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ISCN 2016Leadership for a Sustainable Future
University of Siena, June 13-15
Angelo RiccaboniRector University of Siena
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USiena• Founded in 1240• One of 10 oldest Universities in the World• 17.000 students• 100 Teaching and Doctoral Programmes• 15 Departments• A Middle Ages city as a campus• Promotion of Sustainability as one of its strategic
priorities
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The Effects of good government Implementation of Agenda 2030
The Allegory of the Effects of Good and Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1339
Palazzo Comunale – City Hall, Siena,
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The Effects of bad government The Business as Usual trajectory
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1339 – 2013The everlasting relation between
Leadership and Sustainable Development
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An ancient University in a Middle Ages
city Contributing to manage global change - new
challenges
Through Knowledge,
Research and Innovation
Towards a sustainable and inclusive future
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U-Siena commitment to Sustainable Development
• Fostering Knowledge: Open Courses, Mooc, Dissemination• Research: Doctoral Programs, Research Projects• Networking: ISCN, SDSN• Open Innovation: SantaChiaraLab
• Agri-Food Sector• EuroMed Joint Programming: PRIMA• Siena Food Lab
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PRIMA
• Research and Innovation in the Med-Area• 3 Pillars:
1. Sustainable Management of Water for arid and semi-arid Med areas
2. Sustainable Farming Systems under Med environmental constraints
3. Mediterranean Food Value Chain for regional and local development RESEARCH PILOT STUDIES TRIALS SMEs ENGAGEMENT
INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT
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An innovation center for multidisciplinary dialogue aimed at promoting: 1. employability of students through the
acquisition of soft skills and digital skills2. open innovation through the contamination of
ideas, hybridisation of knowledge from different disciplines, actors and sectors and a Fab Lab
Co-Funded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research
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SIENA FOOD LABAim:
To promotethe implementation of innovative technical and
organisational solutions and
greater competitiveness of farms and food firms
on the basis of/protecting a unique social and natural environment/life style
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1. Nutrition education2. Entrepreneurship and business culture in farms and food firms3. Technological and organizational innovation
Competitiveness Health
Protection of the
environment
SIENA FOOD LAB
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