With over 60,000 students, 1,200 PhD, and about 4,000 academic and administrative staff, the University of Torino (UNITO) in North-West Italy is one of the country’s largest, oldest and most prestigious universities. UNITO provides quality higher education and research opportunities; many of its graduates have achieved international renown. Today UniTo offers 150 undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in every field of study except Engineering and Architecture. A growing number of courses are taught in English, and Italian language tuition is available for incoming students. The University’s 27 departments offer excellent opportunities for Italian and visiting researchers; 4 doctoral schools provide 28 doctoral programmes. International and local funding programmes, both public and private, support the University’s commitment to innovation and research. UniTo is extremely aware of its role in the local community, and promotes transfer of research results to industry through