We are a community of professors, researchers and experts who deals with design cultures and their continuous innovation. We operate in the University of Bologna through teaching activities, Research and in the Third mission.
The task of the Advanced Design Unit is to incentivize, increase and promote the synergies between design education and the productive and social context.
Since its foundation in 2014, the Advanced Design Unit has maximized the activation of multi-level relationships between companies, organizations, institutions and courses in Design.
The dissemination of design practices and specific tools allows businesses and local authorities to encounter advanced design research in order to anticipate future scenarios, new models and processes.
Established in 1819, ESCP is the world's first business school and has educated generations of leaders and forefront thinkers. With its six urban campuses in Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Turin and Warsaw, ESCP has a true European identity which enables the provision of a unique style of business education and a global perspective on management issues.
ESCP is the first and only multi-accredited business school in the world with :
3 international accreditations : AACSB, EQUIS, EFMD Accredited Programme (MBA/EMBA), 5 national accreditations : ACQUIN (Germany), ANECA (Spain), QAA & Office for Students (U.-K.), CEFDG (France), recognised as a Foreign University in Italy by the Italian Ministry of Higher Education & Research.
ESCP is also the first business school to become a full member of the European University Association (EUA).
ESCP welcomes 8,000 students and 5,000 executives from 122 different nations every year, offering them a wide range of general management and specialised programmes. The School's alumni network counts 50,000 members in 150 countries and from 200 nationalities. Together with its long-standing relationships with national and multinational companies, this network allows ESCP to provide unique career opportunities on an international scale. Through a combination of innovative pedagogy, cross-campus programmes with integrated curricula, and a research-active faculty, ESCP is an essential contributor to the development of a European, cross-national management culture. The aspiration of ESCP is the credo of Europe: to remain faithful to its humanistic values while at the same time anticipating the new ways of the world.
With its 5 campuses, its 12 faculties and around 40,000 students, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the most important Catholic higher education institution in Europe and the only university in Italy to have campuses covering the whole country.
The education offered focuses on development of the whole person through meaningful experience of all aspects of university life:
- the educational offerings, wide ranging and covering multiple disciplines, are accessible through 42 undergraduate programmes, 48 graduate programmes and over 100 first and second level Specialising Master’s programmes;
- last year alone, research funding reached Euro 31,2 million and scientific publications totalled 4,500;
- the university provides high quality services to student and their which deal with both the right to education and to housing;
- the university has built up a worldwide international network of prestigious universities which allows for outbound and inbound mobility options.
Moreover, opportunities for academic development do not finish with the award of a qualification. Università Cattolica offers continued support through postgraduate studies and dialogue between alumni and enrolled students.