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University of Trento
The Faculty of Economics is specialized in business studies, economics and law, and offers a wide range of management programs at Master and Doctorate level. It consistently ranks among the three top Schools in business and economics.
The University of Trento, ranked first in the national university ranking, has focused on excellence since its inception in 1962 and it now enjoys a strong global reputation. It has 7 Faculties, 14 Research Departments, more than 500 Professors and 15,000 students. Despite its relatively small size if compared with the top universities, it was ranked among the 500 top Universities in the Times Higher-QS World University Ranking 2007.
The City of Trento, the provincial capital of the Trentino region, is a prominent cultural centre, and has been– and still is – a bridge between the Mediterranean and the northern Germanic culture for many centuries. The city is committed to the development of a flourishing economic and business environment. It hosts conferences, meetings, exhibitions and it recently launched the very successful Festival of Economics.
Sant'Anna School of Pisa
The Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Tuscany) is a special statute university which operates in the field of applied sciences. The School’s aims are to promote the development of culture through scientific and technological research, to offer undergraduate, graduate and lifelong education, and to assure continuous interaction between research and education. The three key points of the School’s mission are excellence attained by the rigorous selection of students and of the teaching/research staff, an interdisciplinary as well as a cultural and methodological approach, and internationalization built up by connections with the best institutes and centres at a global level.
The city of Pisa is situated on the banks of the river Arno in the north-west of Tuscany. It is very popular with tourists because of its famous Leaning Tower but it is also just 80 km from Florence and 10 km from the Mediterranean sea. This vicinity to the sea has given it a mild temperate climate and being also protected by the mountains behind the town, Pisa has claimed a primary place in national and international tourism.
The town is the center attraction in the area astride the provinces of Lucca and Livorno and this region is particularly suited to farm-holidays, trekking, cycling, horse-riding, bird watching, golf, and open-air and water sports - which can be practiced along the sandy-beached coastline equipped with bathing facilities, hotels and restaurants. In its main square, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa continues to preserve a cultural patrimony for all humanity but it is also home to numerous masterpieces of civil and military architecture and of medieval history.
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- THE LAND
- THE UNIVERSITY
- HOW TO REACH
- STUDENTS' LIFE
- ENROLMENTS
- LEISURE TIME AND SPORTS
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Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Central Italy. It has a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.
Tuscany is known for its beautiful landscapes, its rich artistic legacy and vast influence on high culture. Tuscany is widely regarded as the true birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and has been home to some of the most influential people in history, such as Petrarch, Dante, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Amerigo Vespucci and Puccini. Due to this, the region has several museums, most of which (such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace) are found in Florence, but others in towns and smaller villages. Tuscany has a unique culinary tradition, and is famous for its wines (most famous of which are Chianti, Morellino di Scansano and Brunello di Montalcino).
Six Tuscan localities have been designated World Heritage Sites: the historical center of Florence (1982), the historical center of Siena (1995), the square of the Cathedral of Pisa (1987), the historical center of San Gimignano (1990), the historical center of Pienza (1996) and the Val d'Orcia (2004). Furthermore, Tuscany has over 120 protected nature reserves. This makes Tuscany and its capital city Florence very popular tourist destinations, attracting millions of tourists every year. Florence itself receives an average of 10 million tourists a year by placing the city as one of the most visited in the world
Tuscany opens itself up to its visitors with the knowledge of still being today a beacon of civilisation. Here a trip has the unaltered charm of the Grand Tour. It is impossible to be insensitive to the natural symbiosis between landscape and culture, history, architecture and town planning.
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany. It is on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. Pisa is known worldwide for its Leaning Tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral), the city of over 87,500 residents contains more than 20 other historic churches, several palaces, and various bridges across the Arno River.
The historical centre of Pisa is roughly in the shape of a quadrilateral surrounded by 12th-century walls, with sides measuring one and a half kilometres. The River Arno crosses the city from east to west, cutting it into two parts named Tramontana (North) and Mezzogiorno (South).
Situated on the southern edge of the city centre is Pisa central station (Pisa Centrale), a major junction in the Italian railway system. Pisa’s Galileo Galilei International Airport, located one and a half kilometres further south, has a railway terminal of its own (Pisa Aeroporto) providing direct access to Pisa Centrale and the rest of the regional and national network.
THE UNIVERSITY
The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa is a public university institute working in the field of applied sciences: Economic Sciences, Legal Sciences and Political Sciences for the Class of Social Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Industrial and Information Engineering for the Class of Experimental Sciences.
The objectives of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna are:
- Promoting the development of culture, scientific and technological research, and innovation;
- Being involved in university education, post-university education, and continuous education;
- Ensuring a constant interaction between research and education activities to the benefit of the high quality of studies.
The aim of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is to experiment innovative paths in education and research, so as to meet the modernization and innovation expectations of society.
This mission is pursued by enhancing the autonomy and flexibility needs, which characterize Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and which derive from its having been acknowledged as an independent university institute with special autonomy working in the field of applied sciences.
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna implemented three principles, which form the basis of its own mission:
Excellence – In education, research and in any other activity, excellence is ensured through the selection of the students through entrance examinations; the collaboration with teachers and researchers having a high scientific, cultural and motivational profile; the high quality of its facilities and services; and thanks to the high professional expertise of its technical and administrative staff.
Interdisciplinarity – Used as a cultural and methodological perspective, it is the suitable tool to address the issues and complexities that are typical of current scientific and social world.
Internationalization – It means the establishment of connections with institutes and centres of excellence at an international level; and the attention paid to the education and cultural growth problems of the young people coming from emerging Countries.
Historical information
In 1656 a Boarding School for the education of young women was built in Pisa. It was established by the Order of the Benedictine Nuns of the Sant’Anna Convent. Later it became the Sant’Anna Girls’ Boarding School, after the abolition of the religious orders by the grand duke Pietro Leopoldo I. Later it was named Sant’Anna Girls’ Boarding School under the tutelage of the Ministry of Education. In 1931 Benito Mussolini founded a College for Corporative Sciences in Pisa and one year later a National Medical College was founded in the town. In the 40’s it was a Medical-Law College run by the Scuola Normale Superiore and in 1951 Antonio Pacinotti created the School of Applied Sciences. In 1967 both of these colleges were merged together in the School of Advanced Studies. In 1987 the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna was created from the union of the School of Advanced Studies and the Sant’Anna Girls’ Boarding School.
Where we are
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna is in the old city center of Pisa.
Here is the school address and directions on how to reach it.
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
P.zza Martiri della Libertà, 33 - 56127 - Pisa (Italy)
Tel. (0039) 050 88.31.11
Fax (0039) 050 88.32.25
Official site: www.sssup.it
HOW TO REACH
How to reach the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
By plane
The Galileo Galilei International Airport of Pisa has daily connections with Milan, Rome, London, Paris and many other Italian and European cities. Alitalia and many low-cost airlines have daily flights to and from Pisa Airport.
From the airport, you can reach the school by:
Taxi (recommended) – in about 15 minutes.
Bus - Line 1 LAM ROSSA reaches the Pisa Central Train Station in about 15 minutes (for directions from the station to the school, see the “By Train” section).
Train – The train reaches the Pisa Central Train Station in about 5 minutes (for directions from the station to the school, see the “By Train” section).
By car
Take Motorway A12 (Genova – Rosignano) - "Pisa Nord” Exit. Take the Strada Statale n.1 Aurelia Nord. When you reach “Madonna dell’Acqua,” take Via Aurelia. Turn left at the traffic light on to Viale delle Cascine. Continue straight on Via Contessa Matilde and Via del Brennero. Follow the signs for “Scuola Sant’Anna.” You’ll pass under the old city gate and reach Largo San Zeno, where you’ll find a parking lot (for a fee). Leave the car in the parking lot, turn left for Piazza Martiri della Libertà. You’ve arrived!
If the parking lot is full or if you’re looking for free parking, continue on Via del Brennero. After the roundabout, you’ll find a large free parking lot to your left with frequent shuttle buses to the old city center.
By train
Pisa’s Central Train Station is connected to major cities in Italy and Europe by way of the Florence, Turin-Genoa, and Rome routes.
From the station, the school can be reached by:
Taxi – in about 5 minutes
Bus – N. 2 “Porta a Lucca" direction or N.4 "I Passi" direction. In both cases, the stop is “Largo San Zeno." When you get off the bus, walk down Via San Zeno, turn left for Piazza Martiri della Libertà. You’ve arrived!
Find here the directions to the School on the Google Maps.
Links:
Pisa Transportation Company
Galileo Galilei International Airport
Italian Railways
Living in Pisa
The old city is easily reached from the airport and the central station by bus or taxi. Frequent bus connections are also available for other parts of the city, and in particular for the eastern outskirts, where the new administrative centre and the modern Cisanello Hospital are located.
The tourist area par excellence – the Field of Miracles, with the famous LeaningTower – is situated at the northwestern end of the old city. A few hundred metres north of the square is the shuttle park of the Via Pietrasantina, where all tourist buses coming to Pisa are required to stop. If you prefer, you can rent a bike and make a tour around the Lungarni.
Hotels and other accommodation facilities are mostly concentrated in the areas adjoining the central station and the Field of Miracles, even though excellent alternatives are available throughout the city.
There are lots of restaurants. Motorists can leave their cars at the free shuttle parks and reach the city centre on foot or by bus (shuttles C and E). Pay and display car parks are available close to the pedestrian area for those who are not fond of walking, or are simply in a hurry. Access to the limited traffic zone (ZTL) is controlled by cameras, and all infringers are identified and fined. Disabled persons can obtain a temporary ZTL permit by dialling the freephone number 800-086540.
If you want to study in Pisa, you can choose one of these universities: Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Scuola Normale Superiore or the University of Pisa.
As a great university city, Pisa is full of life. Its center is full of all sorts of meeting places: pubs, restaurants, pizzerias, bars, discos and live music bars. Along the Lungarni or in the adjacent streets of Piazza Garibaldi, you can immerse yourself in the Pisan dolce vita, stopping off for the classic aperitif and a chat in one of the many bars packed with students. One address not to be missed is the historic Caffé dell’Ussero, on Lungarno Pacinotti, which since 1794 has been the main meeting
place of students and academics in Pisa.
For a list of pubs/bars see: www.pisaonline.it/toscana/pisa/pisa_da_vivere/cultura_tempo_libero/Locali/locali.htm
For further information see: www.tuscanypass.com/, www.comune.pisa.it/english
Pisa Maps and locations: www.pisaunicaterra.it
More about Pisa and its services: www.saimicadove.it
At the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna can be enrolled:
- non EU citizen living in Italy
- EU citizen living in Italy
- EU citizen
- You will find the following levels of these courses:
- Phd Programmes and Doctorates
- University and International Master's Degree Courses
- Advances education
- Research
PhD Programmes and Doctorates – They are legally equivalent to Research Doctorates, addressed to young and brilliant students, and focused on research areas of particular scientific and social importance, a special attention being paid to the demands for innovation and modernization.
University and International Master's Degree Courses – They are aimed at deepening knowledge and expertise in innovative areas having a peculiar strategic importance for the manufacturing and industrial world. All the Master's Degree Courses of the School are characterized by a strong interdisciplinary and applied approach.
Advanced Education – Addressed to enterprises, companies and organizations, the advanced education courses complete the educational offering of Sant'Anna, in line with the new requirements of society and labour market, and going hand in hand with innovation and the new discoveries in the economic, social and scientific fields.
Research
The University and graduate students, selected among the worthiest students, are lodged in a scientific community rich in stimuli, where research supports the different phases of study. A single community, where passion for research is fostered and cultivated under every aspect. To achieve excellence in their field of study, students are offered the opportunity to use the laboratories and research centres of the School, as well as to collaborate with foreign universities.
Meetings and cultural events among the students and between them and the community are encouraged by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and the Teatro Verdi. These activities represent a chance for students to integrate with the local context and make their stay in the city more enjoyable.
There is the Associazione allievi Scuola Superiore as far as sport is concerned, there is the public swimming pool in Barbaricina (PI) and the CUS sporting univesity centre.
You can also find several cinemas, the most famous is The Cinecub Arsenale. The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna offers its suitable spaces, where to organize recreational, sports and cultural activities.
Some tourist information follows.
International Airport Galileo Galilei
Arrival side
Tel. + 39 050 502518
aeroporto@pisaunicaterra.it
Opening times 11:00 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Languages EN, DE, ES, FR
Miracles Square
Piazza Arcivescovado, 8
Tel. +39 334 6419408
duomo@pisaunicaterra.it
Opening times: 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Languages: EN, DE, ES, FR
Area of Ponte di Mezzo
Piazza XX Settembre (on the corner of Lungarno Galilei)
Tel. + 39 050 910350
Fax + 39 050 910933
touristpoint@comune.pisa.it
Opening times: 8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Languages: EN, FR
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Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna - Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 - 56127 Pisa (Italia)
Phone +39 050 88.31.11
Fax +39 050 88.32.25
International Relations Office
fax +39 050 88.32.34
e-mail: iro@sssup.it
