Education travels, meetings, seminars

Course objectives

The course is organized as a cycle of seminars related to different topics of the Environmental Engineering, with the aim to both improve the English language skills and to complete the environmental engineering background. The exam is organized as an oral presentation of a group work related to one of the topics discussed in the seminars, with the aim to improve the skills needed for giving a successful presentation of a technical work in English language.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
This course, conducted entirely in English by Architect Tom Rankin (BA, Princeton, MArch Harvard), introduces students to the problems of sustainable urban design and some of the innovative (and traditional) opportunities and techniques to reduce the environmental impact caused by urban development.
Prerequisites
Not needed
Books
Not needed
Teaching mode
The course is organized as a cycle of seminars related to different topics of the Environmental Engineering, with the aim to both improve the English language skills and to complete the environmental engineering background. The students will be divided into working groups, and each group will be assigned a topic, among those discussed during the seminars, to be further explored and discussed in a final oral presentation in English.
Frequency
Not needed
Exam mode
The evaluation will be based on the degree of detail about the assigned topic and on the ability of arguing and discussing the topic in English. According to the rules of the Study Programme, if an outstanding final mark is obtained, the student will be granted an additional mark that will be accounted for in the formulation of the graduation grade.
Bibliography
Not needed
Lesson mode
The course is organized as a cycle of seminars related to different topics of the Environmental Engineering, with the aim to both improve the English language skills and to complete the environmental engineering background. The students will be divided into working groups, and each group will be assigned a topic, among those discussed during the seminars, to be further explored and discussed in a final oral presentation in English.
  • Lesson codeAAF1216
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseEnvironmental Engineering
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year3rd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • CFU3