Almost 500 third- and fourth-year high-school students have enrolled in the second round of the Summer Training Modules (https://portale.units.it/en/studiare/orientarsi/moduli-formativi), which are set to fill UniTS classrooms from 1st to 5th September.

Most of the students come from high schools in Friuli Venezia Giulia, but some are travelling from Aosta, Belluno, Cremona, Bergamo, Mantua, Pavia, Pordenone, Treviso, Venice, Verona, Vicenza, Alessandria, Cosenza and Rome.

The second round was inaugurated by the Rector's Delegate for Prospective Student Policies, Prof. Elisabetta Madriz, with a brief introduction to the Summer Training Modules, followed by a quick presentation by the Luciano Fonda College.

On 3rd September, the Luciano Fonda College, located in the former Military Hospital at Via Fabio Severo 40, will host an evening event with an aperitif and a talk on climate, energy and conviviality for registered participants.

The floor was then given to the UniTs Prospective Students Support staff, who coordinated testimonials from student ambassadors. The result was a powerful peer testimony which not only highlighted the range of different paths taken, but also showed that an individual’s path is not always linear and that, precisely for this reason, attention and deep self-knowledge is needed to make the most of one's talents and passions.

These experiences shared about making choices and different university paths provided useful food for thought in what was an important moment in the support of future students.

There are 12 modules scheduled until 5th September, which will be run by University lecturers across the following fields: humanities, engineering, earth sciences, physics, chemistry, pharmacy and pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, law, mathematics, artificial intelligence and data science, statistics, and biology.

The Summer Training Modules are an outreach project now in its eleventh year. The Modules are designed for third- and fourth-year high-school students to help them explore their interests through an intensive experience of university life in a field of their choice with the aim of supporting them in making an informed choice about their educational path.

A total of 702 students enrolled in the first session in July, signing up for one of the 17 modules offered across the fields of architecture, healthcare professions, economics and management, engineering, mathematics and earth sciences, humanities, dentistry and dental prosthetics, political, and international and diplomatic sciences.

The total number of enrolments in 2025 shows a steady increase in the number of students participating in this important outreach initiative, with 1,190 enrolments compared to 1,075 in 2024. This demonstrates not only the initiative’s strong appeal, but also that this UniTS taster experience is seen to be effective.

All info: https://portale.units.it/it/studiare/orientarsi/moduli-formativi