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Seasonal Schools

Within the framework of Ministerial Decree 231/2023, which aims primarily at “promoting collaboration between Schools of Advanced Studies and other Higher Education Institutions, in order to establish partnerships and agreements for the organization of joint educational activities,” and Ministerial Decree 291/2024, which, among other objectives, calls for the “development of innovative and interdisciplinary undergraduate training programs (‘seasonal schools’) lasting one week and held in residence at one of the network’s campuses, aligned with MERITA’s research themes and characterized by strong integration and synergy in transversal skills,” the Galilean School of Higher Education (SGSS) is organizing, in collaboration with other Higher Education Institutions, a number of Seasonal Schools:

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The Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori (SGSS) of the University of Padua, in collaboration with the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), is organising a Seasonal School entitled “Systems Chemistry”. The School will be held in person from 3 June at 2.00 pm until 5 June 2026 at 6.00 pm in Padua, for a total of 20 teaching hours, corresponding to 3 ECTS credits.

The primary educational objectives of the Seasonal School are to provide an introduction to some of the emerging topics in the field of Chemistry which are not normally covered within Master’s degree curricula. By the end of the course, students will have acquired a foundational understanding of the central themes in research on complex chemical systems, including their applications in the areas of molecular machines, responsive materials and information processing with chemical systems.
The official language of the School is English.
The Seasonal School will admit a maximum of 50 students.

The course consists of three days, during which a total of five lectures will be delivered by the professors, each lasting four hours:

  • Sijbren Otto (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) – ‘Synthetic Life’
  • David Leigh (University of Manchester, UK) – ‘Molecular Machines’
  • Emanuele Penocchio (Northwestern University, USA) – ‘Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics’
  • Albert Wong (University of Twente, The Netherlands) – ‘Chemical Information Processing
  • Arri Priimägi (Tampere University, Finland) – ‘Physical Intelligence’

Please carefully read the call for applications on this page for program details and initiative specifics; you can enroll by filling the form at this link (access via Google account). Registrations will remain open until April 17th, 2026. 

Please note that completing the form requires attaching the documents specified in the call for applications, which it is advisable to prepare before starting the registration process; incomplete forms lacking the required data and attachments will not be considered valid for enrollment. Places will be assigned based on the criteria stated in art.3 of the Call; the list of accepted applicants will be published on this page after registration closes.

Coverage of Participation Costs
All expenses relating to selected students from the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) and the Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori (SGSS) will be covered by their respective institutions. Other selected participants will be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses (second-class train tickets purchased through an affiliated travel agency), up to a maximum of €200 (which may be increased to €300 in the case of participants coming from abroad). They will also be provided with board and accommodation, in accordance with the arrangements defined by the organisers, for the period from 3 to 6 June 2026.

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The Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori (SGSS) of the University of Padua, in collaboration with the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), is organising a seasonal school entitled “Modern Trends in Mathematics 2026”. The School will be held in person from 8 to 12 June 2026 in Padua, for a total of 28 teaching hours, corresponding to 4 ECTS credits.
The official language of the School is English. 

The primary educational objectives of the Seasonal School are to provide an introduction to advanced topics in Mathematics, both Pure and Applied, which are not normally covered within the Master’s degree curriculum. By the end of the course, students will have become familiar with several central themes in current research in geometry, algebra, analysis and probability.
The Seasonal School will admit a maximum of 50 students. 

The course consists of five full days of lectures, held both in the morning and in the afternoon, delivered by the following professors:

• Lucia Caporaso (Roma Tre University)
• Maria Beatrice Pozzetti (University of Bologna)
• Filippo Santambrogio (University Claude Bernard – Lyon 1)
• Leonardo Tolomeo (University of Edinburgh)

Please carefully read the call for applications on this page for program details and initiative specifics; you can enroll by filling the form at this link (access via Google account). Registrations will remain open until April 17th, 2026. 

Please note that completing the form requires attaching the documents specified in the call for applications, which it is advisable to prepare before starting the registration process; incomplete forms lacking the required data and attachments will not be considered valid for enrollment. Places will be assigned based on the criteria stated in art.3 of the Call; the list of accepted applicants will be published on this page after registration closes.

Coverage of Participation Costs
All expenses relating to selected students from the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) and the Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori (SGSS) will be covered by their respective institutions. Other selected participants will be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses (second-class train tickets purchased through an affiliated travel agency), up to a maximum amount of €200. They will also be provided with board and accommodation, in accordance with the arrangements defined by the organisers.

Call Modern Trends in Mathematics 2026
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The Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori (SGSS) of the University of Padua the Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori (SGSS) of the University of Padua, in collaboration with the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), is organising a seasonal school entitled “Theoretical Physics of the Fundamental Interactions 2026”. The School will be held in person from 25 to 29 May 2026 in Padua, for a total of 28 teaching hours, corresponding to 4 ECTS credits.
The official language of the School is English. 

The primary educational objectives of the Thematic School are to provide an introduction to advanced topics in the theoretical physics of fundamental interactions, which are not normally covered within Master’s degree curricula. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with several central themes in current theoretical research on fundamental interactions, ranging from the phenomenology of elementary particles to astroparticle physics and theoretical cosmology, as well as more formal topics such as the correspondence between gauge theories and gravitational theories.

The Seasonal School will admit a maximum of 50 students. 

The course consists of five full days of lectures, held both in the morning and in the afternoon, delivered by the following professors:

• Enrico Pajer (University of Cambridge, UK)
• Stefano Profumo (University of California-Santa Cruz)
• Pedro Vieira (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and ICTP South American Institute
for Fundamental Research)
• Alberto Zaffaroni (Università di Milano-Bicocca)

Please carefully read the call for applications on this page for program details and initiative specifics; you can enroll by filling the form at this link (access via Google account). Registrations will remain open until April 10th, 2026.

Please note that completing the form requires attaching the documents specified in the call for applications, which it is advisable to prepare before starting the registration process; incomplete forms lacking the required data and attachments will not be considered valid for enrollment. Places will be assigned based on the criteria stated in art.3 of the Call; the list of accepted applicants will be published on this page after registration closes.

Coverage of Participation Costs

All expenses relating to selected students from the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) and the Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori (SGSS) will be covered by their respective institutions.
Other selected participants will be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses (second-class train tickets purchased through an affiliated travel agency), up to a maximum amount of €200. They will also be provided with board and accommodation, in accordance with the arrangements defined by the organisers, for the period from 24 to 29 May 2026.

Call Theoretical Physics of the Fundamental Interactions 2026
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The Galilean School of Higher Education and the Scuola Normale Superiore jointly organize a school on “Modern Trends in Pure and Applied Mathematics”. The main objectives of the school are to provide an introduction to advanced topics in Mathematics, both Pure and Applied, that are typically not covered in the curricular teachings of a master’s degree program. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with some central themes in research, including geometric analysis (rigidity phenomena in Riemannian Geometry and General Relativity), mathematical physics (large-scale limits of interactions in Bose gases), dynamical systems (mathematical billiards), and algebraic geometry (essential dimension).

The school will take place in the Scuola Normale in Pisa, from the 26th to the 30th of May 2025 for a total of 28 hours (or 4 CFUs). The course is limited to a maximum of 30 positions. The language of the school is English.

The course consists of five regular days; in addition to the lecture hours, there will be several more advanced seminars offering a broad perspective on the course topics.

The lecturers will be:

  • Virginia Agostiniani, Università di Trento;
  • Serena Cenatiempo, Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila;
  • Alfonso Sorrentino, Università di Roma Tor Vergata;
  • Angelo Vistoli, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.

Please carefully read the call for applications on this page for program details and initiative specifics; you can enroll by filling the form at this link (access via Google account). Registrations will remain open until April 30th, 2025.

Please note that completing the form requires attaching the (4) documents specified in the call for applications, which it is advisable to prepare before starting the registration process; incomplete forms lacking the required data and attachments will not be considered valid for enrollment. Places will be assigned based on the criteria stated in art.3 of the Call; the list of accepted applicants will be published on this page after registration closes.

Reimbursements

All expenses related to students from SNS and SGSS who are selected will be covered by their respective institutions. Other selected students will be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses (second-class train tickets purchased through the affiliated travel agency), up to a maximum of €200, and will be provided with meals and accommodation in facilities identified by the organizers for the period from May 25 to May 30.

Bando Modern Trends in Pure and Applied Mathematics
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The Galilean School of Higher Education and the Scuola Normale Superiore jointly organize a school on “Frontiers of Photochemistry”. The main objectives of the school are to provide an introduction to advanced topics in Chemistry, which are not usually covered in the curricular courses of the master’s degree. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with key topics in photochemical research, particularly its study through theoretical-computational methods and the principles of ultrafast experimental spectroscopic techniques.

The school will take place in the Scuola Normale in Pisa, from the 26th to the 28th of May 2025 for a total of 16 hours (or 2 CFUs). The course is limited to a maximum of 30 positions. The language of the school is English. All living and travel expenses will be covered by the organizers.

The topics will be:

  • Light and molecules – Mario Barbatti (Università di Aix-Marseille, Francia)
  • Ultrafast optical spectroscopy – Prof. Giulio Cerullo (Politecnico di Milano)
  • Computational photochemistry and photobiology – Prof. Massimo Olivucci (Università Siena)
  • Classical and quantum light-induced nonadiabatic molecular dynamics  – Prof.ssa Agnes Vibok (Università di Debrecen, Ungheria)

Please carefully read the call for applications on this page for program details and initiative specifics; you can enroll by filling the form at this link (access via Google account). Registrations will remain open until April 30th, 2025.

Please note that completing the form requires attaching the (4) documents specified in the call for applications, which it is advisable to prepare before starting the registration process; incomplete forms lacking the required data and attachments will not be considered valid for enrollment. Places will be assigned based on the order of the application, as outlined in the call for applications; the list of accepted applicants will be published on this page after registration closes.

Coverage of registration fees

All expenses related to students from SNS and SGSS who are selected will be covered by their respective institutions. Other selected students will be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses (second-class train tickets purchased through the affiliated travel agency), up to a maximum of €200, and will be provided with meals and accommodation in facilities identified by the organizers for the period from May 25 to May 28.

Bando Frontiers of Photochemistry
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Locandina Frontiers of Photochemistry
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The Galilean School of Higher Education and the Scuola Normale Superiore jointly organize a school on “Media and Democracy”. The main objectives of the school are to provide Provide an introduction to advanced topics concerning the relationship between democracy, which are not typically covered in the core curriculum of a master’s degree program. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with key themes in both theoretical and applied research on the role of information and the media in shaping public opinion, electoral behavior, and the quality of democratic institutions.

The school will take place in Padova, from June 3rd to June 6th 2025 for a total of 24 hours (or 3 CFUs). The course is limited to a maximum of 25 positions. The language of the school is English.

The course consists of five regular days; in addition to the lecture hours, there will be several more advanced seminars offering a broad perspective on the course topics.

Program of the lectures:

  • Francesco Sobbrio: Media and Misinformation: Drivers and Remedies
  • Gloria Gennario: Introduction to Text Analysis with R
  • Giulia Caprini, Edoardo Grillo, Gloria Gennario, Francesco Sobbrio, Andrea Tesei: Shifting Narratives: New Trends in Media and Democratic Institutions
  • Giulia Caprini: Text and image analysis: application to media research
  • Andrea Tesei: Information, Persuasion, and Power: The Political Impact of Media
  • Marco Deseriis: The Impact of Digital Platforms and AI on Participatory and Representative Democracy

Please carefully read the call for applications on this page for program details and initiative specifics; you can enroll by filling the form at this link (access via Google account). Registrations will remain open until May 3rd, 2025.

Please note that completing the form requires attaching the documents specified in the call for applications, which it is advisable to prepare before starting the registration process; incomplete forms lacking the required data and attachments will not be considered valid for enrollment. Places will be assigned based on the order of the application, as outlined in the call for applications; the list of accepted applicants will be published on this page after registration closes.

Coverage of registration fees

All expenses related to students from SNS and SGSS who are selected will be covered by their respective institutions. Other selected students will be entitled to a reimbursement of travel expenses (second-class train tickets purchased through the affiliated travel agency), up to a maximum of €200, and will be provided with meals and accommodation in facilities identified by the organizers for the period from June 2 to June 6.

Bando Scuola Tematica Media and Democracy EN
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Locandina Scuola Tematica Media and Democracy
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