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I would like to offer you a warm welcome to the large family of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. An Athenaeum that has trusted in young people for over a century. Father Gemelli, our founder, always repeated this with conviction in his speeches. I would like to recall this passage he spoke at the inauguration of the academic year of 1951/52: "I am convinced, and this is the school policy I follow, that young people should be trusted, helped, followed, understood".
A trust, therefore, that commits us to providing you with a university experience that will accompany you into the future, contributing to your professional, cultural and personal development. This is why our educational offer, characterised by a high quality also in an international projection, has as its objective “to educate to a long and integral view”. Study paths that are characterised not only by the solidity of the content, but also by their innovativeness, so as to take into account the continuous social changes and the world of work. At the same time, they assign particular importance to interdisciplinary hybridisation. All this with the priority of caring for each freshman and enhancing his or her experience in beautiful, welcoming, functional and technologically advanced spaces.
Every day, in your training path, all of us teachers are called upon to transfer to each and every one of you technical skills, cutting edge themes and method, in the wake of a century-old tradition that is attentive to enhancing ethical aspects, developing critical thinking and caring for the relational dimension. But also, and above all, we are strongly oriented towards fostering an integral training of individuals in order to make the most of your talents. Attention to the person, the alliance between generations, the desire for innovation based on our roots are the fundamental components of an identity that Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore intends to preserve and renew.
A distinctive feature of our understanding of the educating community lies in the contribution that each component offers to the life of the University, walking together. I therefore invite freshmen to get involved in university activities, also for the benefit of others, by making themselves available as tutors, representatives on bodies, members of peer and review committees, and student associations. My invitation is to undertake this journey with ever increasing and passionate participation, taking advantage of the many opportunities that Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore offers - from internships to international and volunteer experiences - to enrich personal and cultural growth. Here, in fact, one comes first and foremost to study, but also to come face to face with reality, to forge lasting bonds, to imagine something that does not yet exist and of which, at the same time, one perceives the urgency and importance.
To make my closeness with all of you even stronger, I intend to provide a space to receive and meet regularly with those of you who wish to have a moment of dialogue and confrontation, thus nurturing a relationship that is able to grasp and interpret your needs and proposals. A first tool for getting to know and appreciate your chosen University and Faculty is this guide, which brings together all the main information. The course programmes, together with many other news and communications on the University's initiatives, can instead be consulted on the website https://studenticattolica.unicatt.it/
I wish each and every student that their university journey will be full of enthusiasm and rich in satisfaction, urging all of you not to stop in the face of the commitment and effort required for the coming goals. Be proud to be part of this great family that is Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore!
I would like to wish each and every student that their university career will be full of enthusiasm and rich in satisfaction, urging all of you not to stop in the face of the commitment and effort required for the coming goals.
Thanking you for choosing Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, be proud to be part of this great family.
Elena Beccalli
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In the upcoming academic year 2024/25, the teaching activities of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (lectures, exams, both oral and written, final examinations) will take place on campus.
The lectures for the Faculty of Economics will normally be delivered in person, without streaming or recording, except in the evening graduate degree programme in Economics and Management, where recordings of lectures will remain available to students for 7 days.
As for the lectures delivered as part of the Blended graduate degree programme in Business Administration and Consultancy, the lectures scheduled in presence will not be recorded, while those delivered online will be recorded.
The VPI (Foundation Knowledge Assessment Test) is a compulsory test for all students enrolled in the 1st year of graduate and post-graduate degree programmes. The test aims to verify that you possess the basic knowledge to be able to profitably attend your chosen degree programme.
If you have taken the TIEC, you are not required to take the VPI separately as it is incorporated within the test.
If you do not pass the VPI, you will automatically be assigned additional courses, called OFAs (Additional Educational Obligations), which you must necessarily pass within the 1st year of your degree programme to avoid repeating the year in case you continue your studies. The Academic Bodies determine the content of the VPI and define the OFAs for each degree programme
Have you taken the TIEC?
If you scored 7 or above in the math area of the TIEC, you have passed the VPI. You will have regular access to the exam session and will not have to take any OFA courses.
If you scored below 7 in the math area – and anyway at least equal to 4 - you will be automatically assigned OFAs (Additional Educational Obligations).
This implies that:
1) You will need to attend at least 70 percent of the 12-hour Math pre-course. Click "Calendario corsi OFA" in the freshman kit to see the timetable.
2) You will have to pass a Final Verification (VF OFA). See details in the flowchart attached here
The VF OFA is a prerequisite to the Mathematics and Introductory Microeconomics exams.
If you do not pass the VF OFA within the editions scheduled for your registration year, you will be enrolled as a repeat student and will not be eligible for the second year. If you fail to pass the VF OFA (you will have at least 3 attempts), you can contact the group tutor who will offer the right advice and support you in a methodological remedial path.
Do you have a foreign degree?
Are you a transfer student from another degree programme or University, or a student who matriculated before 2020-21, or is your OFA marked as passed?
If you are a transfer student from another degree programme or University, or a student enrolled before 2020-21, or with an OFA marked as passed, you will have to pass a Preliminary Math Test.
Remember:
Additional training obligation (OFA) of Mathematics - Courses calendar
Your journey as a first-year student starts with the Welcome Day.
Take part in your Faculty's Welcome Day on campus and find out all the information you need for your first year as a university student.
We will help you find out:
You will also meet your Group Tutor: a young graduate from the same degree programme as you, whose task is to welcome you and accompany you in this new experience.
In this section you will find all the information you need to build your timetable for classes and find out how to access the University.
Academic calendars
The academic calendar indicates class days, exam sessions and holiday periods.
Class timetables
Enter the name of your degree programme, you will find all the lectures associated with it and you will be able to view the time and room of each lecture.
Faculty Guides
In the Faculty Guide, you will find detailed information on the study plan, compulsory and elective courses, any prerequisite and the list of professors/lecturers in charge of the individual courses.
Campus Guide
Classrooms, maps and services of the Milan campus
As a UniCatt student you have 3 fundamental tools at your disposal, to be used from matriculation to the conclusion of your studies: iCatt Personal Page, Mail @iCatt.it and iCatt App.
