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University of Calabria
The University of Calabria was established in 1972 in Cosenza (Italy) to spearhead the development of this Italian southern region. Today, UNICAL represents a leader institution of higher formation attracting a significant number of professors, researchers and PhD students from different countries. More than 30,000 students stay in the Arcavacata Campus (the largest in Southern Italy) and in the neighbourhood of the millenary city of Cosenza. The University includes six faculties (Engineering & Material Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Mathematical-Physical- Natural Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Economical Sciences and Political Sciences) and 25 Departments. And delivers up to 12 MSc-level degrees taught in English. UniCal also offers programmes in advanced solid mechanics, environmental and territorial safety engineering, robotics and automation engineering, telecommunication engineering, finance and insurance, health biotechnology, nutritional sciences, chemistry, mathematics, and physics.
The University promotes academic research and strongly encourages practical applications at commercial level as a key to economic development in the Calabria. Competences on membrane science and technology are mainly developed at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials (http://dicem.unical.it) and the Institute on Membrane Technology ITM-CNR.
KU LEUVEN
KU Leuven is one of the world’s great universities, home to leading researchers who have made us Reuters’ highest-ranked European university for innovation. This achievement builds on a 600-year tradition of academic excellence and ethical integrity that serves as the backbone for everything we do. As a comprehensive university, we offer a wide selection of academic programmes, all of which are in the top 100 of the world rankings for their respective fields, half of which are in the top 50. More than 140 different nationalities are represented amongst our 10,000+ international students, with more than 20 international student organisations on campus and a dedicated international student centre, Pangaea. The city of Leuven is a only a stone’s throw from the Brussels, the capital of Europe and home to a wide array of leaders in government and industry. Strong governmental support for higher education allows us to pair our world-class degrees with affordable tuition rates, offering students the best possible value.
CNR-ITM
CNR-ITM is a research institute fully dedicated to the science and engineering of membranes and membrane processes, covering all aspects from material design to membrane development and application in all strategic areas, including water, food, health, energy, environment, security, and space. It is a multidisciplinary institute, with staff from Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Biology, Food Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Material Sciences, in addition to specializing in membrane science and technology.