The “Grande Guida Università Censis-la Repubblica 2015-2016” (Great University Guide Censis-la Repubblica 2015-2016), at the newsstands since July 27, witnesses the University of Trento improving its scoring by 2 points (from 97,8 to 99,8) and firmly staying at second place in the mid-size State Universities (10 - 20 thousand enrolled students). Just a few decimals from the first position (100,6).
“This is yet another acknowledgement of the quality of our work - remarked the Rector Paolo Collini - I do not think there is another Italian University invariably at the top of so many rankings as ours. Thank you to all the colleagues that by doing research, teaching and services, make the University of Trento something to be proud of”.
The score attained by the University of Trento in the Guida Censis-la Repubblica portrays the arithmetic mean of the evaluated expenses for grants and other operation in favour of the students (98 compared to 90 of last year), web (102 compared to 98), internationalisation (98 compared to 106), services (96 compared to 103).
It is important to underline the University of Trento stands out also in the overall rankings of all the State universities. With a score of 99,8, the University of Trento is outdone only for a few decimals by the University of Siena (leader in the averages and in the overall score of 100,6). The indicators “structures” (105), and “web (102) have been decisive for the great performance of the University of Trento.
Didactics
Excellent ranking (from 3rd to 2nd) for the course of Science and techniques of Cognitive Psychology, of the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science. Steadily in 4th position, we can find the courses of the socio-political group (which, as well as for the courses of the Department of Sociology and Social Research, it includes Communication Interfaces and Technologies, of the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science). Same place also for those of the scientific group which drops two positions (the courses of the Department of Physics, the courses of the Department of Mathematics, and the course of Computer Science of the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science). Fourth place as well, for the Department of Economics and Management, in the economic-statistical group, which drops three positions. Climbs to 5th place (it was 7th) the course of Modern Languages of the Department of Humanities in the linguistic group. At the sixth place (it was 4th) there is the 5-year course of the Department of Law, in its reference group. Improves nine positions, ranking 7th, the courses of Cultural Heritage; Philosophy, Historical philological-literary studies of the Department of Humanities, in the literary-humanistic group. Goes from the 17th to the 15th place the engineering group with the courses of civil engineering and environmental and territorial engineering of the Department of Civil, environmental and mechanical engineering, together with Information engineering and business organisation and with Electronic and telecommunication engineering of the Department of Information engineering and computer science and of the Department of Industrial Engineering. It ends the rankings (from 8th to 21st) the 5-year degree course of Building Engineering-Architecture of the Department of Civil, environmental and mechanical engineering, in its category.