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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Paolo Luca Bernardini
President
Ph.D. in History and Civilization, European University Institute, Florence, 1994
Laurea* in Filosofia - Summa Cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Genova, 1987

Dennis J. Bava
Provost
Ed.D. Ed. Admin. - Summa Cum Laude, University of the Pacific, 2001
MBA Finance - Magna Cum Laude, University of Connecticut, 1978
B.A. in Liberal Arts - Cum Laude, California State University, Stanislaus, 1972

Stefano Termanini
Dean of Academic Affairs and Vice-President
Chair, Department of Humanities
Ph.D. in Literary Sciences, Università degli Studi di Pavia, 2001
Master in Theory and Tecnic of the Image, Università degli Studi di Genova, 1997
Laurea* in Letteratura, Summa Cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Genova, 1995

Giuliano Pairone
Department of Architecture and Planning, Acting Chair
Masters in Environmental Design, University College London, 2004
Laurea* in Ingegneria Civile, Politecnico di Torino, 1999

Andrea Bruno
Department of Architecture and Planning
Laurea* in Architettura, Politecnico di Torino, 1992

Valeria Cottino
Department of Architecture and Planning
Laurea* in Architettura, Politecnico di Torino, 1990

Annalisa Mosetto
Department of Architecture and Planning
Master in Habitat, Technologies and Development, Politecnico di Torino, 2004
Laurea* in Architettura - Cum Laude - Politecnico di Torino, 2002

Marco Brizio
Department of Architecture and Planning
Laurea* in Architettura - Cum Laude - Politecnico di Torino, 1997

Mattia Collo
Department of Architecture and Planning
Ph.D. in Architectural and Building Design - School of Architecture, Politecnico di Torino, 2009
Laurea* in Architettura, Politecnico di Torino, 2003

Francesca Lupo
Department of Architecture and Planning
Ph.D. in Conservation and Restoration, Politecnico di Torino, 2009
Laurea in Architettura, Politecnico di Torino, 2005

Ivo Pezzuto
Department of Business and Economic Sciences, Acting Chair
Ph.D./DBA in Marketing -Swiss Management Center, Zurich, Switzerland (Expected 2011)
Executive Development Program - Fondazione ISTUD Business School, Stresa (Italy), 2008
Executive MBA in General Management - Bocconi School of Management, Milan (Italy), 2005
Master in Economics and Management (CEGA)- Bocconi School of Management, Milan (Italy), 2004
Senior Executive Program in General Management - Bocconi School of Management & CFMT, Milan (Italy), 2000
Experienced Executive Development Program - Accenture Center for Professional Education, Chicago (U.S.A.), 2000
B.S. in Business Administration - New York University Stern School of Business, N.Y.C. (U.S.A.), 1989

Carlo Colomba
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
Master in Business Administration, Scuola di Amministrazione Aziendale, Università degli Studi di Torino, 1990
Laurea* in Scienze Agrarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, 1989

Egidio Forni
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
Ph.D. in Business Administration (Banking & Finance), Università degli Studi di Torino, 2008
Master in International Business Management, Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Hungary, 1996
Laurea* in Business Management, Università Commerciale "L. Bocconi", Milano, 1996

Andrea Pier Giovanni Gallice
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
Ph.D. in Economics, European University Institute, Fiesole, 2007
M.Res. in Economics, European University Institute, Fiesole, 2003
M.Sc. in Economics, University College of London, 2002
Laurea* in Economia, Università degli Studi di Torino, 2001

Ugo Miretti
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
Master of Science in Finance and Banking, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, 2009
Laurea* in Economia e Commercio, Università degli Studi di Torino, 2004

Livia Clelia Navone
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
Ph.D. in Comparative Analysis of Law, Economics, Institution Co-tutelle, Università degli Studi di Torino & University of Gent (Belgium), 2008
M.A. in European Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies - EU Law Major - College of Europe, Warsaw (Poland), 2004
LLB - International Law Major, University of Torino (Italy), 2003

Gustavo Rinaldi
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
Ph.D. in Economics, University of London, Imperial College, UK, 2006
Laurea* in Economia e Commercio, Università degli Studi di Torino, 1994

Franco Becchis
Department of Environmental and Social Sciences, Acting Chair
Master Degree in Economics, Università degli Studi di Torino, 1991
Laurea* in Economia Cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Torino, 1980

Francesco Cassata
Department of Environmental and Social Sciences
Ph.D. in Storia delle Società Contemporanee, Università degli Studi di Torino, 2005
Laurea* in Storia, Università degli Studi di Torino, 1999

Sara Hejazi
Department of Environmental and Social Sciences
Ph.D. in Antropologia Culturale ed Epistemologia della Complessità, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, 2007
Laurea* in Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Università degli Studi di Torino, 2003

Tom Johnson
Department of Fine Arts, Acting Chair
MFA, Bard College Graduate School of the Arts, Annandale, NY, 1999
Certificate, New York Studio School, New York, NY, 1996
B.A. in History, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1990

Rocio Aguilar-Nuevo
Department of Fine Arts
Ph.D. in Painting, Contemporary Art History, University of Seville, Spain (Expected 2011)
Masters Degree in Modern and Contemporary Art History and World Practice, University of Glasgow in association with Christie's London, 2010
Master Degree in Spanish Contemporary Art History, University of Seville, Spain, 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Seville, Spain, 2003

Francesco Zippel
Department of Fine Arts
Laurea* in Science della Comunicazione, Università "La Sapienza" di Roma, 2004

Alexander Auf Der Heyde
Department of Humanities
Ph.D. in History of Art at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, 2008
Laurea* in Storia dell'Arte, Summa Cum Laude - Università degli Studi di Firenze, 2002

Mariachiara Giorda
Department of Humanities
Dottorato di Ricerca* in Sciences Religieuses, Ecole Pratique Des Hautes Etudes, Paris, 2007
Laurea* in Lettere Classiche - Cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Torino, 2001

Giovanni Mion
Department of Humanities
Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008
Laurea* in Filosofia, Università del Piemonte Occidentale, Vercelli, 1999

Valentina Caricato
Department of Mathematics, Natural and Physical Sciences
Ph.D. in Physics, Politecnico di Torino, 2010
Laurea in Fisica, Università degli Studi di Torino, 2006

Massimo  Tomalino
Department of Mathematics, Natural and Physical Sciences
Ph.D. in Geo-resources Institute at Polytechnic of Turin, 1986
Laurea* in Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, 1982

 

(*) These Degrees are considered terminal Degrees.