PhD

The program is aimed at training highly qualified researchers and professionals, with a deep understanding of the current theoretical horizon surrounding innovation and social change, as well as a concrete knowledge of the intercultural and transnational contexts in which the aforementioned changes occur. The aim is to develop skills relating to society's evolution, with reference to people, organizations, institutions, languages, and psychological and educational processes.

The research activities are supervised by the PhD Board, which engages in dialogue with PhD students to enhance the interdisciplinary aspects in the context of studies on innovation and globalization. The program has a duration of three years, and the university admits 5 applicants, 4 of which with PNRR PhD scholarships, pursuant to Ministerial Decree No 630 of 2024.  

The admission procedures and selection criteria are defined in a specific call for applications, which is published once a year, usually between the months of June, August, and September. Admission to the PhD is also permitted to public administration employees who, if selected, can benefit from a period of leave for study purposes, for the entire duration of the program.

The 4 PNRR scholarships aim to develop the themes referred to in MISSION 4 “EDUCATION AND RESEARCH”, COMPONENT 2 “FROM RESEARCH TO BUSINESS”. Projects can focus on the evolution of the relationship between techno-scientific innovation and the social, psychological, political-cultural and legal context. PhD projects focus on the evolution of the relationship between society, the psychological, cultural, political context and law aspects, on the one hand, and techno-scientific innovation, on the other. The constant acceleration of technological advancement poses significant challenges, especially regarding the systematization of techno-scientific research products in today's social, psychological, cultural, political and legal context. This framework is important to raise awareness of the aforementioned aspects relating to the network. In particular, we will work to provide skills in the field of cultural dialogue, given the now constant presence of the so-called second generations of foreigners in our schools and thus promote, from within the schools, a perspective of dialogue and coexistence to be further developed in other contexts, upon completion of the school course to address the phenomenon of radicalization and cultural and social inclusion. Furthermore, the process of training the "citizen of tomorrow" is also assisted by educational work on the use of the Internet, a platform that today hides a considerable part of the problems of current society. The foundation of the scholarships remains the relationship between social, psychological, cultural, political and economic research and business.