Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

SISSA – Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati – was founded in 1978 and is a public higher education institution and scientific centre of excellence in Trieste, Italy. Situated on the scenic Karst upland surrounded by a 25-acre park, SISSA's mission is to perform leading-edge scientific research and to train PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. The School is organised in three main areas: Physics, Mathematics, and Neuroscience, plus an Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Studies. It comprises about 76 faculty members, 141 researchers, 289 PhD students, and 121 administrative and technical staff. English is used in all teaching, research, and academic affairs. Since the ERC was established in 2007, SISSA has secured 34 ERC grants, ranking among the top Italian host institutions relative to faculty size. Quality assurance is overseen by ANVUR through the AVA framework. SISSA offers 12 PhD courses across its three research areas, professional master courses, and participates in joint M.Sc. curricula with partner universities.