Università della Valle d'Aosta, Université de la Vallée d'Aoste

Founded in 2000, the Università della Valle d'Aosta is a hub for education and research with an eye to Europe and constant focus on the local territory. Plans for the University, which began in 1997, stemmed from the need to make up-to-date higher-level education available to everybody and from the desire to establish an institution dedicated to the creation and spreading of knowledge, an organisation for interaction and social, cultural and economic growth and therefore a development of the regional global system. Now, thirteen years after it was founded, the curriculum offered by the University has grown significantly to include degree courses pertaining to 2 departments and approximately 1200 students. The didactic approach that has been in place since the Università della Valle d'Aosta was established is focused on the student: the small size of the University in comparison with other institutions allows direct contact with teachers and easy access to services as well as promoting interaction with other students. Our international focus, demonstrated by various cooperation agreements with European institutes, translates into numerous opportunities for student exchanges, academic collaborations and international research projects.