The "Carlo Azeglio Ciampi" Institute of Advanced Studies

The "Carlo Azeglio Ciampi" Institute of Advanced Studies, the interfaculty research centre of the Scuola Normale, is sited in Florence, at Palazzo Strozzi. It is characterised by its interdisciplinary approach and international dimension, enhanced by invitations to lecturers and researchers from abroad. The institute is named after Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, a former President of the Republic and an alumnus of the Normale, where he was awarded a degree in letters in 1941.

The lines of research and the activities are identified and co-ordinated by a Scientific Committee composed of five lecturers of the Scuola Normale – at least one from each faculty – and a president.

The funding of the Institute

The “Carlo Azeglio Ciampi” Institute of Advanced Studies is generously funded by the Associazione Amici della Scuola Normale Superiore (Friends of the Scuola Normale Superiore) and with funds of the Scuola Normale.