Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
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| motto | Committed to excellence |
| founding | 1987 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Pisa , Italy |
| Rettrice | Sabina Nuti |
| Students | 1,652 |
| Employee | 82 |
| Website | www.sssup.it |
The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento is an elite university in Pisa , Italy . It is located in the historic center of Pisa in Piazza Martiri della Libertà .
origin
The first schools that could be described as the origin of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna are Ferdinando College , Puteano College and the Boarding School for the Education of Young Women . After several mergers and renaming, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies was founded in 1987 . By law number 41, the former convent school became an independent university on February 14, 1987.
admission
Some visiting professors are from Yale and Columbia . Only 44 students are accepted each year. After completing a school leaving certificate corresponding to the German Abitur, you can apply to study at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna . The selection process includes an exam in the respective subject (same exam for social sciences and different for applied sciences) and an “application interview”, both in Italian. The selection is made by a committee.
Subjects
The top division is into social and applied sciences. Both are in turn divided into three subject areas.
- Social Sciences:
- Politics (6)
- Economy (6)
- Jurassic (6)
- Social Sciences + (7) (to be decided after exam + interview)
- Applied Science:
- Agriculture (4)
- Medicine (10)
- Industrial and computer science engineer (11)
The number in brackets means the number of students enrolled per year
Special
The Scuola Superiore is a boarding school, which means that meals and maintenance are guaranteed. Furthermore, you receive a teaching fee. The study period is five years and ends with a diploma. Thanks to the university's reputation, graduates have good prospects on the job market.
Famous Graduates
- Giuliano Amato , constitutional lawyer, former Prime Minister of Italy , acting judge of the Italian Constitutional Court
- Maria Chiara Carrozza , bio-engineer, former Minister of Education and Research of Italy
- Antonio Cassese , international lawyer
- Sabino Cassese , administrative lawyer, former judge of the Italian Constitutional Court
- Enrico Letta , former Prime Minister of Italy
- Antonio Maccanico , high official and politician
- Lamberto Maffei , neurobiologist, President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Paolo Emilio Taviani , Minister, Senator for life
- Tiziano Terzani , journalist and writer
- Luca Desiata , manager and founder of Hebdomada Aenigmatum (Latin crossword puzzle)
