Ph.D. Welcome Day, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies welcomes new doctoral students. 116 positions funded by scholarships in the strategic sectors of innovation and research
This is not just a simple welcome. It is also the first step in a training and research programme where every idea can become a driver of change and innovation. With Ph.D. Welcome Day, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa welcomes students starting the ten doctoral programmes promoted by the School on Tuesday 21 October, from 9.30 a.m. in the Aula Magna. 116 young graduates who have passed the selection phase, demonstrating their educational background and aptitude for scientific research and interdisciplinarity, are expected to attend the welcome ceremony. The ceremony will feature speeches by Rector Nicola Vitiello, PhD coordinator representative Alessio Moneta, PhD student representative Elena Luzzara, and the coordinators of the individual PhD programmes.
Ph.D. programmes at the Sant'Anna School: a bridge to international research
The doctoral programmes at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies are attractive at an international level, with foreign students accounting for 30 per cent of the total, a particularly high figure for the Italian university system. The doctoral programmes at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies combine basic and applied research and focus strongly on the demands for innovation coming from industry and public institutions. All positions are fully funded: students receive a scholarship that is renewed annually, subject to a positive evaluation.
The 10 doctoral programmes promoted by the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies are: Biorobotics; Agrobiodiversity;Agrobiosciences; Health Science, Technology and Management; Economics; Law; Management Innovation, Sustainability and Healthcare; Human Rights, Global Politics and Sustainability: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives; Emerging Digital Technologies; Translational Medicine.
