Environmental Management and Sustainable Development - GASS - A.Y. 2025/2026

• The teaching approach is both multi/transdisciplinary:ability to analyse environmental systems and manage ecosystem problems with a multi/transdisciplinary perspective
• exploiting the skills and research acquired during the entire training course in an integrated way

and practical:

• the courses have an experimental approach thanks to the lab activities and analysis of case studies
• also involving external experts (e.g., entrepreneurs, managers, etc.) and innovative and transdisciplinary teaching (i.e., the co-presence of teachers from different disciplinary sectors)
• Events and field excursions guided by teachers, in order to manage environmental problems not only from a theoretical point of view but also (and above all)from a practical point of view.

As far as the main job opportunities are concerned, it is envisaged to train a professional figure capable of providing advice and support to public and private entities wishing to follow a path towards sustainability (Sustainability Manager).

Specialist roles

• Laboratory technician for chemical, biological, and microbiological environmental analyses
• Expert in environmental impact assessment
• Expert in the management of civil protection activities
• Environmental monitoring technician
• Ecological restoration technologist
• Sustainability Manager 

In addition, you may continue your studies within a Master's degree, subject to access requirements.

Courses and programmes

On the Uniupo - Syllabus website, by selecting the academic year of interest from the drop-down menu, you can consult:

• the syllabuses of the courses of the first year
• the syllabuses of the courses of subsequent years

On the dedicated page of this website you can find more information on compiling the study plan.

Study plans

• Full-time

Teaching regulations

• Teaching regulations

Admission to this course is open to all. However, the initial level of preparation is assessed through a compulsory test in which all students who enrol on the course must participate. Failure of the test does not preclude the possibility of enrolment; at the same time, a positive outcome does not give the right to credits.

English Placement Test

All students who do not possess an English language proficiency certificate are required to take the English Placement Test, a computerised test by Oxford University Press used to determine the level of English language proficiency of incoming students.

The test aims to verify the level of knowledge of the English language. A level equal to A1 or A2 involves attendance of the basic course (20 hours) which offers useful preparation for access to English language teaching (50 hours).

The test does not replace the English language exam, which must in any case be taken according to one's study plan and indications provided by the degree programme.

Lab activity

To access the practical laboratory activities envisaged as part of the bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, all students must have completed the entire training course on Health and Safety in the Workplace (MEDIUM RISK). Training must be completed before entering the first lab.

Tutor 

The teacher-tutor has the task of advising, directing and accompanying you in the compilation of option cards/ web plans, as well as during the entire academic path.

• Dott. Flavia Artizzu
• Prof.ssa Carmen Aina 
• Prof. Enrico Ferrero 
• Prof.ssa Roberta Lombardi
• Dott. Samuele Poy
• Prof.ssa Fabrizia Santini.

Mentoring Programme

For the orientation in itinere and the support to students enrolled in the degree course, the teaching staff is supported by tutors specialized in the various educational fields, selected with a specific call among the most prepared and deserving student population.

Teaching commission

The Teaching Commission collaborates with the Board of Studies and its President on the activities related to teaching, in particular: the preparation of the schedule of classes, the training of graduate commissions, the coordination of teachers-tutors, the formulation and evaluation of tests of incoming skills, guidance on entry and in progress, in training projects abroad and international mobility and in all the initiatives that the Degree Programme implements in the educational field.

• Prof. Enrico Ferrero (President)
• Prof.ssa Carmen Aina
• Prof.ssa Roberta Lombardi
• Dott. Alberto Doretto

The University of Eastern Piedmont continues to assist outgoing students as part of numerous types of mobility abroad promoted by the University (Erasmus+ Call for Study and Traineeship purposes, Free Mover Call, Free Mover for Binational Degree Projects and Pathways). In particular, the Erasmus and International Students Office deals with relations between students and supervisors of internationalisation at the partner universities. This support is highly reflected not only in the context of the Erasmus+ Call for Study Purposes, but also extends to mobility for traineeship purposes, especially through support in finding a place to work (to this end, the University website provides a constantly updated list of predefined internships and websites useful for finding a host institution).

In order to further facilitate outgoing students, we try to put them in contact with students who have already had an international mobility experience and/or with incoming international students, so that there can be an exchange of information from a practical organisational point of view. A useful tool that has been in place for some years now in all departments is the Erasmus WIKI, a web page where students can find useful information to organise their stay abroad.
The Erasmus and International Students Office also deals with the distribution of EU and ministerial funds, calculating due scholarship funds, and preparing financial records for all the types of mobility listed above.

As far as international mobility agreements are concerned, it should be noted that there are currently more than 179 inter-institutional agreements in force as part of the Erasmus+ scheme; in addition, the university has signed international cooperation agreements, 11 with European universities and 11 with non-EU universities.

As regards incoming students, the Erasmus and International Students Office offers support and assistance to students during the application phase, providing them with contact details of the Student Services, Careers Guidance, and Job Placement Offices, in order to receive information on available accommodation in university residences and the calendar of teaching activities.

Furthermore, the Erasmus and International Students Office also continues to collaborate with the ESN Piemonte Orientale association regarding the organisation of events intended to promote international mobility, such as the Linguistic Tandem, the Welcome Days and the Erasmus Days (held in October each year).


Through the Teaching and Student Services Office, the Department supplies support to students undertaking mobility schemes, providing specific information on the possibilities for such, scholarships and general services, helping them complete the grant applications for activity abroad (seminars, thesis preparation, internships). The Office is also available to help incoming international students.

• If you are looking for information on lecturers and office hours: UPObook
• If you want to contact the Student Secretariat: UPOrisponde
• If you want to speak directly with the Secretariat (in case of particularly complex issues): UPOriceve
• If you need services to support students with disabilities/DSA: UPOrisponde
• If you are looking for information on job orientation, internships/internships and job placement: jobplacement@uniupo.it

A complete list of useful contacts can be found here.

During the registration period, the servizio PIM.

The sportello “S.O.S.T.A.” Servizio Orientamento e Servizio Tutorato di Ateneo is a peer-to-peer service for the reception and support of students, implemented with the collaboration of university students.

Student representatives are part of the governing bodies of the Department and the University; they are an important component which helps to direct all its activities.

The office of the student representatives in Vercelli is located in room B3 at the Ex-Ospedaletto, viale Garibaldi 98.

• Student Representatives

The teaching quality assurance is related to the University quality policies and is implemented and monitored on the course to guarantee ongoing improvement. At course level, quality assurance is overseen by the Quality Team and Review Group.

• Composition of the Quality Team and Review Group

The documents relating to the quality of the CdS can be found in the appropriate section.

• Course programme
• Syllabi (select the specific year in the menu)
• Regulations

For further information: UPO Answers