Universe Cluster and SISSA Enter into a Partnership

The Excellence Cluster Universe and the „Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati“ (SISSA) in Trieste have recently signed a cooperation agreement. In this context both institutions have agreed on an intensive cooperation which involves the exchange of scientists and doctoral students, as well as research issues which are of mutual interest. Scientific colloquia and conferences are particularly important for the cooperation: The institutions have agreed to work together closely in this area with reciprocal invitations to researchers of the respective partner institutions.

SISSA was founded in 1978 and is among the leading research institutions for cutting-edge research and the training of doctoral students in Italy. The university specializes in natural scientific research in the areas of physics, astrophysics, mathematics, biology and neurosciences. It was also the first Italian university to introduce the internationally recognized PhD degree.