The orientation courses for the school-to-university transition, established under Mission 4 of the PNRR, Ministerial Decree 934/2022, are designed to offer students the opportunity to
- Understand the context of higher education and its value in a knowledge-based society, and learn about the different study opportunities as tools for personal growth and for building sustainable and inclusive societies
- Experience active, participatory and laboratory-based disciplinary teaching, guided by the scientific method
- Self-assess, verify and strengthen their knowledge to reduce the gap between existing skills and those required for their chosen degree course
- Consolidate reflective and transferable skills for the development of their educational and professional pathway
- Gain awareness of employment sectors, possible career opportunities and future sustainable and inclusive jobs, and the connection between these and the knowledge and skills acquired
Course features
The courses contribute to the 30 hours of curricular orientation required each school year by the national Guidelines on Guidance.
Target group: all students enrolled in state and accredited upper secondary schools, including evening classes. The organisation of the courses promotes the participation of students with disabilities and with specific learning disorders.
Duration: 15 hours, at least two-thirds of which must be in person.
Minimum attendance for certification: 70%
Period: September 2024 – August 2025
The courses offer an introduction to disciplinary areas in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
They are also open to the involvement of secondary school teachers so that orientation activities can later continue within their own schools.
Participation procedures
To take part in the orientation courses it is ESSENTIAL to sign a specific two-year agreement between the University of Pisa and the school.
To request the form, please email orientamento@adm.unipi.it specifying in the subject line “RICHIESTA CONVENZIONE DM 934/22”. You will then receive full instructions for signing the agreement.
Please note that from the 2024/25 school year, agreements will last two years, so those signed in 2024/25 will remain valid until 2026. Furthermore, students participating in an orientation course are counted only once overall in the 2022–2026 period, even if they attend several courses or take part in different school years.
For the 2024/2025 academic year, the University of Pisa is organising 15-hour modular courses:
- Module A → raising awareness and providing skills for informed choice
- Module B → learning about higher education and career opportunities
- Module C → self-assessment: all degree courses require the TOLC test ⇒ self-assessment test
- Module D → active learning experience
Modules A–B–C (10 hours in total) will include presentations of the wide range of programmes offered by all university departments, seminars, open lectures, experiments, labs, TOLC simulations, motivational interviews and more, delivered by lecturers and tutors.
These modules will take place during the UniPiOrienta event, scheduled for 10, 11 and 12 October 2024 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Polo Fibonacci, Pisa.
Find out more about UniPiOrienta → link
Module D
Module D (5 hours), dedicated to active learning experience, will allow students, individually or as a class group, to choose from a wide range of:
offered by university departments and listed in the “Catalogo per le scuole 2024-2025” (Schools Catalogue 2024/2025).
Once one or more activities have been chosen, registration will be required by completing the appropriate form, available in September.
School-specific activities
To complete the 15 hours required by Ministerial Decree 934/22 – on active orientation in the school-to-university transition, leading to the award of the ministerial certificate for all students who have already taken part in the UniPiOrienta event in October – the University of Pisa also organises a series of meetings in local areas, dedicated to participating schools.
For up-to-date information on all orientation events organised by the University and its departments, both on campus and across the region, please refer to the dedicated webpage.
