The PLACES where people work and study at UNITO play a fundamental role and must be adequately improved. The University of Turin intends to embark on transforming its spaces to enhance the services and quality of community life, working on sustainable building projects in synergy with local stakeholders. With a view to adapting its facilities to the new requirements of learning, work and public use, the University will also pay particular attention to the development of digital spaces, identifying original technological solutions to achieve new goals in teaching innovation, broadening research horizons, sharing ideas and results, and improving decision support tools. In addition to being an essential focus for the city and for Piedmont, in the coming years UniTo intends to strengthen its role internationally, which starts with coordinating the UNITA Universitas Montium project, to make Europe the natural home to the quality and effectiveness of teaching and research.

The University intends to carry out important building projects that will impact the fabric of the city, such as the Grugliasco Science City Hub and the Health, Research and Innovation Park, while obviously maintaining the high quality of its services. For this reason, it is essential that the synergy between the local institutions be constantly encouraged and increased. We will engage with the city and other stakeholders to redevelop services and spaces, and provide a Design Guidelines Document expressing the needs of students, teaching and technical-administrative staff and citizens and indicating the intervention strategies and the impact on the local area. Intervention strategies for the management of spaces must take into account energy saving, favouring reduction in consumption and the operating costs of buildings and improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of energy from renewable sources. In order to ensure that property management abides by certified quality standards, the University intends to promote and manage its assets better and in line with current quality regulations. We will define innovative digital models for the management of buildings and related processes, also in relation to other universities. The University’s connection with its surrounding area does not end here: the University is well established throughout Piedmont, with branches in the provinces of Biella, Asti and Cuneo. In order to guarantee the same services and opportunities for students and teaching staff as those offered by the Turin sites, and to enhance the value of these locations, the University collaborates with local institutions, linking teaching and research activities with the interests of the surrounding area.