PHYSICAL MOBILITY

Lecturers:

• Riccardo Massantini, full professor at University of Tuscia, Italy, president of the Alpine Study Centre
• Ferdinando Albisinni, extraordinary professor at Universitas Mercatorum, Rome – Italy
• Anna Carbone, associate professor at University of Tuscia, Italy
• Clara Cicatiello, assistant professor at University of Tuscia, Italy
• Mattias Eriksson, associate professor at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
• Silvio Franco, associate professor at University of Tuscia, Italy
• Roberto Moscetti, associate professor at University of Tuscia, Italy
• Marco Nardella, technical lab staff at University of Tuscia, Italy
• Silvia Scherhaufer, senior scientist at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria
• Luca Secondi, associate professor at university of Tuscia, Italy

Participation fee

Thanks to the funding provided by the Internationalization Program of the University of Tuscia, the registration is free of charge for the students enrolled in degree course at the four promoting Universities (University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Wien, Austria; University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany), and € 500 for other participants.

The fee includes:

• All lectures and seminars;
• Course materials;
• Bus to join the field visits;
• Accommodation in multiple-bed rooms at the Alpine Studies Centre from the 11^th of July (arrival) to the 22^nd of July (departure) 2022;
• Dinners at the local restaurant during the same period;
• Touristic visit on Sunday 17th July 2022;

Travel expenses to reach Pieve Tesino, small entrance fees to the companies and tourist sights (to be paid locally), and costs of breakfast and lunches are not included in the registration fee.

Selection criteria

The summer school has 25 places for university students. The summer school will take place if a minimum number of 15 participants is reached.

The summer school is targeted to bachelor and master students enrolled in university courses dealing with agricultural and environmental sciences, food technology, food chain management, sustainability and circular economy. Application of students with different backgrounds, PhD students and other participants might be considered upon availability of places.

The following criteria will be considered to evaluate the applications:

• English language proficiency;
• Priority to students enrolled in a bachelor or master course at University of Tuscia (Viterbo, Italy), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Uppsala, Sweden) or University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Wien, Austria), and University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart, Germany), in the academic year 2021/2022;
• Coherence of the university background of the applicant with the topics of the summer school;
• Academic performance as shown in the transcript of records;
• Gender balance;
• Balance among nationalities.

Application documents and procedures

The deadline to send applications is set on 9^th May 2022. Applicants must compile the online application form available at this link and upload in the same form the following documents in pdf format:

1. English language certificate or a self-certification (template for self-certification available at this link);
2. Transcript of records with exams and grades;
3. Motivational letter written in English (min 500 words, max 1,000 words);
4. Front-back copy of a valid identity document and (if needed) visa to enter in Italy.

Selected applicants will be notified via email on 16^th May 2022. Notification emails will be sent from the account of the summer school foodsummerschool@unitus.it. Selected applicants are required to reply via email to confirm their participation and (if they are required to pay the registration fee) to send proof they have paid the registration fee by 30^th May 2022. The registration fee must be paid via bank transfer; the details of the bank transfer are:

Account holder: Università degli Studi della Tuscia

Bank: INTESA SANPAOLO SPA

IBAN: IT60 H030 6914 5001 0000 0300 011

Bank transfer description: TAE.L26 Food Summer School 2022 Name Surname

In case selected applicants do not confirm or do not pay the registration fee within the deadline, other applicants on the reserve list will be contacted.

Selected applicants are supposed to follow all the activities of the summer school, including both the virtual component and the physical mobility. It is not possible to participate to individual modules of the summer school and/or to leave earlier than foreseen by the program.

Link for the virtual component

The virtual component of the summer school will be hosted on Zoom. Selected applicants will be sent the link to join the virtual component via email.

Venue of the physical mobility

The physical mobility of the summer school will be hosted in Pieve Tesino, a small town in Trento Province (North-Eastern Italy) at the Alpine Study Centre (CSALP) of the University of Tuscia.

                Address: Via Rovigo, 7, 38050 Pieve Tesino TN

                Location:            46°04' 10"N 11°36'28"E

Pieve Tesino is located 52 km from Trento and 107 km from Padua. It can be reached:

• by car:

via Trento (A22), continuing along the SS 47 in the direction of Padua to Strigno, then continuing along the SP 78 to Pieve Tesino

OR

Via Padova (A4, A13), continuing along the SS 47 in the direction of Trento to Strigno, then continuing along the SP 78 to Pieve Tesino

• by train:

via Trento (Brenner line), continuing along the Trento-Padova line to the stations of Borgo Valsugana or Strigno, then by bus to Pieve Tesino (bus timetable and routes on the website of Trentino Trasporti)

OR

via Padova (Rome-Venice and Milan-Trieste lines), continuing along the Padova-Trento line to the stations of Strigno and Borgo Valsugana, then by bus to Pieve Tesino (bus timetable and routes on the website of Trentino Trasporti)

• by air:

from Venice Marco Polo airport, continuing by train via Padova

OR

from Verona's Catullo airport by train via Trento

Covid-19 information

According to the Italian laws currently in force (update 1^st March 2022), students must show a valid “Green Pass” (EU Digital Covid Certificate, obtained with vaccination, recovery or negative test) to access university buildings. Instead, a “Super Green Pass” (EU Digital Covid Certificate, obtained with vaccination + booster or recovery) is required to sit at restaurants. Updates on the Covid-19 regulation in force in Italy at the time of the summer school will be communicated to selected participants in due time.

Additional information

For any additional information, please contact us at foodsummerschool@unitus.it .