The University of San Marino is taking part from today through Thursday, 22 October, in Europe Project Week, held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, with three professors and two staff members in attendance. The goal is to strengthen collaborations in research and training and to support San Marino’s institutions and businesses in navigating European project design.
In a message sent to the event, rector Paolo Pascucci expressed the University’s commitment to being an active part of the European academic and scientific community, offering its expertise to the continent’s networks while bringing new opportunities into San Marino’s classrooms and laboratories.
The event is expected to draw more than 6,000 participants and over a hundred speakers, featuring exhibition areas, plenary sessions, thematic meetings and training activities centered on the European Union’s main programmes. It brings together institutions, local authorities, universities, businesses, professionals and students.
The University’s participation also looks ahead to the opportunities tied to San Marino’s association with the EU, with an eye toward translating them into research projects, training initiatives and territorial cooperation. In his address, Pascucci underscored the University’s role in building expertise and connections that support the country.
“A small state,” the rector noted, “can be a great laboratory if it knows how to open up and work with others.”
Europe Project Week is thus seen as an opportunity to meet future partners for developing joint projects and tackling shared challenges — among them, the ecological and digital transitions, as well as territorial cohesion.
Representing the University in Florence are professors Marco Greggi, Maria Elena D’Amelio and Karen Venturini, the latter of whom will present the University of San Marino’s international collaborations and research trends.
Two staff members will also be on hand to speak with visitors about the University’s internationalization initiatives and its advanced training course in European Studies, for which enrollment remains open until 24 November.
The programme explores the legal and political-institutional implications of the association agreement between San Marino and the European Union, structured around four areas of study: historical, diplomatic, legal and administrative.
