finance
- Capital Budgeting
- Capital budgeting - Scelte di finanziamento
- Financing decisions Macroeconomia
Macroeconomics
Organizzazione aziendale Business Organization Statistica Statistics Stage Internship(2) Lingua Inglese (Business English) Business English(2) Seconda Lingua Second language (Francese/Spagnolo/Tedesco)(French/Spanish/German)
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YEARCREDITSSEMESTER CODE
2
2
5
5
I
II
SECS P07
SECS P07
2
5
I
SECS P09
2
5
II
SECS P09
29 ISECS P01
2
5
II
SECS P10
2
8
I
SECS S01
2
10
II
2
3
I
2
2
I and II
YEAR 3
CORSO
Italiano (intensivo-precorso) Questioni di Teologia fondamentale
Diritto ed economia del lavoro
- Diritto del lavoro
- Economia del lavoro
Diritto tributario Logistica e Supply Chain Management
Sistemi informativi aziendali Politica economica (Corso C)
- Istituzioni di Politica Economica
- Economia Internazionale Strategia Aziendale English for International Business Corporate Social Responsibility Gestione del personale Prova finale COURSE
YEARCREDITSSEMESTER CODE
Italian (intensive-precourse)(3) 30
Theology III(1) 3
0
I and II
Labour Law and Economic
- Labour Law 3
5
I
IUS 07
- Labour Economics 3
5
II
SECS P02
Tax Law 3
5
II
IUS 12
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3
5
I
SECS P08
Enterprise Information Systems 3
5
II
ING-INF 05
Economic Policy
- Institutions of Economics Policy 3
5
I
SECS P02
- International Economic 3
5
II
SECS P02
Business Strategy 3
5
II
SECS P07
English for International Business 3
5
I
EAG587
Corporate Social Responsibility 3
5
I
SECS P07
HR Management 3
5
II
SECS P10
Final Thesis/Internship report(5) 3
5
YEAR 4
CORSO
Corporate Strategy
Cross Cultural Management Imprenditorialità International Competitiveness Esami a scelta (2):
COURSE
Corporate Strategy Cross Cultural Management Entrepreneurship International Competitiveness Electives (2)
English for International Management
Fondamenti di bilancio
e di controllo di gestione
Analisi finanziaria Strategic Control Doing Business in Emerging Markets Strategia e management delle aziende internazionali English for International Management(6) Introduction to Financial
and Managerial Accounting(7) Financial Analysis(7) Strategic Control(7) Doing Business in Emerging Markets(7) Strategy and Management
of International Firms(7) Stage/Relazione Finale Internship and final dissertation YEARCREDITSSEMESTER CODE
45
ISECS P07
4
4
4
5
5
5
II
I
II
4
5
I
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
I
I
I
I and II
SECS P07
SECS P09
SECS P07
SECS P07
4
4
5
25
II
SECS P07
SECS P10
SECS P07
SECS P02
Comments
Please note that the I year English Course and the II year Second Language Course are not compulsory for students
with an International Certificate.
For more information: http://selda.unicatt.it/piacenza-formazione-linguistica-di-base-certificazioni-internazionaliriconosciute
Approved with grade
Approved, no grade (3)
Highly reccomended to all DD incoming students (I and III year) (4)
DD incoming students take Theology I but the exam is registered as Theology III nevertheless
(5)
For DD in the second year (6)
Elective - not for English mother tongue (7)
Elective
(1)
(2)
BACHELOR DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
After passing successfully all the exams of your Study Plan you will take your Bachelor
Degree in Business Administration. The graduating dates and correspondent
deadlines will be published at the following link: http://piacenza.unicatt.it/
facolta/economia-Calendario_Lauree_Eco_PC.pdf. The Graduation Sessions are in
July, October and December of the following year.
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IT IS COMPULSORY TO ATTEND THE GRADUATING CEREMONY IN PERSON.
MOREOVER, YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR BACHELOR DEGREE WITHIN THE
GRADUATION SESSION OF DECEMBER 2015 IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ENROLL
AT THE 4th ACADEMIC YEAR AT UCSC (WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE MASTER
IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT)
All information are available on the online platform BLACKBOARD. You can access
Blackboard directly from the web (http://ilab.unicatt.it/ilab-blackboard-per-glistudenti-accesso-a-bb) or from your I-Catt personal page.
It is your own responsibility to keep informed about the deadlines
regarding the Graduation Sessions.
You will be asked to pay a fee of 100,00 Euros for printing and sending the original
Degree Certificate to your home address (THE SECRETARY OFFICE WILL CONFIRM
YOU THE AMOUNT FOR NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR).
MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT M-MINT
On your 4th Academic Year at UCSC you will be enrolled at the Master in International
Management. The Master Office will give you the information regarding the Study
Plan and the enrollment procedure starting from Summer 2015. Many exams are
taken from the course offer of the MSc. in Business Management - curriculum
International Management. This gives you the opportunity to enroll at the 2nd year
of the MSc. in Business Management after completing your Double Degree Program.
UCSC will in fact acknowledge 30 ECTS of your 4th Year (Master Mint). You will be
able to choose between two options:
OPTION 1: complete the MSc. in Piacenza
Contacts: Prof.ssa Donatella Depperu
E-mail: [email protected]
OPTION 2 (Study Abroad Program): study one semester in one of the partner
universities and the remaining time in Piacenza . All involved universities are IPBS
partners. For more information look at the following link: http://ucscinternational.
unicatt.it/ucsc-international-notizie-study-abroad-international-managementpiacenza-campus.
Contacts: Prof. Emanuele Antonio Vendramini
E-mail: [email protected]
UCSC Overdue Payments and Refunds
Please find below useful information about overdue payments and refunds at
UCSC Piacenza Campus, due to delays or other reasons listed in the schedule.
Contacts
UCSC Secretary Office - Piacenza Campus
Tel.: +39 0523.599141/148 - E-mail: [email protected]
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Secretary Office ‐ Information about secretary services, overdue payments and refunds valid from November 2013 Certificates for former/graduated students duly filled in and signed (for a maximum of 3 identical copies) Copy of your Diploma Copy of your Libretto Copy of your Student Card Official Photocopies of your Study Plan and Course Programs: ‐ fee for Research ‐ fee for each page (1‐10) ‐ fee for each page (from page 11) Arrears for delay in delivering High School documents
Arrears for delay in registering your Study Plan (within 7 days) Arrears for delay in paying univeristy taxes Inquiry for Enrollment which requires the issue of the Approuval for Admission by a board (withdrawal, transfer to another university, second degree, foreign Diploma) Change of Section Certificate of Withdrawal Issue of the Withdrawal Document in case of transfer to another university (after confirmation by the future university), if the student hasn't enrolled for the Academic Year 2014/2015: ‐ if delivered from 2nd to 30th November 2014 ‐ if delivered from 3rd December 2014 Issue of a new instalment due to a student's mistake in the communication of the information regarding the family income. Deduction in case of refunds due to mistakes caused by the person who carries out the deposits Issue of the original Diploma (stamp duty included)
Tax for taking up the studies after one or more years of absence € 10
+ eventual stamp duty € 100
stamp duty included € 50
first copy € 75
further copies € 20
€ 10 € 0,20 € 0,10 € 8 within 7 days
€ 15 more than 7 days € 60
€ 25 within 30 days
€ 50 from 31 to 60 days
€ 75 over 60 days delay
€ 60
€ 60
€ 60
€ 250 € 400 € 60
€ 60
€ 100
€ 200
for each academic year + further € 200 if the student want to take exams during the unofficial session of the last academic year s/he has attended The above listed amounts are subject to change according to regional regulations. 21
Dear Double Degree student,
the Program you have decided to follow within the IPBS (International Partnership
of Business Schools) network at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is unique and
peculiar.
The Double Degree Program is characterized both by great carrer opportunities
and a network of international students coming from all over the globe: from the
wonderful ESB of Reutlingen (Germany), the lively campus of Puebla (Mexico), the
champagne birthplace of Reims (France), from Boston (USA), Breda (The Netherlands),
Lancaster (UK).
We are called SMINT (International Management Students) and we are the official
student association of the Double Degree students. We organize parties, trips and
other events to make your student life more enjoyable! We are waiting for you in
Piacenza to welcome you in this sparkling town in order to enrich our group with
your presence, your ideas and your brightness. We can give you a hand from a
personal, work, social or linguistic point of view.
We wish you a wonderful academic year at UCSC, full of new experiences (many!!),
fun (as much as possible) and (much) success.
For more information, you can write us to one of the below e-mail addresses. We
will welcome you personally at the Welcome Day in September to start this Italian
experience together!
SMINT
Studenti del Management Internazionale
Audrey Boudet (President): [email protected]
Bertille Nicolas (Vice-president): [email protected]
Welcome Day
The Welcome Days will be on September, 11th and 20th 2014 at UCSC Piacenza
Campus. You will find more information about the program and enrolment
procedure at the link www.ucscinternational.it (Welcome days Piacenza). Please
note that the participation to the Welcome Day is compulsory.
We kindly ask you to confirm your attendance by writing an e-mail to: ucsc.
[email protected] within Tuesday, 15th July 2014.
SEE YOU SOON IN PIACENZA!
UCSC International Team
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For more information
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
International Office
Sede di Piacenza-Cremona
Via Emilia Parmense, 84
29122 Piacenza (PC)
ITALY
Tel: +39 0523 599 436
Fax: +39 0523 599 441
E-mail: [email protected]