Advising
Guidance actions play a decisive role in the complex and articulated process of higher education of the new generations. The choice of a university study path is indeed a very delicate moment in the life of the student who has to make a conscious choice in order to build his or her own life project; shortcomings in entry guidance contribute to an increase in the number of study drop-outs, as well as to slowing down student careers by disproportionately increasing the time it takes to obtain a degree.
The main activities of the Academic and Career Guidance division are carried out in support of and in close collaboration with the Department's guidance delegate teachers and range from the organisation of and participation in guidance meetings held at upper secondary schools to the organisation of educational visits to the Department, aimed at the choice of course of study for students in the final years of upper secondary schools, from participation in national orientation fairs, organised in various locations throughout Italy, to collaboration in the organisation of the 'Studiare a Parma' (Study in Parma) open days, held annually at the University in the spring, and the 'From Maturity to University' info days, held annually in the summer, to coincide with the opening of enrolment. At the Department level, an annual presentation is organised for students of the First-cycle degree courses (CLEM and FOOD System) of the various Second-cycle Degrees activated at the SEA Department level; at this event, the FRIM President presents the degree course in detail and answers students' questions directly in the classroom.
Videos and slides of the FRIM course presentation at the Second-cycle Degree Open Day remain on the FRIM website available to all future students.