St. John International University (SJIU) is a new American free-standing university in Vinovo-Torino (Turin), Italy. SJIU offers study abroad, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of art history, business administration, environmental architecture, environmental studies and film studies. As an American liberal arts college, SJIU provides students from across the globe the skills and tools necessary to be successful and competitive in today's job market. SJIU is dedicated to promoting humanism, fostering respect for the fundamental rights of the individual, emphasizing research, and instilling awareness of our physical and cultural surroundings. Through its high quality academic curriculum, SJIU prepares graduates to share the responsibility that each of us has towards our natural and social worlds.
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In May 2008, the State of New Hampshire, Postsecondary Education Commission, voted to grant approval to St. John International University to offer the following degrees:

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Architecture
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
Masters in Architecture
Masters in Business Administration
Masters of Arts in International Arts Administration.

On June 29, 2009, the New Hampshire Legislature authorized St. John International University to confer degrees upon its graduates, subject to the authority of the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission.

 In August 2009 Mrs. Lorenzina Zampedri (Chair of the Board of Directors) Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B.(Board Member) , Prof. Piero Ceria (President) and Prof. Dennis Bava (Provost) attended the official signing ceremony in Concord, New Hampshire.

Signing Ceramony 

(Left to right - Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, Prof. Piero Ceria, Governor John Lynch, Mrs Lorenzina Zampedri, Sen. Sylvia Larsen (President of the Senete) and Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B.)