Conference / Meeting

School meets University, Assemblea Scuola-Università

"The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place." George Bernard Shaw
5 October 2023
Start time 
9:00 am
Palazzo Paolo Prodi, School of Innovation-SOI, Economics Building
Organizer: 
Prof. Alberto Montresor, Delegato del Rettore alla Terza Missione
Target audience: 
Reserved meeting
Attendance: 
Reservation required
On invitation
Registration deadline: 
11 September 2023, 23:59

The purpose of this workshop is to revive the relationship between the school system and the university in Trentino.
The participants will work in groups to:

  • identify the weaknesses in the relationship between schools and the university in Trentino;
  • identify possible solutions;
  • establish permanent communication channels to prevent new issues and promote constructive relationships.

Who is it for?

Applications are welcome from people from the education world:

  • High school principals and teachers
  • UniTrento faculty
  • Staff of UniTrento and of the Autonomous Province of Trento
  • Student representatives
  • Stakeholders of the local education sector

Topics

  • Orientation
  • University entrance test
  • Educational innovation
  • Teacher training
  • Joint educational initiatives

Programme

  9:00-10:00 – Breakfast and ice-breaking activity (SOI)
10:00-11:00 – Opening address and overview of the activities (Palazzo Prodi)
11:00-13:00 – Problem seeking (in discussion tables) (SOI and Economics Building)
13:00-14:00 – Lunch break (SOI)
14:00-16:00 – Problem solving (in discussion tables) (SOI and Economics building)
16:00-17:00 – Presentations from the discussion tables, closing greetings (Palazzo Prodi)

Organizers

Alberto Montresor, coordinator of the Discussion table on teacher training and relations with schools, UniTrento
Viviana Sbardella, School superintendent, Department of Education and Culture, Autonomous Province of Trento
Stefano Trainotti, Department of Education and Culture, Autonomous Province of Trento
Milena Bigatto, project manager for the Education and Innovation sector, Trentino Innovation Hub Foundation

Contact information

For the University of Trento:
Alberto Montresor – alberto.montresor [at] unitn.it

Events Office – eventi [at] unitn.it

For the Department of Education and Culture, Autonomous Province of Trento:
Stefano Trainotti – stefano.trainotti [at] provincia.tn.it

Alberto Garniga – alberto.garniga [at] provincia.tn.it

For Fondazione HIT:
Milena Bigatto – m.bigatto [at] trentinoinnovation.eu


Partners:

HIT HUB Innovazione Trentino        Provincia autonoma di Trento