Tutoring

The service consists of a range of activities and services aimed at:

• guiding and supporting students throughout their entire course of study, particularly during the first year;
• encouraging students to take an active role in their educational pathway and related choices;
• providing advice on study methods, attendance opportunities, and the resolution of specific issues;
• removing obstacles to effective course attendance, including through initiatives tailored to the needs, aptitudes, and requirements of individual students;
• supporting students in carrying out laboratory activities;
• assisting incoming international students at the University as part of international mobility programmes;
• supporting, assisting, and accompanying students with disabilities and/or specific learning difficulties (SpLD).

First-year students and students enrolled in subsequent years in Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Single-cycle Degree Programmes at the University.

How to request the service

Interested students may contact the tutors directly.

Students who are regularly enrolled (not beyond the standard study period) for the current academic year in a Master’s Degree, Single-cycle Master’s Degree, or PhD programme at the University of Insubria may submit an application to take part.

Subject tutors provide active support to students both in fulfilling any outstanding educational requirements and in their study activities.

Information tutors carry out orientation activities in welcoming and assisting first-year students in collaboration with academic staff and technical-administrative staff. In particular, they provide information on how lectures and laboratory sessions are conducted, access to the e-learning platform, administrative requirements, study pathway choices, and the completion of the study plan. They also collaborate with academic staff and teaching offices in orientation activities (participating in orientation initiatives both in a support role and as testimonials).

Tutors for the Welcome Lab will be involved in the activities of this laboratory, which is dedicated to first-year students and focuses on integration into the university environment, self-awareness, and the promotion of academic success (study methods, definition of both academic and personal goals, time management), as well as the management of anxiety and emotions. During the workshop phases following the initial lectures, tutors will work with groups and will be responsible for managing the group, encouraging students to recognise their personal resources, building empathetic relationships, fostering open and constructive communication, and helping students to define a personalised development plan with clear objectives and timelines. In the period following the laboratory activities, tutors will support students in developing an effective study method through individual or group meetings.