Pisa, Italy Pisa: a “Melting Pot” of Students, Professors and Scientists the University and Research System in Pisa
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Pisa, Italy Pisa: a “melting pot” of students, professors and scientists The University and Research System in Pisa Scuola Normale Superiore Established 1810 University of Pisa Scuola Superiore 150 professors Established in 1343 Sant’Anna 283 students Established in 1987 2.100 professors 100 professors 50.000+ students 220 students Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR National Research Council National Institute 15 Research Institutes of Nuclear Physics About 1.500 researchers About 300 researchers Scientists who studied in Pisa Galileo Galilei Leonardo Fibonacci Antonio Pacinotti (1564 -1642) (1170 -1250) (1841 -1912) Scientist, matematician and philosopher Matematician Physicist Giosué Carducci Enrico Fermi Carlo Rubbia (1935 - 1907) (1901 - 1954) (1934) Nobel Prize for Literature Nobel Prize for Physics Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906 in 1938 in 1984 Scientists who studied at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna G. Tononi E. Schipani, University of F. Michelassi, Surgeon, Harvard University Wisconsin Cornell University E. Mugnaini, G. De Fraja, M. Fabbri, Northwest University Leichester University Ohio State University Statesman who studied in Pisa Giovanni Gronchi Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Giuliano Amato (1887 – 1978) (1921) (1938) President of the Italian President of the Italian Twice Prime Minister Republic from 1955 to 1962 Republic from 1999 to 2006 Fabio Mussi Massimo D'Alema Enrico Letta Luciano Modica (1948) (1949) (1966) (1950) Former Minister of the Former Minister of Former Secretary Former Secretary to the University and Foreign Affairs and to the Prime Minister of University Research Vice Prime Minister Minister and Research Pisa: world record for investments in innovation (3.5% of the GDP) Panorama Economy November 2005 0,17 collaborations for each professor 0,05 collaborations for each professor 0,68 collaborations for each professor Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna The College of Excellence The main Campus The library Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is a public university, offering Masters and PhD courses At undergraduate level, it works as the Honors College of the University of Pisa. Potential undergraduates undergo a rigorous public examination, and only the very best are creamed off to combine their studies at the University of Pisa with the additional education received at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. These students are called Honors College Students (Allievi Ordinari) Honors College Students live at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and study totally free of charge. They have to get top marks in all their exams and show proficiency in two foreign languages. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna: “committed to excellence” A few numbers... More than 660 undergraduate, graduate and PhD students 220 undergraduate students More than 1.134 participants to post-graduate courses and continuous education programmes 1:20 professors/students ratio 30% of foreign students in PhD Programmes Around 20 million euro of research funds in 2009 446 research collaboration in 2008, of which 319 (70%) with foreign institutions 26 Spin-off companies incubated and 47 international patents 100 Faculty and Researcher 131 administrative staff 28.000 m2 total surface The International Relations UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH CENTERS The SSSA model: a smooth and systematic transition from high quality education, to “frontier” research and to the exploitation of educated human resources and research results All SSSA students in history graduated with honours EDUCATION • Very high number of national/international research projects RESEARCH • Scientific publications in top international journals • A policy for IP protection • Ability to manage large projects EXPLOITATION • Collaborations with industry • Centers of Excellence • Spin-off companies Training programmes in English INTERNATIONAL MASTER DEGREES • Master of Science in Computer Science and Networking, up to 40 positions are reserved to EU candidates and 10 positions are reserved to non-EU candidates • Master of Science in Information Science and Technology, reserved to 5 EU candidates and 5 non-EU candidates • Master of Science in Innovation Management, reserved to 25 candidates INTERNATIONAL MASTER COURSES International Master in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Cardioanaesthesia, for 26 world- wide graduates; Master in Information Technology, for 15 graduates from India; International Master in Communication Networks Engineering, http://imcne.sssup.it ; International Master Virtual Environment Technologies for Industrial Applications http:://www.imve.sssup.it Master of Arts in Human Rights and Conflict Management, 28 places for world-wide graduates; Master in Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, 20 places for world-wide graduate Erasmus Mundus Masters - MAsters on Photonic NETworks Engineering (MAPNET) http://mapnet.sssup.it International PhD programmes ● International Doctoral Scholarships in Agrobiodiversity, 6 scholarships for world-wide graduates; ● Innovative Technologies of ICT and Robotics, for 12 graduates from EU Countries and from non-EU Countries; ● Management, Competitiveness and Development, for 4 graduates from EU Countries and 1 for non-EU Countries; ● International Doctoral Programme in Economics, 8 positions with scholarship and 2 positions without scholarship. PhD programmes for Italian and Foreign students ● Politics, Human Rights and Sustainability, 5 fellowships available for students from EU Countries and 3 places for non EU Countries; ● Individual Person and Legal Protections, 6 fellowships available for graduates from EU Countries and 2 places for non EU Countries; ● Innovative Strategies in Biomedical Research, 4 fellowships for graduates from EU Countries and 3 for non EU Countries; ● Agriculture, Food and Environment, 3 fellowships available for graduates from EU Countries, 2 for non EU graduates and 3 fellowships for the joint PhD Programmes with the Pisa University. Facilities for advanced education SIAF – International School for Advanced Education Volterra (Pisa) Research at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Average funding per researcher in Italian universities K€ 175 Scuola 150 Superiore Sant’Anna 125 100 75 50 25 0 Source: MIUR Research: Social Sciences Law Economics & Management Political Sciences Research: Social Sciences - Laboratories LEM - Laboratory of Economics and Management Research in various areas of economics • Organization theory and empirics • Management and corporate strategies • Public choice and other aspects of public policy • Cognitive and artificial sciences MAIN - Management & innovation laboratory Describing the management of innovations •Innovation and its management in private firms, research organizations, public administrations and cities/regions •Economic, technological, organizational, cultural and political-institutional aspects of change management •Empirical orientation and a commitment to theory building Research: Social Sciences - Laboratories MES – Management and Health Needs and innovation of public healthcare system • Managerial Training for “high-potential” players • Applied research to support the subjects in the process • of organizational change and managerial innovation • Performance evaluation Wiss - Welfare Innovation Services and Development Health- and Social-care, Horizontal subsidarity •Banking institoria and social planning •Health society •Immigration, disabled people •Civilian duties Research: Social Sciences - Laboratories LIDER - International and Comparative Law Research Laboratory Empirical studies in private and comparative law •Tort, contract, property, family law, legal issues of the information age, both at the national and international level •Private law as a cornerstone of contemporary regulation in order to promote the protection and autonomy of individuals CDG Laboratory - International Research Laboratory on Conflict, Development and Global Politics •Conflict prevention and management •Human rights •Post-war reconstruction •Sustainable development Offering scientifical bases to effective decision-making processes Research: Experimental Sciences Biotechnology Medicine Microengineering Telecommunications Virtual Reality Robotics Sustainable Agriculture Scientific Research – Laboratories Medicine Laboratory of Physiological Genomics Physiological research - from molecular biology Understanding the mechanisms underlying vascular control in the fetus and the newborn Developing therapeutic tools, being adopted worldwide Central mechanism of fever EXTREME Center The EXTREME Center aims to evaluate the psycho-physical response of human body in extreme conditions. The results of this research would contribute to a better comprehension of the mechanism of many diseases Scientific Research – Laboratories Agrobiosciences PLANT LAB - Plant & Crop Physiology Laboratory All aspects of the physiology of higher plants Responses to endogenous stimuli such as hormones and sugars Adaptation to stress Post-harvest physiology (physiology of fruits and flowers) Molecular and post-genomic approach Agrobioscences BIO LABS - BIOlogical LABoratorieS (Polo Sant’Anna Valdera ) Interconnected res. units working on Crop Sciences •Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Lab •Cryo Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy- •Dispersive X-Ray Microanalysis Lab •Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture Lab •Soil, Water and Plant Analysis Lab; Landscape Entomology Lab Agrobioscences Land Lab - Laboratory of Agriculture, Environment and Territory Agricolture, environment, biodiversity, rural territory • Cultivation systems