UniGe for Society

• UniGe for education

  Thanks to a consolidated collaboration with the school world, UniGe organizes:

  • courses for basic and lifelong teachers training
  • academic orientation in schools
  • academic orientation traineeships
  • Open Day and Open Week
  • seminars in high schools
  • workshops in primary schools

  Moreover, many of the services of the Progetto Scuola Digitale are dedicated to the schools.

• UniGe for healthcare

  Our University offers healthcare activities for the benefit of the community. They are aimed at:

  • medical professionals with lifelong or specialization training programs, such as management training for medical executives
  • society, by creating prevention and screening campaigns, such as with the video Donar è la virtù di genti oneste to promote blood donation

• UniGe for cultural heritage and activities

  UniGe is located in prestigious buildings of historical and artistic value.
  There will be openings to the public and guided tours, particularly during the Rolli Days. The Botanical Garden in Genova and the Hanbury Botanical Gardens in Ventimiglia are also open to the public. The museums of Chemistry, Physics, Biology and the National Museum of Antarctica refer to the School of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.

• UniGe for the Academic Freedom

  UniGe is a member of Scholars at Risks (SAR), an international network of universities that promotes academic freedom around the world and protects scholars under-life threatened conditions or whose work is severely compromised.

• UniGe for the elderly

  The Università della Terza Età (UniTE) organizes educational courses by UniGe faculty, with over a thousand elderly students per year. UniTE is not just an opportuny for new interests and intellectual challenges, but also an occasion for meeting and socializing.

• UniGe for children

  Universikids is a project dedicated to children which includes several workshops and seminars throughout the year. UniGe also organizes and actively participates in events aimed at curious young people and their families, such as Festival del Mare or Festival della Scienza.

• UniGe for inmates

  Since 2016 Polo Universitario Penitenziario (PUP) promotes academic studies and the right to education to inmates, providing not only access to knowledge but also participation in activities essential to the personal development.