Mobility Consortium "COoperation in the Mediterranean and Western Balkan through MObility of Students and Staff"

Unipi Team Leader: Giovanni Federico Gronchi, Vice Rector for Cooperation and International Relations

This action supports physical and blended mobility of higher education students and staff from/to third countries not associated to Erasmus+. Students in all study fields and cycles can take part in a study period or traineeship abroad. Higher education teaching and administrative staff can take part in professional development activities abroad, as well as staff from the field of work in order to teach and train students or staff at higher education institutions.

Coordinator:  UNIMED - UNIONE DELLE UNIVERSITA DEL MEDITERRANEO (Italy)

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA PER STRANIERI DI PERUGIA(Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEL SALENTO (Italy)
Universita' degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo (Italy) UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BARI ALDO MORO (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SIENA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI INTERNAZIONALI DI ROMA (Italy) UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MESSINA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TERAMO (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA TELEMATICA PEGASO s.r.l.(Italy)

Start date: 01-08-2023

End date: 31-07-2026

EU Grant:  1.007.265 €

Project website: https://www.commo.it/

 

Mobility Consortium "COoperation in the Mediterranean and Western Balkan through MObility of Students and Staff"

Unipi Team Leader: Giovanni Federico Gronchi, Vice Rector for Cooperation and International Relations

This action supports physical and blended mobility of higher education students and staff from/to third countries not associated to Erasmus+. Students in all study fields and cycles can take part in a study period or traineeship abroad. Higher education teaching and administrative staff can take part in professional development activities abroad, as well as staff from the field of work in order to teach and train students or staff at higher education institutions.

Coordinator:  UNIMED - UNIONE DELLE UNIVERSITA DEL MEDITERRANEO (Italy)

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SIENA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA PER STRANIERI DI PERUGIA (Italy)
Universita' degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo(Italy) UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BARI ALDO MORO (Italy)
UNIVERSITA TELEMATICA PEGASO s.r.l. (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TERAMO (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI INTERNAZIONALI DI ROMA (Italy) UNIVERSITA DEL SALENTO(Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MESSINA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI (Italy)

Start date: 01-08-2022

End date: 31-07-2025

EU Grant:  662.265 €

Project website: https://www.commo.it/

 

Increasing Learning Opportunities in the job market

Unipi Team Leader: Francesco Marcelloni, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Relations

The ‘Increasing Learning Opportunities in the job market’ (ILO) Mobility Consortium acts both as a prosecution and as an expansion of the long-standing cooperation among partner universities in the field of traineeships abroad. The Consortium is coordinated by the University of Padova in partnership with IUAV University of Venice, the University of Pisa, the University of Catania, the University of Trieste and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
Its main goal is to increase the employability of the courses offered, and the qualifications awarded by the various universities, by giving students the chance to acquire or further develop the skills demanded by companies and to develop cooperation with international firms useful for their future job.
172 grants have been awarded for traineeships abroad, of which 160 financed by EU funds.
The fields of study that were more involved are the following:
- Economics
- Medicine
- Natural Sciences
- Architecture
- Psychology
- Foreign Languages
- Engineering
Students and recent graduates in all types of courses offered by partner universities have had the opportunity to benefit from a hands-on learning approach based on practical activities to be carried out in a work environment; this being the main goal, attention has been paid to the quality of receiving institutions. Different types of institutions were chosen in order to meet students’ needs, among which are the following:
- universities and research centres (for students wishing to carry out either thesis work or research activities during job placement)
- language schools and translation and interpretation agencies
- small and medium-size manufacturing enterprises
- public bodies
- chambers of commerce
- hospitals
- local and governmental institutions
- large companies
- associations, foundations and NGOs
- architectural firms
- museums and libraries
- law firms
- tourism enterprises
- consultancy firms
- schools of different levels of education.
As far as the goals of specific traineeships are concerned, participants have generally acquired the relevant skills. In particular, they have had the possibility to acquire or further develop:
- key competences such as e-skills, entrepreneurship, critical thinking and problem solving
- hard skills with reference to their field of study and the use of foreign languages at work
- soft skills such as promoting business relationships with enterprises, institutions and associations outside their own country, creating networks, debating, public speaking, mediating and negotiating, synthesizing information and accommodating conflicting interests.
As far as recognition is concerned, then, results are equally satisfactory: although the process is still ongoing for mobility periods ending in September, the vast majority of students has so far obtained credit recognition for their traineeship mobility.
Funding has been distributed among the six participating universities based on the requests of each of them. Every single university has played a pivotal role and has contributed to the project by performing key functions and carrying out core activities through its own office responsible for the implementation of Erasmus+ traineeship projects.

Coordinator:  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (Italy) 

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA IUAV DI VENEZIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)

Start date: 01-06-2017

End date: 30-09-2018

EU Grant: 285.617 €

 

 

Promoter of transnational relations

Unipi Team Leader: Francesco Marcelloni, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Relations

The Mobility Consortium PRT-"Promoter of transnational relations" was born from the long lasting cooperation among six large and medium Italian Universities: the Universities of Pisa, Padua, Trieste, Catania and Venice: Ca' Foscari and Iuav.
The objective of the project was to organize traineeship mobility so that participants, from different degree courses, could acquire soft and hard skills and could be able, after the mobility experience, to work in international contexts, having developed transnational relations between the business world and its stakeholders.
The project intended to respond to the needs in term of skills, expressed by local companies and employers. Through the research work carried out in particular by the labour market Observatory of the University of Padua, we are able to understand better these needs and one of the key demands by companies is to have graduates able to work in international contexts, able to work using foreign languages and to network also at a transnational level.
The project addressed students of all the disciplines with a greater attention to students in social, political sciences and humanities, who usually encounter more difficulties in entering the world of work and need to have in their curriculum some qualified international traineeship experiences, to increase their employability.
During the academic year 2016/17 the Consortium organised 219 traineeship mobilities, and 185 were funded with Erasmus funds.
The traineeships have had an average duration of three months and 17 days and took place mainly in hosting partners such as: language schools, law firms, consultancy firms, local bodies, corporations, banks, chambers of Commerce, international foundations, museums, libraries, NGOs, research institutes and universities.
Hosting partners were 195 in 25 different countries. 69 participants were recent graduates.
Most of the participants considered that the training activities were relevant and in line with their educational programme and would work in the hosting organization if they had the chance. Almost all participants are satisfied with the mobility experience.
More than half of the participants said they could not face the mobility experience without the grant, and this gives an idea of the importance of the program for the students, for the enrichment of their training path and for the fundamental contribution that the program gives to internationalization of curricula.
As for the qualitative objectives of internships, participants generally have acquired the skills and competencies that had been foreseen in the learning agreements.
The skills were those required by companies working in a globalised context: skills related to the use of foreign languages in the workplace, hard skills related to the study course, but above all soft skills such as communication, networking, problem-solving skills.
By analyzing the participants report we can see that more than 90% of the participants thinks their problem solving skills are improved, they have learned better how to plan and carry out their learning independently, learned better how to see the value of different cultures, they are more able to cooperate with people from other backgrounds and cultures, and they know better their strengths and weaknesses. The majority of the participants found that their language proficiency in a foreign language has improved during the mobility.
The absolute majority of participants believe that they will have more opportunities to find a job after the mobility, they have clearer ideas about their professional goals, and almost all participants would like to work in an international environment.

Coordinator:  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (Italy) 

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA IUAV DI VENEZIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)

Start date: 01-06-2016

End date: 31-09-2017

EU Grant: 316.650 €

 

 

przywracanie życia zabytkom

In our project „Renovation – bringing monuments to life” took part 20 students of Comprehensive Schools of Building and Construction in Gdańsk. These students acquire knowledge in professions such as technician of restoration of architectural elements and technician of wood technology.
The appointed students took part in a two-week placement (apprenticeship), which was held in Pisa (Italy). These students worked on the project in laboratories of the Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry Department, University of Pisa and participated in restoration of frescoes in Campo Santo, which allowed to get to know modern research methods of wood and familiarization with the techniques of restoration at the highest level.
The project lasted from 01.06.2017 to 31.05.2019. The project partner was Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry Department, University of Pisa.
Our project fitted very well in the European growth strategy ‘Europa 2020’, and it is also consistent with the educational policy of our province, city and school. Taking into consideration the growing importance of youth’s mobility flow and the care of vocational education, we were undertaking actions which encouraged students to cooperate with foreign partners. The aim of the project was to support students in acquiring professional and social competences through getting familiar with new technologies related with renovation of monuments and to strengthen both multicultural bonds and to respect mutually completed work. Thanks to the participation in this project our teachers got familiar with one of the European technical languages well enough to enable basic communication. Moreover, another aim of the project was to raise the European dimension of vocational school through starting cooperation with foreign job market and the institutions of higher education. The teachers who took part in the project together with the students, gained additional experience in setting and realising practical trainings in restoration of architectural elements and properties of wood using the latest techniques, and in particular the knowledge of innovative solutions for maintenance of monuments.
Our students, by gaining their first professional experience abroad, increased their knowledge, qualifications essential in their profession skills, which are directly related with new techniques used in the restoration, knowledge of innovative solutions applied to study properties of wood and practical skills of conservation usage.
Methodology used for project purposes consisted of few stages which played an important part and also determined the project’s success. Methodology embraced all the actions undertaken by the project partners, namely, activities that enabled the participants for mobility, attractive practical trainings, professional and cultural trips as well as monitoring evaluation and dissemination. Completing practical trainings in renovation in Italy let our students become familiar with solutions met in renovator’s and wood technologist’s work other than the ones in Poland. As for social competences, our students learned from each other. They practiced also the ability to cooperate and to share gained knowledge. It had and will have its impact on limiting the number of students finishing their education too early. The direct results also involved knowledge of tradition, history, culture and Italian architecture. It will later become the sense of the European togetherness. The long-term results will be tightly connected with vocational and social competences of our students. Serving the apprenticeship abroad developed the spirit of enterprise, quick reaction to work market changes and strengthened self esteem through overcoming personal weaknesses. It developed also faith in individual development possibilities which will have a great impact on active and effective motion within the European work market. The predicted long-term and permanent influence of school’s actions on its graduate’s profile will be a potentially successful, well-educated and socially active worker who will not be endangered by poverty or social elimination.

Coordinator:  Panstwowe Szkoly Budownictwa im. prof. Mariana Osinskiego (Poland) 

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)

Start date: 01-06-2017

End date: 31-05-2019

EU Grant: 39.808,00 €

 

Moving in Europe : Training for Real Opportunities

The institute Vespucci -Colombo for many years plays a very important role in Livorno, for training in logistics and tourism. 5 years experience in international mobility , first as a partner and then as a promoter , which allowed him to expand the internship offers to its students.

The project "METRO " wants to be an opportunity for collaboration with the local partnership to meet the needs of the students of classes IV dell'IIS " Vespucci - Colombo " expansion prospects in key European training for companies in many sectors related to this field of study, education institutions , public bodies responsible for economic development, to education and to the connection between school and work . Also this year will be used for ECVET elements which will be a further opportunity for knowledge , for the local area , the European ECVET system for the transfer of credits within the Memorandum of Understanding.

The basic need is the need to be able to train a new generation of administrative , accounting , management, tourism experts , technicians and operators of well-being , skills necessitated by rapidly changing technologies and market ( including the EU key competences foreign languages , learning to learn, social and civic competences , initiative and entrepreneurship , and then the adaptive capacity , technical skills of the respective sectors). Therefore, it is believed that the project participants would get concrete answers to the need to update, professionalization , extending the competencies and operational capabilities , by means of an international internship .

More in detail the educational goals of the participants, focusing on:

- The acquisition of skills related to 1) the accounting, administrative and management in a European view , 2) administrative and managerial applied to the handling of cargo and passengers 3) the management and promotion of tourism products and services ; 4) supply and administration of services for the well-being 5) I.T.

- improving language skills /improvement of socio-cultural skills to complete specific technical skills

- Acquisition / improvement of key skills to complete the personal and professional path .

Objectives of the promoter and the partnership are:

- Increase the quality of training

- Expanding and improving the skills of their students

- Make students more employable current / future professionals

- Bring the world of school to the world of work responding to the needs of the local market and European ( and the variety of the local partnership , which sees public, private , chamber of commerce , etc. ) demonstrates the intent.

- Disseminate information of the existence of the European programs for young people and for those involved in training

The expected results are : to complete the training and employability of final participants , enhancing the efficiency of partner companies who will have qualified staff and updated , an improvement / innovation courses offered by IIS " Vespucci - Colombo " in terms of quality and enriched by a European scale , the widespread dissemination of experience at various levels.

The project of a total duration of 12 months, involves the participation of 40 students : 12 in the commercial / administrative , 10 in the field of integrated logistics systems , 10 in the tourism sector and 8 in the wellness industry

The project includes 4 streams than 5 weeks: 12 mobility in Valencia ( ES ), 10 in Derry (UK ), 8 in Amiens (FR) and 10 in Limassol (CY) . The phase of mobility will take place in May- June 2015.

Coordinator:  I.I.S."VESPUCCI-COLOMBO" (Italy) 

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)
Andreas Orthodoxou LTD (Cyprus)
B98500325(Spain)
IN-PRIMA LTD (Cyprus)
CENTRO STUDI AZIENDALI (Italy)
Provincia di Livorno Sviluppo (Italy)
Welcoma (France)
Itinera progetti e ricerche (Italy)
SOCIETA' AEROPORTO TOSCANO (Italy)
ESTETICA_OGGI di Bartoli Fulvia (Italy)
Advisers for International Programs in Spain SL (Spain) PRIVATE INSTITUTE PLATO EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD (Cyprus)
North West Academy of English (United Kingdom)
ATLANTICA LEISURE GROUP(ATLANTICA MIRAMARE BEACH) (Cyprus)
Exertus Services Limited (Cyprus)
BYSTEAND_COIFFEURS (Italy)

Start date: 01-11-2014

End date: 31-10-2015

EU Grant: 130.900,00 €

 

Promoter of transnational relations

Unipi Team Leader: Francesco Marcelloni, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Relations

The Mobility Consortium PRT-"Promoter of transnational relations" was born from the long lasting cooperation among six large and medium Italian Universities: the Universities of Pisa, Padua, Trieste, Catania and Venice: Ca' Foscari and Iuav.
The objective of the project was to organize traineeship mobility so that participants, from different degree courses, could acquire soft and hard skills and could be able, after the mobility experience, to work in international contexts, also developing transnational relations between the business world and its stakeholders.
The project intended to respond to the needs in term of skills, expressed by local companies and employers. Through the research work carried out in particular by the labour market Observatory of the University of Padua, we are able to understand better these needs and one of the key demands by companies is to have graduates able to work in international contexts, able to work using foreign languages and to network also at a transnational level.
The project addressed students of all the disciplines with a greater attention to students in social, political sciences and humanities, who usually encounter more difficulties in entering the world of work and need to have in their curriculum qualified international traineeship experiences, to increase their employability.
The available funds were initially distributed among the 6 participating Universities according to the requests of each University and the number of mobilities performed during the year 2014/15. Each University contributes with functions and key activities in the project through the office that is responsible for the implementation of the Erasmus for traineeship program.
Each University with the coordination and supervision of the University of Padua, has organized and managed its own selection, managed relations with its partners, monitored traineeships and ensured full recognition of mobilities.
During the academic year 2015/16 the Consortium organised 245 traineeship mobilities, 149 were funded with Erasmus funds and the other with national funds. In the previous year 177 mobilities were carried out. This increase is due to the widespread publicity and dissemination made by the Universities towards its students, teachers and potential European partners. The traineeships have had an average duration of three months and 15 days. More than 470 months have been financed by Erasmus funds and 862 months of traineeship have been carried out by the beneficiaries. Hosting partners were 241 in 26 different countries.
The internships took place mainly in hosting partners such as: language schools, law firms, consultancy firms, local bodies, corporations, banks, chambers of Commerce, international foundations, museums, libraries, NGOs, research institutes and universities. The majority of the participants considered that the training activities were relevant and in line with its educational programme and was satisfied with the mobility experience. They found also that the language proficiency in a foreign language have improved during their mobility.
As for the qualitative objectives of internships, participants generally have acquired the skills and competencies that had been foreseen in the learning agreements. The skills were those required by companies working in a globalised context: skills related to the use of foreign languages in the workplace, hard skills related to the study course, but above all soft skills such as communication, networking, problem-solving skills. By analyzing the participant reports and hosting institutions evaluations, we can see that participants could benefit from an overall strengthening of employability and of their career prospects because of the improvement or acquisition of hard, soft and language skills, and through increased proactivity, sense of initiative and intercultural awareness.

Coordinator:  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (Italy) 

Other participants: 

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA IUAV DI VENEZIA (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE (Italy)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)

Start date: 01-06-2015

End date: 31-05-2017

EU Grant: 265,213.49 €

 

 

Enhancing sustainable and green leather technology in Indonesia

Unipi Team Leader: Maurizia Seggiani, Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering

The leather industry in Indonesia can be improved with the introduction of sustainable production strategies, such as the guided use of alternative resources, alternative energy sources, and sustainable use of water. Training of the workforce on modern techniques of breeding, pre-slaughter and post-slaughter processing, sustainability, waste management, and green technologies is necessary, and students of HEIs need to be offered with modernized content material.
The project aims to establish three "Centres of Excellence for Sustainable and Green Leather Technology" in three universities in Indonesia to support the green transition of the leather industry. The project will support the creation of the Centres of Excellence to provide support services to the leather industry, such as professional training, seminars on modern production technologies, waste management, sustainable production, export strategies, consultation on the application of research and new findings, relocation strategies, presentation of innovative products and processes, extra-curricular courses for students, practical training and placements, and development and testing of continuous education programs and other activities.
It will also contribute to the upskilling and professional development of academic and administrative staff, transfer to HEIs staff knowledge and competences needed to assist companies, develop 5 extracurricular courses for the HEIs, adapt 5 courses for continuous education of professionals, promote research and projects between EU and Indonesian universities, assist the internationalization of HEIs, promote and encourage the establishment of other Centers of Excellence in other universities, and further collaborate with EU and Indonesian Universities and leather businesses.

Coordinator:  EGE UNIVERSITY (Türkiye)

Other participants

UNIVERSITAS HASANUDDIN (Indonesia)
GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY (Indonesia)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)
ASOSIASI PENYAMAK KULIT INDONESIA (Indonesia)
ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION (Greece)
C.G.S. DI COLUCCIA MICHELE & C. S.A.S. (Italy)
UNIVERSITAS MATARAM (Indonesia)
KEMENTERIAN PERINDUSTRIAN (Indonesia)
DIMIOURGIKI SKEPSI ANAPTYXIS (Greece)

Start date: 01-01-2024

End date: 31-12-2027

EU Grant:  797.991 €

 

DEsign Tools of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainability Living LabS

Unipi Team Leader: Filippo Chiarello, Department of Energy, Systems, Territory, and Construction Engineering

 

Objectives
DETAILLs aims to increase the number of HE students capable of designing sustainable products with AI and sustainability focus, through a new Living Lab model (DETAILLs Living Lab) . Objectives include leveraging AI for data-driven decisions, promoting sustainability, and increasing skills, relationships, awareness, and sustainable processes. The project emphasizes a focus on sustainability, AI, and practical implementation for designing sustainable products.

Activities
The project has 5 WPs. WP1 management is led by UNIPI . WP2 is led by Unizag and aims to identify relevant skills for AI-driven sustainable design and defining the DETAILLs curriculum. WP3 is led by BMU and aims to increase HE trainers pedagogical skills, create the DETAILLs training materials and establishing cooperations with companies. WP4 is led by USAL and will test and validate the educational experience delivered through the delivery of the course DLLs.WP5 is for dissemination activities

Impact
The results of the project are the following: 1. DETAILLs Sustainability Living Lab model: it includes the curriculum and the training materials hosted on an e-learning platform, addressing AI,Sustainability and Design; 2. Self-paced course for increasing the digital and pedagogical skills of HE trainers; 3. A network of companies interested in AI-driven methods. This results is made tangible by the signature of MoUs with the companies proposing challenges; 4.community of practice of DLLs

Coordinator: UNIVERSITA' DI PISA

Other participants:

SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU (Croatia)
UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA (Spain)
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB (Sweden)
Beam me up S.r.l. (Italy)

Start date: 01-11-2023

End date: 31-10-2026

EU Grant: 400.000 €

Project website: https://grial.usal.es/detaills

 

Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries (2020) 

Unipi Team Leader: Francesco Marcelloni, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Relations

Il progetto KA107 2020 è stato concepito per il consolidamento della cooperazione dell’Università di Pisa (UNIPI) con i paesi del Mediterraneo meridionale, dell’Asia e dell’America latina, cooperazione già avviata nell’ambito del programma Erasmus+ attraverso precedenti progetti Ka107 e attraverso il capacity builng DHIP (Development of Higher Education Institutions’ Internationalization Policies); ma anche per iniziare una stabile collaborazione con i paesi dell’Africa, del Sudafrica e con gli Stati Uniti. Diversi nuovi partner sono stati inseriti nel partenariato per contribuire alla promozione di rilevanti ricerche internazionali, progetti didattici e reti, incrementare sia il numero che la qualità degli studenti internazionali iscritti ai corsi offerti, per sostenere lo svolgimento all’estero di attività di alta formazione da parte dei docenti dell’Università di Pisa,al fine di consolidare il suo ruolo scientifico e implementare il processo di internazionalizzazione dell’Ateneo.
L’Università di Pisa ha rivestito un ruolo chiave nel promuovere la mobilità extra Europea già dai primi anni del programma Erasmus e in questa fase storica di grandi “metamorfosi del mondo”, si pone come attore strategico dello sviluppo e diffusione delle conoscenze acquisite dallo studio e dalla ricerca. L’interazione e la collaborazione con le università estere diviene una necessità per essere un’istituzione in grado di incidere sul futuro della comunità sociale attraverso la condivisione della conoscenza e delle tecnologie, migliorando da un lato la reputazione istituzionale, la competitività e la posizione nelle classifiche internazionali dall’altro lato migliorato la qualità dell'istruzione e la qualità della ricerca.
I vecchi e i nuovi partner inseriti nel partenariato hanno contribuito al perseguimento delle finalità educative e di ricerca degli studenti e dei docenti delle università coinvolte. Abbiamo concentrato le nostre energie per costruire delle relazioni durature, vantaggiose che hanno coinvolto studenti e personale accademico/amministrativo
Il progetto 2020 ha visto il coinvolgimento di 17 istituzioni di istruzione superiore in 12 paesi.
Dal Mediterraneo meridionale abbiamo avuto l’Università di Mohamed Khider di Biskra (UMKB) che con questo progetto ha visto rinforzata la sua posizione sia su scala nazionale che Internazionale, come istituzione di formazione di riferimento in professioni collegate alla programmazione architettonica, edilizia urbana e sostenibile. Sia per l’Università di Cadi Ayyad (UCA) che per l’Università di Bar-Ilan(BIU) il progetto con UNIPI è mirato ad incrementare le già numerose mobilità che vengono realizzate anche con altre università europee in linea con la loro strategia di internazionalizzazione volta ad aumentare la loro visibilità.
Dalla Federazione della Russia la Tomsk State University -TSU e la Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) mirano a partecipare in progetti didattici e scientifici congiunti, che diano agli studenti e allo staff maggiori opportunità di fare esperienza accademica all’estero.
Dalla Regione asiatica abbiamo l’Università di Kasetsart (KU) una università con una forte impronta internazionale, da tempo impegnata nella mobilità internazionale per crediti (ICM). La cooperazione con Unipi si inserisce all’interno della sua strategia di rafforzamento dei rapporti con l’Europa.
L’Università di Cape Town (UCT) e l’Università di Johannersburg (UJ) Sudafrica hanno aderito al progetto per consolidare la partnership con UNIPI a livello didattico e scientifico.
Dalla regione Africa, Caraibi, Pacifico hanno preso parte al progetto il Kenia (Kenyatta University -KU) il Camerun (Università di Yaoundé1 -UY1) l’Etiopia (Addis Ababa University-AAU, Samara University SU) che hanno visto nella collaborazione offerte dal programma KA107 con UNIPI un’opportunità per migliorare la formazione degli studenti e del personale docente, che a loro volta produrranno un impatto positivo sulla modernizzazione dell'istruzione superiore e favoriranno lo sviluppo sociale ed economico del paese.
Dall’ America Latina hanno partecipato per la prima volta al programma l’Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas (UCSA), L’Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (UAA),l’Universidad Nacional de Itapua (UNI) e l’Universidad Agraria de La Habana (UNAH). Le università hanno l’internazionalizzazione dell’insegnamento e della ricerca come primario obiettivo di sviluppo per l’aggiornamento dei curricula in modo da offrire una formazione che risponda alle necessità di sviluppo del paese e che sia innovativa e competitiva sul piano internazionale.
L’Università del Delaware (UDEL) Stati Uniti intende divenire il contesto in cui scienziati, accademici ed esperti si uniscono per generare soluzioni ai problemi locali e globali, con una visione verso una società più prospera e inclusiva che garantisca un futuro sostenibile.

Coordinator:  UNIVERSITÀ DI PISA  (Italy) 

Start date: 01-08-2020

End date: 31-07-2023

EU Grant: 668.895,00 €

Project website: http://erasmuspluska107.unipi.it/

 

Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries (2019) 

Unipi Team Leader: Francesco Marcelloni, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Relations

Il progetto KA107 2019 è stato ideato per ampliare la cooperazione dell’Università di Pisa (UNIPI) con i paesi dei Balcani occidentali, del Mediterraneo meridionale, Partenariato orientale, Africa Caraibi, Pacifico e Amarica Latina, al fine di consolidare il suo ruolo scientifico, promuovere rilevanti ricerche internazionali, progetti didattici e reti, incrementare sia il numero che la qualità degli studenti internazionali iscritti ai corsi offerti, sostenere lo svolgimento all’estero di attività di alta formazione da parte dei docenti dell’Università di Pisa.
Il progetto rientra nella strategia di internazionalizzazione dell’Università di Pisa, che l’ha vista rivestire un ruolo chiave nel promuovere la mobilità extra Europea già dai primi anni del programma Erasmus.
I vecchi e i nuovi partner inseriti nel partenariato hanno contribuito al perseguimento delle finalità educative e di ricerca degli studenti e dei docenti delle università coinvolte. Lavorando multi lateralmente piuttosto che unilateralmente, siamo riusciti ad ottenere un maggiore vantaggio competitivo in termini di insegnamento, ricerca e trasferimento di conoscenze. Abbiamo concentrato le nostre energie per costruire delle relazioni durature, vantaggiose che hanno coinvolto studenti e personale accademico/amministrativo, migliorando da un lato la reputazione istituzionale, la competitività e la posizione nelle classifiche internazionali dall’altro lato migliorato la qualità dell'istruzione e la qualità della ricerca.

Coordinator:  UNIVERSITÀ DI PISA  (Italy) 

Start date: 01-08-2019

End date: 31-07-2022

EU Grant: 241.713,04 €

Project website: http://erasmuspluska107.unipi.it/

 

BIOPLASTICTRAIN

BIOPLASTICTRAIN developed a 50h training content and a e-learning platform to upgrade plastic transformation technicians skills to be ready to work with biomaterials and bioplastics. The training platform and the contents are available on the internet for free and forever at https://bioplastictrain.eu/ and has the following content:

Definition and Characteritics
1 Chemical structure, and physical properties
2 Mechanical properties and methods to evaluate them
3 Plasticizers, nucleating agents and other additives
4 Polymers blends, composites and nano-composites
5 Biodegradability, composting and sustainability of bioplastic

Extrusion Compounding
1 Extrusion compounding general concepts
2 Formulations and screw configuration
3 processing conditions and equipment set up
4 typical problems that can arise when working with biopolymers

Blow Moulding
1 General concepts and main technologies (Blow extrusion moulding and blow injection moulding)
2 Formulations and material properties desired for blow moulding technologies
3 Processing conditions and equipment set up for different bioplastics
4 Typical problems of the blow moulding process and how to solve them

Injection Moulding
1 General Concepts and Applicative Process Technologies
2 Mould & Part Design: Fundamentals for Bioplastic Processing
3 Process Validation: DOEs with Simulation Moldflow® Insight’s
4 Moulding Defects: Troubleshooting & Solutions

Biocoating
1 Sol-Gel process for lacquer synthesis
2 Hybrid polymer coating: chemical structure, properties and synthesis
3 Characterization of hybrid polymer lacquers and coatings + biodegradability + description of the evaluation methods
4 Modification of hybrid polymers e.g. by the addition of fillers and nano-additives and/ or special precursors
5 Development and application of biocoatings

Bioplastic is according to famous Smithers Pira ranking, within the 5 key technologies towards 2023.
According to a recent job market analysis conducted by European Bioplastics, the European bioplastics industry could – with the right framework conditions in place – realise a steep employment growth. By 2025, production capacities of bioplastics within the EU could grow to up to 5.7 million tonnes per year – 10 percent of the European plastics production. This translates to up to 160,000 high skilled jobs that could be created in the European bioplastics sector.At this moment, bioplastics and biopolymers in its infancy, both at a global and European level, but It is expected a growth in the bioplastics market production volume of a 300% from 2015 till 2019, so it seems to be clear that a specialised knowledge on bioplastics and its behaviour through all the value chain actors it is of a general interest.The issue is that, for this moment, there is not any training for that. And the god news is that using bioplastic does not require any modification of actual plastic machines.

BIOPLASTICTRAIN was a consortium of five excellent partners, references in the bioplastic sector in Europe, with a vast record of R&D projects, with a finished project in common (Dibbiopack 2012-2016, 7,7M€).

Partners took advantage of this past experience and return to European industries and workers their gained experience in public funded R&D projects by developing an Open Educative Resource in the form of training course. The partnership was led by Aitiip the technological center of reference in Europe in the field of plastics processing, as it is the only one that is involved in the whole processing value chain, from material development to manufacturing of functional prototypes.Very remarkable partners like Fraunhofer (Germany), UNIPI (Italy), TECOS (Slovenia) and Tecnopackaging also takes part in the consortium, which is very well balanced in terms of educational entities (UNIPI), companies (Tecnopackaging), research centres (Fraunhofer) and industrial vet providers (Aitiip & Tecos).
All partners have previous experience in Eramus+ and European Projects. For dissemination purposes a stakeholders database was created, 2 multiplier events in Slovenia and Spain and participation in different national conferences have been also planned.The training content is available for free on internet for ever, and after project funding end a exploitation strategy has been turned on based on national languages translation (to be carried out after project funding ends). As a summary, BIOPLASTICTRAIN is the perfect online training course for today workers for tomorrow works, based on a transnational and excellent partnership.

BIOPLASTICTRAIN is also aligned with European Commission Circular Economy package, which assure its future projection and continuity.

Coordinator: 

FUNDACION AITIIP (Spain)

Other participants:

RAZVOJNI CENTER ORODJARSTVA SLOVENIJE (Slovenia)
NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS PARA EL DESARROLLO DE PACKAGING Y PRODUCTOS AGROALIMENTARIOS CON COMPONENTE PLASTICA SL (Spain)
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFTZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. (Germany)

Start date: 01-11-2016

End date: 31-10-2018

EU Grant: 30.262,50 €

Project website: https://bioplastictrain.eu/

 

È pubblicato il Bando Erasmus KA171 2023 extra europeo per lo svolgimento di mobilità internazionale dei docenti a valere sul progetto di mobilità Erasmus+ n. 2023-1-IT02-KA171-HED-000125687.

Nell’ambito del Programma Erasmus+ KA171 Mobilità internazionale, che coinvolge Paesi terzi non associati al programma, l’Università di Pisa indice una procedura di selezione per assegnare n. 25 borse di mobilità, riservate al personale docente e ai ricercatori dell’Università di Pisa, per lo svolgimento di un periodo di mobilità presso una delle Università dei Paesi Terzi elencate nell’allegato I.

Le categorie ammesse sono:

• Professori ordinari;
• Professori associati;
• Professori a contratto;
• Ricercatori.

Il personale deve prestare servizio presso l’Ateneo.

Le mobilità relative al Progetto di mobilità internazionale KA 171, accordo n. 2023-1-IT02-KA171-HED-000125687 CUP: I51I23000240006, periodo 2023 – 2026, dovranno concludersi entro il 31/12/2024.

La candidatura va effettuata presentando la domanda con allegato III (Dichiarazione di Interesse) redatta in inglese, entro le ore 12 del trentesimo giorno successivo alla data di pubblicazione del Bando all'albo ufficiale di Ateneo (ore 12 del 28 marzo 2024).

Alla Dichiarazione di Interesse dovranno essere allegati i seguenti documenti:

• CV redatto in lingua inglese
• Draft Mobility Agreement redatto in lingua inglese
• Fotocopia del documento di identità.

Bando e allegati:

♦ Bando

♦ Allegato I Lista dei Paesi e delle Istituzioni Ospitanti

♦ Allegato II Linee Guida Mobilità Internazionale Erasmus+

♦ Allegato III Dichiarazione d’Interesse - versione .rtf

♦ Allegato IV Staff Teaching/Training Mobility Agreement - versione .rtf

Per informazioni:

Unità Programmi Internazionali di Cooperazione, Formazione e Mobilità
Mail: programmi.internazionali@unipi.it    

 

Il progetto MCI - Mobility CONFAP-ITALY mira a facilitare e a sostenere un'efficace collaborazione tra CONFAP (Conselho Nacional das Fundações de Amparo à Pesquisa) e la Rete Italiana per la cooperazione scientifica, tecnologica e l'innovazione, attraverso la mobilità tra i due paesi Italia e Brasile di dottorandi, studenti di master (studenti Mestrado, per ricerca tesi) e post dottorato.

La Rete Italiana attualmente comprende 18 università e un centro di ricerca che lavorano in collaborazione con l'Istituzione CONFAP. L'Università di Bologna è partner coordinatore della Rete italiana.

I candidati devono essere residenti in Brasile; coloro che già vivono e/o studiano in Europa non saranno presi in considerazione.

I candidati tramite la piattaforma MCI visualizzeranno le offerte caricate e se interessati entreranno in contatto con i referenti accademici dei progetti di ricerca per richiedere una pre-valutazione. Se l'esito sarà positivo riceveranno dal referente stesso una lettera di accettazione (fac simile in fondo alla pagina) con la quale potranno seguire la procedura di richiesta borsa in Brasile. Per consentire una miglior organizzazione in termini di progetti di ricerca attivi, di risorse interne e di assegnazione dei supervisori ai dottorandi, è necessario che l'accettazione del candidato avvenga tramite delibera del collegio o provvedimento del coordinatore da sottoporre al collegio alla prima occasione utile.

Il candidato brasiliano deve presentare per e-mail al referente accademico del progetto di suo interesse i seguenti documenti:

• Lettera motivazionale
• Curriculum vitae
• Progetto di ricerca (la proposta deve indicare chiaramente come le attività da realizzare contribuiranno alla ricerca in corso)
• Titolo di laurea e per il PhD Full la certificazione di Mestrado (che concede l'accesso ai programmi di dottorato di ricerca in Brasile)

Il candidato in possesso di una lettera di accettazione può richiedere la borsa di studio all'ente brasiliano CONFAP tramite il FAP - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa presente in ogni regione che offrirà borse di studio e supporto alla mobilità dei candidati brasiliani che hanno ricevuto una lettera di accettazione da parte di una università italiana, e che soddisfanno i criteri di ammissibilità di CONFAP. Ogni candidato può presentare una sola domanda.

Si ricorda che l'accettazione dei candidati seguirà l'anno accademico italiano. 

Settori di ricerca

Tutte le aree disciplinari dell'ateneo: Scienze Agrarie e Veterinarie, Discipline Umanistiche, Ingegneria, Medicina e Farmacia, Scienze Giuridiche, Economiche e Sociali, Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e della Natura.

Lingua

Il livello di conoscenza della lingua richiesto per ogni singola mobilità sarà pubblicato nell'offerta accademica. Nella maggior parte dei casi, l'inglese sarà la lingua richiesta.

Servizi offerti ai candidati brasiliani

I candidati possono usufruire dei seguenti servizi offerti dall'Università di Pisa:

• accoglienza personalizzata da parte del Welcome Office
• accesso a biblioteche, aule studio e laboratori
• corsi di lingua italiana presso ilCentro Linguistico (CLi) a prezzi agevolati
• servizio mensa a tariffe agevolate
• accesso gratuito alla rete wi-fi di Ateneo

Obblighi del titolare della borsa

Il borsista deve soddisfare i requisiti di legge, in termini di assicurazione e immigrazione (visto, permesso di soggiorno,etc.) del Paese ospitante.

Spese amministrative

Il dottorando Sandwich/post-doc e i Mestrandi non pagheranno alcuna tassa per il periodo di mobilità.
Il dottorando full, beneficiario della borsa triennale ottenuta dalla FAP, sarà esonerato dal pagamento delle tasse universitarie annuali e della tassa regionale.

 

 

  Join the new edition of the Accelerator of Italian Language and Culture!
100% for free
Every Wednesday from February 28 to April 24
From 15.00 to 19.00 CET

After the success of the 2022 edition, garagErasmus Foundation and the Italian National Agency Erasmus+ INDIRE are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2024 edition of the Accelerator of Italian Language and Culture, held within the framework of the project The + of Erasmus.

Take advantage of this opportunity to improve your basic-intermediate level of Italian, broaden your knowledge of Italy (culture, art, history, habits, customs… and even cuisine) and enrich your CV!  

The sessions are aimed at people counting with a basic-intermediate level of Italian (equivalent to B1, more or less) and will be held 100% in Italian. All sessions will follow the same structure, with a first pedagogical part and a second informal part on Italian culture. The teachers are from the Scuola d'Italiano Dante Alighieri - Campus L'Infinito of Recanati.

The Accelerator is completely free and will take place every Wednesday from 28 February to 24 April, from 15.00 to 19.00 CET. The programme will be available at this link.

Registration will remain open until Monday 26 February at 11,00 (CEST) at this link. All the registered people will receive a confirmation email the day before the first session with the details on how to join the event on Zoom. 

In case you have any inquiries or doubts, please send an email to communication@garagerasmus.org.    

L’Università di Pisa partecipa, insieme ad altri Atenei italiani, al Progetto Corridoi Universitari per Studenti Rifugiati, promosso dall’Alto Commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i Rifugiati (UNHCR).

Il Progetto contempla un coinvolgimento diretto del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, di Caritas Italiana, della Chiesa Evangelica Valdese, Centro Astalli, Ghandi Charity, nonché la partecipazione di altre istituzioni a livello locale.

Il Progetto mira a consolidare e rafforzare un canale di ingresso legale e sicuro per favorire l’accesso dei rifugiati all’istruzione universitaria in Italia e promuoverne l’integrazione sociale e la partecipazione attiva alla vita accademica, in armonia con il Global Compact on Refugees e con il Manifesto per l’Università inclusiva, promosso dall’UNHCR e sottoscritto dall’Ateneo pisano.

L’Università di Pisa ha pubblicato la Call UNI-CO-RE 6.0 (University Corridors for Refugees, a.y. 2024 -2026) finalizzata alla selezione di 1 studente rifugiato proveniente da Kenya, Mozambico, Niger, Nigeria, Sud Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia o Zimbabwe e in possesso di un titolo di studio idoneo all’ammissione alle lauree magistrali in lingua inglese.

Allo studente selezionato sulla base di criteri di merito, verrà fornito il sostegno finanziario nelle fasi di ottenimento del visto, ingresso in Italia e per tutta la durata normale del corso di studio.

Benefici

Il beneficiario del progetto UNI-CO-RE 6.0 otterrà supporto per:

• la preiscrizione presso l’Ambasciata d’Italia e le procedure di immigrazione;
• la procedura di ammissione ai corsi di Laurea Magistrale in inglese dell’Università di Pisa elencati nell’Annex 2;
• l’integrazione nella vita universitaria e nella comunità locale.

Il beneficiario del progetto UNI-CO-RE 6.0 presso l’Università di Pisa otterrà sostegno finanziario che consiste in:

• copertura completa delle spese sostenute prima dell'arrivo in Italia, (ad es. domanda di visto e preparazione dei documenti giustificati coperti da parte di Caritas Italiana e biglietti aerei coperti dall'Università di Pisa);
• una borsa di studio complessiva di € 18.000 (biennale ed erogata in rate mensili) coperta dall'Università di Pisa nel rispetto dei requisiti di merito elencati all'art. 6 del bando;
• supporto per la partecipazione al bando annuale per borse di studio e alloggio del Diritto allo studio universitario – DSU Toscana;
• esenzione totale dalle tasse e dai contributi universitari;
• supporto nella ricerca di un alloggio condiviso dall'arrivo almeno a dicembre 2024:
• corso gratuito di lingua italiana e possibilità di frequentare gratuitamente altri corsi di lingue in collaborazione con il Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLI);
• indennità di € 100 euro all'arrivo in Italia per la copertura dei beni di prima necessità, il pagamento della tassa regionale e della relativa imposta di bollo per il primo e secondo anno di Laurea Magistrale, acquisto SIM card e copertura del costo di Residenza permesso coperto dalla Diaconia Valdese;
• supporto da parte dell’Ufficio Internazionale e del servizio Buddy per facilitare l'integrazione nella vita e nella comunità degli studenti locali;
• supporto aggiuntivo da parte dei partner locali che firmano l'accordo di cooperazione.

Requisiti

Puoi candidarti esclusivamente se:

• risiedi in Kenya, Mozambico, Niger, Nigeria, Sud Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia o Zimbabwe e hai ottenuto il riconoscimento dello status di rifugiato in questi paesi in collaborazione con UNHCR;
• sei in possesso di un titolo di studio valido che consente la prosecuzione degli studi nel secondo ciclo scelto, rilasciato da un’università debitamente accreditata in Kenya, Mozambico, Niger, Nigeria, Sud Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe. Il titolo deve essere conseguito tra il 2019 ed entro il 28 febbraio 2024 con un GPA di almeno 3.0 secondo il sistema di voto dell’istruzione terziaria del paese di conseguimento del titolo o equivalente secondo la tabella di conversione del Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca;
• sei interessato all’iscrizione a una laurea magistrale dell’Università di Pisa erogata in lingua inglese ed hai gli specifici requisiti di ingresso;
• non sei mai stato iscritto ad un corso di laurea presso una delle Università Partner.

È richiesta la conoscenza della lingua inglese.

Modalità e tempistiche di partecipazione

La domanda di partecipazione, completa di tutta la documentazione elencata, deve essere inviata esclusivamente attraverso il sito UNICORE, all'indirizzo https://universitycorridors.unhcr.it/

• Pubblicazione del bando: 1 Marzo 2024
• Scadenza per la presentazione delle domande: 15 aprile 2024 ore 12:00 am
• Pubblicazione dei risultati: 3 giugno 2024

Bando e allegati

• Call for applications
• Annex 1 - CV form - RTF version
• Annex 2 - List of the Master’s degree programmes

Per informazioni

Ufficio Internazionale
e-mail: unicore@adm.unipi.it
Ulteriori informazioni http://universitycorridors.unhcr.it/

Essays Beyond Borders

Field: Higher education

Unipi Team Leader: Roberta Ferrari, Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics

Objectives
The EBB objectives are to:
- promote essayistic writing as a tool for civic engagement and active citizenship;
- strengthen the participants’ critical and creative thinking skills;
- encourage participants to develop their voice through self-reflective writing based on individual experience;
- provide participants with ways of thinking about and addressing the effects of climate change; and
- conduct and disseminate research on the contemporary uses of the essay in democratic societies.

Activities
EBB will conduct the following activities:
- A minimum of 28 essay-writing workshop series, ranging from 3 to 18 hours of contact time each, in Malta, Italy, Belgium, Slovenia and the Netherlands;
- Writing workshops for 280-350 participants, including post-secondary and tertiary students as well as members of the public;
- An intensive Easter School for for 40-100 scholars, writers and postgraduate students;
- Disseminate research on the essay through open source publications.

Impact
EBB will:
- Introduce participants to various essayistic writing skills through workshop series;
- Improve the participants' ability to actively engage with public issues through essayistic writing;
- Strengthen the participants' writing, specifically in terms of voice, self-reflection and civic engagement;
- Provide teachers and lecturers with pedagogic material on essay-writing;
- Innovative Research on the impact of the writing workshops;
- Disseminate Open Access research.

Coordinator: UNIVERSITA TA MALTA (Malta)

Other participants:

Društvo Slovenskih Pisateljev (Slovenia)
Universita di Pisa
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands)
Universiteit Gent (Belgium)

Start date: 22-12-2023

End date: 21-12-2026

EU Grant: 400.000,00 €