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BEYOND BOUNDARIES: TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH PREJUDICE THROUGH URBAN CULTURAL HERITAGE

Team Leaders: Giulia Sala, Irene Tozzi and Asia Mounsabi (Mad In Design)

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Dates
19-24 February 2024

Location
IAAD. Turin

Urban space, including public space, often conceals invisible barriers that hinder the dynamics of inclusion and social cohesion necessary to strengthen the well- being of communities. Addressing the stigma and prejudice surrounding mental health represents one of the most urgent and challenging social challenges to promote the well-being of new generations.
Over the past decade, the intertwined relationship between culture and health has led to new approaches and research exploring cultural heritage’s impact on well- being. Recent studies indicate that Cultural Heritage positively affects mental health, actively combating feelings of isolation, anxiety, and depression.
This workshop aims to investigate the intersection of cultural heritage, public spaces, collaborative practices, and youth mental health challenges. It engages young individuals in heritage-led activities as a means for creative expression, social interaction, and exploration of personal and collective histories.
Cities’ public spaces often embody tangible and intangible cultural and natural heritage. They are spaces intentionally created by our society to reflect on meaningful events, heroes, and community symbols.
Different communities shape these spaces, creating new meanings based on their needs and identities, thus influencing the well-being of individuals.
The workshop aims to investigate the connection between cultural heritage and the well-being of young adults in cities to guide proposals for redesigning inclusive and sensitive public spaces.
It will delve into the fundamental characteristics of a public space and investigate the multifaceted processes involved in the creation, promotion, and utilization of cultural heritage, encompassing both tangible and intangible aspects. Additionally, it will examine the intricate dynamics shaping a city’s identity through cultural elements and their integration into urban life for the promotion of well-being.

Giulia Sala

Urban Planner and Designer graduated from the Politecnico di Milano and registered as an Architect and Land Planner. She holds a master’s degree in International Cooperation and Urban Development from TU Darmstadt (Germany) and the University of Grenoble (France). An expert in coordinating urban development projects – at different scales – in international contexts, she works on addressing the challenges of sustainability and inclusiveness through innovative approaches related to Service Design and Placemaking. Her experience working in international architectural firms, research institutes, and in the non-profit sector has enabled her to observe city dynamics from different perspectives by putting their main inhabitants and users at the centre.
She currently collaborates with MinD Mad in Design and Arup on the topic of inclusive cities in close collaboration with local authorities and the academic sector.

Irene Tozzi

Irene Tozzi is an interior designer who graduated from IAAD in Turin in 2022 with a thesis on urban regeneration through a tactical urbanism intervention of a disused and abandoned area in Turin. Through the different experiences that she has been able to undertake in recent years, in architectural and interior design studios, sector companies, theatres and cultural festivals, she seeks to investigate and look at spaces starting from the reworking of methodologies and the meeting of multiple disciplines by focusing on the well-being of people in relation to cultural heritage. After an initial workshop as a student, she now collaborates with MinD Mad in Design in researching and building activities on inclusive space design.

Asia Mounsabi

Asia Mounsabi is a psychologist and psychotherapist in training at the school of Coirag specialization. She currently works in the educational sector, in specialized school counselling, to facilitate children with autism and disabilities in developing social skills and basic autonomy. With a strong interest in groups and the dynamics that animate them, she studies and works to develop systemic thinking, which can look at the individual and their difficulties without losing sight of the social and family context, the source of rootedness and belonging.

MinD – Mad In Design

MinD Mad in Design is an association founded in Turin that has been working in response to situations of distress and marginalization in the field of mental fragility since 2014.
It is among 53 European entities selected to participate in Voices of Culture, a dialogue platform that brings together representatives of the cultural sector from EU member states with the European Commission.
It carries out creative, multidisciplinary, and inclusive projects that generate social inclusion practices with the aim of reducing stigma on mental health, acting on two aspects of design: on the one hand, the project as a tool for transformation in a context-improving key, and on the other hand, the creative process as a system of relationships that result in social inclusion and rehabilitation practices. https://www.madindesign.com/

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THE THREE-YEAR BACHELOR’S COURSES

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to the IAAD. bachelor’s courses is subject to the following requirements:

  1. Applicant must be in the fifth year of secondary school or in possession of a secondary school diploma or equivalent five-year training course;
  2. A passing grade on the IAAD. admission test.

The main objective of the IAAD. admission test is to verify the applicant’s analytic skills as well as the motivation and interests that led the applicant to apply to the bachelor’s course.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

international students interested in pursuing a bachelor’s course taught in Italian must present official certification of their knowledge of Italian, with a minimum proficiency level of intermediate B2 (except for cases of exemption related to entry procedures, residence and registration of international students published annually by the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research).

STEp 1. APPLYING

Before submitting your application, if you haven’t had the opportunity to speak with the Orientation office we suggest you call or email them to arrange an interview to discuss the details of the course you are interested in, so that you can apply with greater knowledge.

Please include the following with your application:

  1. Curriculum Vitae with a description of completed studies;
  2. A cover letter;
  3. A small portfolio of your works (optional).

Note for foreign students

During the application phase, we recommend that you start requesting the certificate of comparability of your qualification through the CIMEA portal.

This procedure is required by IAAD. FOR THE VERIFICATION OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

Obtaining / issuing the certificate of comparability is a necessary condition for the evaluation of the candidacy and appears to be contextual to taking the admission test.

The cost of the CIMEA service is approximately € 150.00 (this amount may be subject to annual variation).

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STEP 2. ADMISSION TEST

Required only for the bachelor’s courses

A passing grade on the admission test is required for enrollment in IAAD.’s bachelor’s courses. You can select which test session to attend by registering online and completing the required steps.

Testing takes place in February and the test dates are published on IAAD.’s website each year in January. 

International students (and Italian students who are working or studying abroad) can take the test virtually on a different date by Skype or Google Meet. To meet specific needs and taking into consideration time zone differences, the date and time of the test will be agreed upon by email with the Orirentation office after the online registration is completed.

NB: if you are unavailable on one of the test dates indicated on the IAAD. calendar, we can consider different dates upon request. For more information make an appointment with the Orientation office.

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The admission test costs € 100,00.
The test fee can be paid by PayPal. 

On the test registration form, you will be asked to attached a scanned copy of your fiscal code and ID (identity card or passport). Then, you will be automatically redirected to PayPal to complete the transaction.

NB: registration for the admission test will be considered incomplete until payment of the test fee has been received.

In the days before your chosen date, you will receive an email with useful information about taking the test.

The admission test fee is nonrefundable.

In the event that you have registered to take the test and are unable to participate on the test date due to personal reasons, you may request to postpone to a later date within 5 days of the original date. Otherwise, your registration will be voided and you will need to re-register and pay the fee again.

The admission test takes place online and consists of the following steps:

  • identification of test participants;
  • practical test: case study analysis and evaluation (from your own point of view), with your proposed alternatives. The test aims to measure the ability to understand, analyze and think creatively as well as understand the candidate’s motivation and aptitude for the chosen course;
  • individual motivational interview: the candidate will present the work done in the practical test.
    The motivational interview provides the opportunity to get to know each other and to learn about the attitudes and motivation that lead to student success at IAAD.
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STEP 3. ENROLLMENT

After the test you will receive an official email with your results within 10 days. If you have been admitted into the course, you will have 15 days to accept the offer. Within 15 days of the official communication, you will be able to complete your enrollment by paying the registration fee.

N.B: The registration fee officially reserves your place in your course of interest and is nonrefundable. In the event that you are finishing the final year of secondary school, the reservation is considered a pre-registration pending the successful completion of final secondary school exams. Following this confirmation, we will complete the enrollment and provide you with the necessary documentation.

Enrollment in subsequent years (students in progress and out of course)

Enrollment in the years following the first takes place automatically when the Student Secretariat records the payment of the first installment of the registration fees.

To find out the deadlines and payment methods click here (or contact the academic office or download the contract).

AFTER ENROLLMENT

Once enrollment is complete, with the required documents received and a copy of the enrollment contract received and countersigned by the Director’s office, you will officially be part of the IAAD. community.

You will receive updates related to the start of the academic year and will begin communicating with IAAD.’s academic office, which will provide initial information about the official calendar and course schedule for the first semester.

POST-GRADUATE AND MASTER’S COURSES

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Master’s courses of the first level are for students who have completed a three-year bachelor’s degree or recognized undergraduate program valid for admission.

The Master’s courses of the second level are for those who have finished an Academic Diploma of the second level, specialist degree or equivalent international post-graduate degree. 

If you have a degree from outside of Italy and are interested in enrolling in a Master’s of the first or second level, your degree must be recognized as suitable for the chosen Master’s program. 

n.b.: Completion of a Master’s of the first or second level does not guarantee entry into educational courses of the third level (for example Ph.Ds or specialization schools).

Applicants to the Master’s programs must be in possession of a Bachelor’s degree. The application process can be completed in one simple step, by forwarding the following documents:

  • CV
  • Letter of interest
  • Portfolio of works (if you do not have one yet, we do not consider this a limitation to your eligibility)

These documents will allow us to evaluate your eligibility for admission so that we can provide feedback in a timely manner.

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LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

To attend IAAD.’s Master’s program taught in English, you must present an official certificate of English proficiency indicating a minimum of level B2. (see LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES).

Visit the general MASTER’S/TWO-YEAR MASTER’S pages.

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It is possible to collect the kit for signing the residence application’s permission at any post office where the “Sportello Amico” is present.