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Inception

08 November 2014

The 4th and last film of the series on Reality and Illusion will be on show on Monday the 10th of November at 7.30 pm.

Directed by C Nolan (UK/USA, 2010), Inception was also ritten by C Nolan and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard and Ken Watanabe. A captivating story of a thief who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO that, in C Nolan’s words, explores "the idea of people sharing a dream space...That gives you the ability to access somebody's unconscious mind. What would that be used and abused for ?”.

All College students and guests are welcome.

 

 

 

Internet Access

29 October 2014

A number of College students have recently reported problems in accessing the internet. The College has taken up the matter with Hypergrid, the company contracted last summer by EdISU to build an maintain the new Volta wife network.  Hypergrid have explained that they require accurate details of each incident in order to take the correct remedial action and have supplied two forms - one in Italian and one in English - for students to fill and return.  The forms will be placed in the Information Technology page of the website (link at the bottom of the home page) and are also available here (the form in Italian can be downloaded here; the form in English can be downloaded here).

Once conmpleted the form should be submitted to Hypergrid at the following email address <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The College is confident that this new system will result in prompt and effective assistance and support.

 

 

 

Alyssa Maloney

29 October 2014

The College is pleased to welcome Alyssa Maloney, a young graduate in International Studies from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon (Canada).

Alyssa will offer classes in English Language and Culture twice a week on Monday and Wednesday from Monday 3rd November until Wednesday the 17th of December 2014. The classes will draw from a range of topics including literary work, news items, gender, social and political issues. This is great opportunity for students of Volta to practice their skills in English and engage in interesting discussions on contemporary topics. 

All members of the College are warmly invited to participate.  Admission to the classes is free.

 

 

 

Halloween Party

29 October 2014

A large number of members of Volta have decided to dig deep for courage and meet the witches.

Preparation is nearly complete for the in house 2014 Volta Halloween Party of 31st October (9.00 pm - 1.00 am). Fancy dresses, frightening costumes, spooky treats and carved pumpkins are all featuring. Music and drinks will be available.

Further details from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., JCR President.

 

 

Central Bankers and the Financial Crisis.

26 October 2014

The second lecture of the Volta series on The Financial Crisis, originally scheduled for Monday the 27th of October, will be delivered by Donato Masciandaro in College on Tuesday, the 4th of November at 6.00 pm and will address the role that Central Banks have played in the management of the crisis.

The role of Central Banks in the crisis is one of the most ontroversial aspects of the crisis and has impacted not only on the early stages (2008 and 2009) but also the current recovery - or lack of recovery - from the crisis itself. Donato Masciandaro, a distinguished scholar and an expert on Financial Regulation will tackle these issues upfront and offer College major insights in our understanding of the crisis.

Donato Masciandaro holds a degree in Economics and Social Sciences from Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy). He has been a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the International Monetary Institute and the Nederlandsche Bank in Amsterdam. He has also acted as economic advisor for the United Nations, the Interamerican Development Bank and the World Bank. He is Professor of Political Economics at the Università Bocconi in Milan.

The poster of Donato Masicndaro's lecture can be downloaded here.

 

Supervisions 2014/15

25 October 2014

Building on the major leap forward that Volta undergraduates and MSc students accomplished in their examination results in 2013/14, the College is strenghtening further in house teaching for 2014/15.

In the new academic year a strong line-up of Junior Tutors (typically College MSc students, in excpetional cases outstanding College undergraduates) will play an important role in ensuring that young College undergraduates and notabliy the large number of freshers who entered College in the last four weeks, will achieve or exceed the grades required by EdISU.

The main roles of Junior Tutors are to:  (i) ensure attendance at the meetings with Director of Studies, (ii) ensure submission of study plans by November 7th or shortly after in those cases in which students await approval,  (iii) ensure attendance of the College supervisions offered by Senior Tutors in selected subjects,  (iv) meet the students regularly (at least fortnightly in semester 1) and discuss/propose study aids and a  revision/examination schedule yielding the majority - or at the very least - half of the credits required for EdISU bursaries and confirmation of College placements by the end of semester 1 and, (iv) ensure that the examination dates and marks of semester 1 are submitted to the College Director by 6th March 2015.

Senior Tutors (College PhD students, medical postgraduates and post-doctoral fellows) will offer supervisions in a range of subjects. A full programme of topics, venues and dates of the College supervisions will be published on the College intranet early in November. Additional subjects may also be offered later in the year if additional PhD students or post docs will join the College later this term or early in 2015.

Supervisions constitute an informal, small group teaching activity in which key topics covered in formal lectures are re-addressed in College from a different point of view and their discussion is expanded; practical problems related to the topic are set and solved under the guidance of the senior tutor and the topic is put in context within the subject but also, where appropriate, in the broad scope of the Course.  The students of Collegio Volta may wish to know that in Universities with a Collegiate system, supervisions are the single and most crucial determinant of examination grades, hence they are strongly encouraged to take full advantage of College teaching.

The list of College Junior Tutors for 2014/15 can be found here.  The list of College Senior Tutors can be found here. Although College teaching is directed primarily at undergraduate students, the College believes that MSc students (students of so-called Lauree Magistrali), especially yr 1 MSc students may benefit from interacting with both Junior and Senior Tutors and attending supervisions. These students should feel free to contact Tutors directly and enrol in the programme of supervisions available in the College intranet pages from early November.

 

Who is Who at Volta

25 October 2014

The list of College members on display in the entrance hall has been updated and now llists students in residence on 3rd November 2014.

Approximately 130 of the current members of Volta are freshers. The process of College admissions has been momentuous because on 1st of October 2014 College capacity expanded from the previous 120 placements to the current figure of 202 as a result of the completion of the new North wing.  The list contains the names of 195 students as several prospective College members are still to finally confirm arrival as a result of late University selection procedures, including examinations for PhD studentships. 

In 2013/14 EdISU had initiated a major review process of College admission procedures.  Collegio Volta will submit a full report to EdiSU about the September/October 2014 admission statistics. The report will highlight the need for further changes and streamlining in admission policies and Voilta hopes that the process of reform will both move forward and accellerate.

 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

25 October 2014

The second film of the Volta Cine Club series on Reality and Illusion will take place on a new date and time, namely on Monday the 27th of October at 7.30 pm in the College lecture theatre. 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an acclaimed work of Michel Gondry (France/USA, 2004). Written by C Kaufman, M Gondry and P Bismuth, it stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst and Mark Ruffalo. The film narrates the dramatic unfolding and the major sense of loss that a couple experiences having decided to erase each other from their memories.

All College students are welcome to participate. The revised calendar of the Reality and Illusion series can be downloaded here.

 

VSU Committees

19 October 2014

The College is pleased to annoucne that members of Volta have elected S Soriano (Medicine, yr 3), G Badessi (Medicine, yr 4), D Farzin (Pharmaceutica Sciences, yr 2), G Dipinto (Sports Sciences, yr3) and H Wa Katolo (Medicine, yr 1) to the JRC Committee.  They have also elected G Sicliano (MSc student in Electronic Engineering, yr 2), F Ruberto (PhD student in Economics, yr 2), G Bonaretti (MSc student in Economics, Politics and International Studies, yr 2) and A Rida (MSc student in Civil Engineering, yr 2) to the MCR Committee. F Soriano and g Sicliano will serve as Presidents of the JCR and MCR). G Dipinto and H Wa Katolo will serve one semester each in the JCR having secured an equal number of votes.

The College would also like to express its warmest thanks to C Neidhoefer, R Collotta and F Tchaptchet for standing for the JCR and to L Biondo, C Neidhoefer, J-P Haugh, GA Ochakowski, C Tiwa Kanou and A Rida for serving as Elections Committee.

Finally, the College would like to thank wholeheartedly College students for the strong display of democracy and participation Volta: 73% percent of Volta undergraduates voted for the JCR and 47% of postgraduates voted for the MCR.

The Financial Crisis

18 October 2014

Martin Ellison, Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, will open the Volta series on the Financial Crisis on Tuesday the 21st of October at 6.00 pm in the College lecture theatre with a broad lecture in which he will discuss the root causes and the complex processes that have led in 2008 to a large, worldwide financial crisis that has impacted negatively on the life of billions of people.

The Volta series on the Financial Crisis is not addressed (only) to College students reading Economics.  The crisis has impacted on the majority of people and it is important that members of Volta understand and debate the factors that led to the crisis and the policies needed in order to get out of the crisis.

The poster of the seminar can be downloaded here.

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