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Sant’Annain numbers

One year results of Sant’Anna School in higher education and research

The School in Numbers re-port is designed to equipus with conceptual and an-alytical tools to better un-derstand our current activ-ity and predict future de-mands for higher educationin thoughtful and innova-tive ways. Assessment datacoupled with managementplanning will ensure we con-

tinue to build on our strengths and we evolve our strat-egy to respond to the needs and expectations of thestudent and staff community. This year, my first yearin office as Rector of the School, is the year in whichwe see the approval of a strategic plan focused on ouractive participation in democratic society.The School in Numbers data, combined with the tools

to enhance education and research, allow us to under-stand and increase our community outreach. In par-ticular, data will help us to understand the strategiesto address the third mission setting the indicators tomeasure the effectiveness of mission provision.Each one of our talented students, our top academicsand our dedicated professional and support staff havecreated the supply chain of our high-performance educa-tion system offering a wide range of services for a moreinclusive and fairer society. This is our contribution tosociety. This is our outcome and unique attributes tostimulate excellence and opportunities for realizing ourprospective students’ huge potential, especially those infragile contexts as more vulnerable to exclusion. Thisis our commitment to the constitutional principle ofequality of educational opportunity and to the globalcompetitiveness of the nation and its Higher EducationInstitutions.

Sabina NUTIRector, Sant’Anna School

Sant’Anna in a nutshell

� 730 students attending university courses

� 340 students attending PhD courses

� 1,870 students in post-graduate training coursesand continuing education

� 30% overseas students in PhD courses

� 144 teachers and researchers, 215 postdoctoralstudents (of whom 40 are also PhD)

� 199 technical and administrative staff

� teacher/student ratio of 1:6

� 18.1 million Euros in research grants

� 96% self-financed research

� 68 spin-offs

� 192 active patent families

� 112 agreements for training and research

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019

� 1th place on a national level out of 45 institutions

� 149th place out of 1,396 international institutions

� 7th place in the top 250 best young universities in the world (2019)

QS World University Rankings 2019

� 2nd place on a national level out of 30 institutions

� 177th place out of 1.010 international institutions

� 15th place in the top 150 best young universities

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The Sant’Anna School

Sant’Anna School is one of the five Italian special statute university institutions, also called “Scuole UniversitarieSuperiori”, holding a unique position within the Italian higher education system. It is a public university in itsown right, which carries out research and education in applied sciences.

� Undergraduate education (Bachelor level) is organized in two Schools, each including three fields ofstudies

� Scientific research and advanced education (PhDs, Post-Graduate Degrees and Master’s Degrees)are provided by research institutes

Thanks to its international nature, Sant’Anna School is a prominent leading institution in the Italian andinternational scientific community.

School of Social Sciences

� Economics and Management Sciences

� Law

� Political Sciences

School of Experimental Sciences

� Agricultural Science and Biotechnology

� Industrial and Information Engineering

� Medical Sciences

The Schools

Biorobotics, biomedical engineeringand robotics in medicine and biology

(DirPoliS) Social sciences, withparticular reference to law andpolitical sciences

Economics, macroeconomics,econometrics, dynamic models

Economic management, organizationand management of innovation,sustainability and health

Medical sciences, agricultural sciencesand biotechnology

(TeCIP) Real-time embedded systems,sensors’ networks, photonics and bio-photonics, virtual environments androbotic systems

The Research Institutes

The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research has fundedtwo Departments of Excellence at Sant’Anna School. The Data SciencesEMbeDS department is led by the Institutes of Economics and Manage-ment and the Robotics & AI Department is led by researchers focusingon robotics as a complementary technology to AI

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Human CapitalThe teaching staff of Sant’Anna School is made up of full professors, associate professors and assistantprofessors. The research activities are also supported by research fellows.

Teaching and research staff

Institute Professors Assistant Professors TotalFull Associate non tenure- tenure-

track trackBioRobotics 8 3 – 11 2 24DirPoliS 10 7 5 1 3 26Economics 5 5 – 2 2 14Management 8 4 – 8 4 24Life Sciences 7 6 6 3 2 24TeCIP 8 5 1 16 2 32Total 46 30 12 41 15 144

data as of 31 December 2018

Number of teaching and research staff

Research staff

Institute Post-Doc of which Other research TotalPhD positions

BioRobotics 86 33 13 99DirPoliS 25 1 5 30Economics 8 1 – 8Management 23 2 21 44Life Sciences 30 – 4 34TeCIP 43 3 7 50Total 215 40 50 265

data as of 31 December 2018

Number of technical and administrative staff

Staff 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Permanent 142 140 141 146 149 161 161Temporary 29 40 34 24 33 32 38Total 171 180 175 170 182 193 199

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PremisesSant’Anna School has 34 premises for its courses and research activities. They are located in nine differentmunicipalities for a total of over 35,600 square meters. In the same premises Sant’Anna School host a rangeof cooperating research centers participated by other institutions.

Premises

Institutes m2

BioRobotics 4,135DirPoliS 751Economics 364Management 939Life Sciences 2,147TeCIP 4,950

Halls of residence 4,405Classrooms, canteen and library 1,943Administrative offices 2,435Common areas and other purposes 13,612Total 35,680

data as of 31 December 2018

Premises

The distribution ofpremises emphasizesthe Sant’Anna strongcommitent in termsof students’ residenceand research institu-tion

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LibraryThe library provides access to the Sant’Anna School’s bibliographic and documentary heritage through high-quality systems and services. There are a total of 75 reading spaces, 8 PC workstations, and wireless connection.

Library data and services2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Books 74,624 75,535 76,285 76,725 77,202 77,562 77,862 78,461Online databases 65 42 47 33 33 31 33 37Print journals 191 160 158 156 157 92 92 93Online journals 33,000 50,439 55,392 68,000 68,000 67,960 67,971 67,960e-Books 2,200 2,250 2,708 6,300 6,320 6,320 4,000 4,893Inter library loan 304 397 448 423 351 235 320 200Document delivery 780 1,269 1,203 1,310 1,645 975 739 656Turn over 13,258 12,530 11,803 10,400 12,596 8,630 8,094 5,477Weekly opening hours 64 64 118 121 121 121 121 121Average daily attendance 66 68 82 90 92 96 99 98

data as of 31 December

CampusThe campus is free of charge for undergraduate students. Besides boarding it includes facilities such as acanteen, a laundry, a cloakroom, a computing center, a language laboratory, a gym and plenty of recreationalspace. In 2018, the campus could accommodate 256 students, located in three different buildings.

Sant’Anna School also has two guest houses in Pisa and Pontedera, with 6 and 20 bedrooms respectively, tohost visiting scholars for short research visits.

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

Academic ProgrammesSant’Anna School has developed advanced courses for undergraduate students, graduates and professionals.Admission to most of the courses is through competitive examination.

� Courses for undergraduate students: courses for skilled and talented students who also follow 5-yeardegrees courses at the University of Pisa

� Master degrees: these are implemented under an agreement with Italian and foreign universities. Theyare characterized by standards of excellence in relation to academic requirements and attendance

� Advanced Courses: first and second level master courses focused on innovative and strategic areas inmanufacturing and industry

� PhD Programmes: focused in areas of research of particular social and scientific relevance

� Post-graduate training: promoting entry into the job market through professional updating, researchand training.

Undergraduate and graduate students are hosted in a passionate scientific community, in which study is alwayssupported by research. A uniquely challenging community, where dedication to research is promoted andnourished in every aspect. To help students excel in their field of study, Sant’Anna School provides laboratories,research centers and collaborations with foreign universities.

Structure Learning Activities

Schools

Research Institutes

Courses for undergraduate students

Master’s degrees PhD Programmes

Advanced Courses and Post-graduate training

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The success of Sant’Anna School’s educational method ishighlighted by the growth in the number of students, whichfrom 1993 to 2018 increased six times from 169 to 1,228students

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Courses for Undergraduate StudentsUndergraduate Students are admitted to the Sant’Anna School after passing an extremely competitive exam.Winners must enrol at the University of Pisa, respecting the obligations provided for in the curriculum with anaverage score of at least 27 points out of 30. In addition, they must attend additional courses of the Sant’Anna,including the study of two foreign languages. Sant’Anna School provides students with free accommodationin special facilities, a canteen, the use of state of the art language labs, a library and a computer center, aswell as opportunities for recreational, athletic and cultural activities.

After earning the three-year degree and having met all the internal academic requirements, students musttake the examination in order to obtain their diploma within one year from the conclusion of undergraduatecourses.

Candidates for the competitive examinations

Field Candidates Total Places CandidatesMen Women available per places

Economics and Management Sciences 66 33 99 7 (5+2) 14.14Law 61 67 128 7 18.28Political Sciences 38 38 76 6 (5+1) 12.66Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology 18 14 32 4 8.00Industrial and Information Engineering 183 55 238 8 29.75Medical Sciences 67 110 177 10 17.70

Total 433 317 750 42 17.85

data referring to the 2019/20 competitive exam for undergraduate students(a) there are three places for the first successful candidates in addition to the 17 students admitted to the School of Social Sciences

Candidates for thecompetitive exam comefrom all Italian regions,with strong attendancefrom Lazio, Campania,Puglia and Sicily

highlightsThe Orientation Summer School is a free of charge resi-dential course organized by the three federated UniversitySchools/Institutions. The course is delivered to 230 uppersecondary school students. Participants are admitted after aselection procedure conducted jointly with the schools of ori-gin. Activities include university lectures, exercises and group

work, as well as moments of interaction with our college students

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It is a careers event for college students and alumni of six Italian highereducation institutions. Talented students and top graduates have the op-portunity to meet with HR professionals and recruiters from 50 leading

companies to discuss employment opportunities in Italy and the role of higher education graduates in thenational economy

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Historical trend of candidates

Undergradute students at the School

Course Students of whom fromMen Women Total outside region

Economics and Management Sciences 41 8 49 35Law 35 18 53 42Political Sciences 31 11 42 33Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology 13 11 24 16Industrial and Information Engineering 56 2 58 36Medical Sciences 41 22 63 55Total 217 72 289 217

data as of 31 December 2018

Number of undergraduate students

Supplementary teaching

Teaching Activities Numbers of training TotalSocial Sciences Experimental Sciences

Courses 106 157 263Other 7 11 18Foreign language courses – – 17Total 113 168 300

data related to 2017/18 teaching activities

Teaching evaluation

Score N %Positive 298 61.83More positive then negative 127 26.35More negative then positive 45 9.34Negative 12 2.49

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Undergraduate students who earned a university degree

Course Men Women TotalEconomics and Management Sciences 18 3 21Law 5 2 7Political Sciences 13 4 17Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology 6 5 11Industrial and Information Engineering 16 3 19Medical Sciences 5 2 7Total 63 19 82

data relate to degrees earned in 2018

Since 1987 1,100students graduated onschedule, 96% of whomwith honours

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Since 2015 the Sant’Anna School has been a member of the Almalau-rea consortium. It collects information and evaluation from graduates

measuring the employment outcomes and helps Italian and foreign employers to find and hire exceptionalgraduates

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Overall satisfactionWould you enroll

again at Sant’Anna?

The 2018 survey on the em-ployment outcome shows anexcellent level of satisfactionof the training

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Undergraduate students earn their first class honors degree at age 24.4; the average graduate student inItaly is aged 27. Sant’Anna School graduates employment outcomes one year after graduation are 82.1%,the average employment outcomes in Italy are 55.1%. Three years after graduation, Sant’Anna Schoolemployment outcomes are 91.9% while the average employment outcomes in Italy are 82.5%

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Quality of training Use of skills acquired Type of work

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Master’s DegreesMaster’s degrees (MS) courses are designed in agreement with prestigious Italian and overseas universities.Post-graduate degree courses are conducted entirely in English and students are subject to a rigorous selectionprocess. At the end of their courses students earn a joint degree.

Applicants for MS

Course Applications Total Positions App./Non EU of which positionsUE from Italy

MS Bionics Engineering 55 67 57 122 20 6.10MS Computer Science and Networking – 41 40 41 – –MS Economics 134 11 11 145 42 3.45MS Embedded Computing Systems 374 58 55 432 – –MS Innovation Management 117 30 30 147 40 3.67MS International Security Studies 26 64 62 90 30 3.00MS Molecular Biotechnology 33 149 143 182 25 7.28Total 739 420 398 1,159 137 4.36

data related to 2018 competitive examinations

Countries of origin of applicants for MS

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Students of MS

Course Students of whomMen Women Total overseas

MS Bionics Engineering 35 25 60 16MS Biotecnologie Molecolari 38 37 75 3MS Computer Science and Networking 38 5 43 13MS Economics 50 47 97 33MS Embedded Computing Systems 36 7 43 5MS Innovation Management 34 23 57 9MS International Security Studies 35 36 71 12Total 266 180 446 91

data as of 31 December 2018

Number of graduates from the MS

Course Men Women TotalMS Bionics Engineering 6 5 10MS Computer Science and Networking 8 1 9MS Economics 18 17 25MS Embedded Computing Systems 11 3 14MS Innovation Management 14 7 21MS Molecular Biotechnology 6 12 18LM International Security Studies 3 9 12Total 66 54 109

data referring to degrees obtained in 2018

Advanced CoursesThe advanced courses (first and second level master) of Sant’Anna School are designed to increase innovativeand strategic knowledge and skills in industrial and business sectors. Advanced course programs can be one-yearor two-year with different starting dates and admission processes.

Applications for advanced courses

Course Applications Total Positions Applications/Non EU of whom positionsEU Italy

Clinical Ultrasonography and Nephrology – 15 15 15 20 0.75Electoral Policy and Administration 65 8 2 73 – –Environmental Management – 35 34 35 24 1.45Human Rights and Conflict Management 66 34 30 100 28 3.57Innovation in Cardiac Surgery 6 2 2 8 15 0.53Theory and practice of vascular access in patient on hemodialysis – 17 17 17 20 0.85Management, Innovation and Engineering Services 1 29 29 30 24 1.25Master Vini Italiani e Mercati Mondiali 2 30 30 32 25 1.28Underwater Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2 12 12 14 35 0.40Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and NETworks 191 5 2 196 40 4.90Total 333 187 173 520 231 1.93

data referring to 2017/18 courses

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Countries of origin of the advanced courses applicants

Advanced courses students

Course Students of whomMen Women Total overseas

Environmental Management 7 8 15 –Innovation in Cardiac Surgery 7 1 8 6Theory and practice of vascular access in patient onhemodialysis

7 9 16 –

Electoral Policy and Administration 6 3 9 9Management, Innovation and Engineering Services 6 4 10 –Underwater Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 4 7 11 –Human Rights and Conflict Management 8 14 22 6Clinical Ultrasonography and Nephrology 5 8 13 –Italian Wines and World Markets 9 9 18 2Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors and Networks 19 7 26 25Total 78 70 148 48

data referring to 2017/18 courses

More than 88% ofstudents expressed apositive or very pos-itive opinion whenasked whether thecourse met their ex-pectations

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The teaching N %meets yourexpectations?

Absolutely yes 2,780 44.98Overall yes 2,698 43.66Quite often not 523 8.46Absolutely not 179 2.90

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Number of advanced courses students who earned a course degree

Course Men Women Total

Clinical Ultrasonography and Nephrology 2 7 9Electoral Policy and Administration 10 2 12Human Rights and Conflict Management 7 18 25Innovation in Cardiac Surgery 10 – 10Theory and practice of vascular access in patient on hemodialysis 2 9 11Management, Innovation and Engineering Services 8 11 19Underwater Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2 – 2Percutaneous interventional treatment of structural heart diseases 10 3 13School of Operation & Maintenance 17 7 24Italian Wines and World Markets 12 11 23Total 80 68 148

data referring to degrees obtained in 2018

PhD programmesSant’Anna School offers a variety of three/four-year PhD programmes. Research doctorates offered areequivalent to doctoral studies. Access is open only upon calls for applications published annually.

Number of PhD applications received

Course Applications Total Places App./Non EU of which placesUE Italy

Agrobiodiversity 41 14 13 55 6 9.16Agrobiosciences 35 17 16 52 7 7.42Biorobotics 34 47 44 81 27 3.00Economics 61 39 33 100 7 14.28Emerging Digital Technologies 32 15 14 47 8 5.87Human Rights and Global Politics 49 48 35 97 5 19.40Law 44 46 42 90 6 15.00Management Innovation, Sustainability and Healthcare 130 37 32 167 10 16.70Translational Medicine 8 16 15 24 6 4.00Total 434 279 244 713 83 8.59

data referring to 2018/19 calls for application

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Countries of origin of PhD applications

PhD students

Course Students of whichMen Women Total overseas

Agrobiodiversity 14 11 25 19Agrobiosciences 13 12 25 3Biorobotics 50 36 86 26Economics 16 10 26 5Emerging Digital Technologies 37 6 43 10Law 15 8 23 8Management 13 14 27 7Political Science, European Politics and I. R. 19 9 28 8Human Rights and Global Politics 10 15 25 12Translational Medicine 16 21 37 7Total 203 142 345 105

data as of 31 December 2018

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Countries of origin of PhD students

More than 30% of PhD students comefrom overseas. It doubles the nationalaverage which is 13%

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More than 83% ofthe students gavepositive or verypositive feedbackabout training

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Very positive 44 23.91More positive than neg. 110 59.78More negitive than pos. 27 14.67Very negative 3 1.63

Students who obtained their PhD degree

Course Men Women TotalAgrobiodiversity 4 2 6Agrobiosciences 5 6 11BioRobotics 17 11 28Economics – 2 2Emerging Digital Technologies 15 8 23Individual Person and Legal Protections 5 4 9Management – Innovation, Sustainability and Healthcare 6 6 12Human Rights and Global Politics – – –Translational Medicine 4 6 10Total 56 45 101

data referring to the degrees obtained in 2018

Sant’Anna School is amember of the Almalaurea

consortium. The Almalaurea Consor-tium provides statistical reports on em-ployment outcomes for Doctoral gradu-ates one year after the degree. Reportson employment outcomes after threeyear will be available in the near future

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Post-graduate TrainingPostgraduate training courses are geared towards entering students into the labour market. Lifelong Learninginitiatives are offered throughout the year. Educational activities mainly concern the following areas: humanrights, conflict management, development aid, environment and waste management, innovation management,medicine, healthcare and health services management, social services, and courses for lawyers and legal experts.Customised courses are available upon request.

Courses offered

Institute/Area Post-graduate On behalf of third party Totalcourses hours stud. courses hours stud. courses hours stud.

Biorobotics 2 46 26 – – – 2 40 26DirPoliS 47 2,333 1,141 4 112 147 51 2,210 1,204Management 4 1,556 262 4 88 127 8 504 193Life Sciences 1 64 24 – – – 1 80 24Total 54 3,999 1.453 8 200 274 62 2,834 1,447

data referring to the courses held in 2017/18

A total of 2,834 hours of teaching were provided. Ap-proximately 39% were taught in English

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Sant’Anna School Advanced Education Programs achieved ISO 9001 certification. ISO 9001 is aninternationally recognized quality management system to ensure customer satisfaction. Postgraduateeducation and training offered at Sant’Anna School shall consistently meet all ISO 9001 quality

requirements specified

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Revenues of the advanced education courses (millions of Euros)

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Scientific Research

Scientific research is one of our most important goals as a university and an integral part of our developmentpolicy. Research is carried out within the Institutes, which plan and manage all activities enhancing therelationship between teaching and research, as well as interdisciplinarity and interaction with the cultural,social and economic processes.

Sant’Anna School conducts a high number of research projects; the majority of these projects receivesinternational funding using limited public funds. Research carried out in Institutes promotes the developmentof business ideas and innovation technology stimulating the creation of new industrial value chains andsustainability.

Scientific publications

Institute Articles Books Proceedings Editing BookChapters

BioRobotics 107 – 39 – 5DirPoliS 118 13 3 9 89Economics 28 – 3 1 3Management 91 7 12 23 26Life Sciences 116 1 31 – 14TeCIP 76 – 115 2 4Total 429 21 203 35 141

data related to pubblications 2018

“Class A” journals

In 2018, the num-ber of publica-

tions on Scopus has steadilyincreased, boasting a portfolio ofover 8,200 documents.Every year the Faculty staff andresearchers release almost sevenpublications per capita

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Number of WoS pubblications

Searching the WoS database,Sant’Anna School can boast5,200 publications and H-indexof 108 (average citations perarticle is 15.3)

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Most recent publications have normally less citations, due to the shorter time of circulation in the scientificcommunity. A Field-Weighted Citation Impact greater than 1.00 indicates that the publications have beencited more than would be expected based on the world average for similar publications

Over the periodfrom 2014 to

2018, Sant’Anna School re-ceived 31,170 citations, averagenumber of citations is 8.7 per ar-ticle and weighted impact factoris 1.72

Citations per publication Field-Weighted Citation Impact

Citations per publication Field-Weighted Citation Impact

Over the period from 2014 to2018, Sant’Anna School re-ceived in the WoS databasean average number of 7.62citations per article

Source: Scopus/SciVal

The word cloudshows the mostfrequent words andphrases in scientificpublicat ions. Thegreater is the sizethe more signifi-cant the words andthe phrase will be

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Percentage of publications intop journal by SJR

Almost one thirdof Sant’AnnaSchool publica-

tions are cited in the firstquartile and more than 60%are cited in the ScimagoJournal Ranking’s first quartile

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Programme for Research andInnovation (Horizon 2020).Sant’Anna School is beneficiaryof 55 projects, of which 9 actingas the coordinating beneficiary,for a total EU contribution of19.7 million euros

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Ongoing research projects

Institute UE Italian on behalf of Other Totalcompetitive a third party

BioRobotics 33 55 24 18 130DirPoliS 19 16 6 31 72Economics 4 3 3 6 16Management 21 25 66 26 138Life Sciences 9 47 43 30 129TeCIP 47 28 101 25 201Total 133 174 243 136 686

data referring to 2018 research projects

Financial contribution for research (in Euros)

Financial contributions 2015 2016 2017 2018Commissioned research (Commercial) 3,691,645 4,698,643 4,742,209 4,669,796Research funded by Ministry of Education, University and Research 1,238,155 3,915,085 675,221 673,385Research funded by other ministries 495,970 587,204 485,253 438,003Research competitively funded by the EU and international organizations 6,239,252 5,926,316 5,027,730 4,220,941Research competitively funded by other public bodies 2,981,953 3,259,954 6,634,817 7,340,872Research competitively funded by private individuals 898,298 567,270 680,651 819,734Total 15,545,273 18,954,472 18,245,881 18,162,731

financial statement

Due to the dif-ferent account-ing sistems, datacollected from2013 are notcomparable tothe past trends

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Research Quality Assessment

Results of the Research Quality Assessment (VQR) conducted by the National Agency for the Evaluation ofthe University System and Research over the 2011–2014 period testified the high quality of research performedat Sant’Anna School. Sant’Anna School led the top of the national rankings. It ranked 1st position in Areas 5,7 and 9; ranked second and third in Areas 13 and 6; fourth in Area 14, and seventh in Area 12.

RQA 2011–2014 of the School

Area Institute Overall Size SizeRanking Ranking Segment

5 Biological Sciences 1/62 1/31 Small6 Medical Sciences 3/52 3/21 Small7 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences 1/40 1/19 Small9 Industrial and Information Engineering 1/63 1/43 Small12 Law Sciences 7/82 6/49 Small13 Economics 2/82 2/43 Small14 Political Sciences 4/69 4/48 Small

VQR 2011–2014

The VQR survey is the most comprehensive research assessment at the international level.The VQR compared the quality of the research in 96 Italian universities, 18 research institutesand 21 voluntary institutions (12 research institutes and 9 inter-university consortia)

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Overall Ranking Ranking by university size

The VQR results showSant’Anna School rankingsfor each area

School’s RQA ranking by Institute

Area Institute Overall SizeRanking Ranking

5 Life Sciences 1/211 1/1756 Life Sciences 10/191 10/1907 Life Sciences 2/78 2/389 BioRobotics 3/140 2/659 TeCIP 7/140 1/4712 DirPoliS 16/167 14/13713 Economics 3/186 3/13113 Management 8/186 8/13114 DirPoliS 12/119 10/102

VQR 2011–2014

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Technology TransferSant’Anna School is top ranked within the best universities in Italy for the Science & Technologypatents/research staff ratio.

In 2018 the School filed 17 patent applications, 16 in Italy and 1 in Europe; 11 PCT extensions, 9 Europeanphase, 2 US phase and 13 national phase in other non-European countries.

41% of patents (out of 192) were licensed to Italian small and medium-sized private companies. In additionto patents, university research & innovation had a positive impact on society and business in stimulatinghigh-tech spinoffs creation.

Over the 1991–2018 period, Sant’Anna School has generated 68 spinoffs (no. 3 in 2018), 53 operating in ICT,robotics, photonics, micro engineering, biomedical and environmental sectors, finance and legal consulting. 46have been accredited by the School.

Patent families

According to the VQR report, Sant’Anna School ranked second in the Italian National surveyfor the university technology transfer offices (number of spin-off enterprises) and holds thefourth position for the protection of intellectual property

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The School participatedin the Tuscan Start UpAcademy project to prepareprospective students forIndustry 4.0 education andinnovation

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In 2018, the ABmedica group gained control ofSant’Anna School spinoff Win Medical. A ven-ture capital firm provided financing for VRMediacompany and Camlin Italia group acquired BiocareProvider spinoff

highlightsThe INAIL funded projectRelief, developed by theBiorobotics Institute, was

the Start Cup Toscana and the First Prize for In-novation 2018 award winner for the Life Sciencessector

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

InternationalizationInternationalization is one of the priorities at Sant’Anna School. It is achieved through international agreementswith prestigious universities and research institutes. These collaborations involve the majority of Sant’AnnaSchool’s scientific areas and promote partnerships for academic staff and student mobility through Erasmus+project (39 partner institutions).

Sant’Anna School promotes international study opportunities, staff training mobility, summer schools andinternships.

Partnerships

Geographical area Partnerships of whichErasmus+

Europe 63 47North America 7 –South America 8 –Asia 17 –Middle East 4 –Africa 12 3Oceania 1 –Total 112 50

data referring to 2018 partnerships

The Sant’Anna School was awarded theErasmus Charter for Higher Education

(ECHE). This certificate allows participation in projectsfunded by the Erasmus+ 2014–2020. Erasmus+ promotesinternational mobility and funds numerous opportunities forstudy, training, teaching and volunteering. So far, Sant’AnnaSchool has signed 42 Erasmus+ bilateral agreements withProgramme Countries and 7 bilateral agreements with Part-ner Countries

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Worldwide partnerships

The Tuscan universities, to coordinate and develop the promotional activities abroadand to increase the opportunities for study and research, have signed a memorandumof understanding. Sant’Anna School, Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Florence,University of Pisa, University of Siena, University for Foreigners of Siena and from thisyear also the Scuola High Studies of Lucca IMT have signed the memorandum

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Financial Overview

In 2018 Sant’Anna School balance sheet accounts showed net income of 0,931 million Euros. In particular,Sant’Anna School own revenues and contributions (public financial contributions received from the Ministryof Education MIUR) represent respectively 38% and 62% of total assets, net of any shares.

Personnel costs constitute 49% of total operating costs; a very low rate when compared to the nationalaverage of university institutions. Management costs (net of shares held by partners) represent the 42% oftotal operating costs.

Financial overview (in Euros)

Revenues 2015 2016 2017 2018Own revenues 22,520,271 27,124,325 26,956,787 21,807,266

of which partners shares 4,576,023 5,746,823 6,233,659 420,108Contributions 30,656,411 33,712,722 34,272,411 34,198,569

of which partners shares 123,820 101,582 74,704 54,870Other income and other revenues 11,213,782 2,419,521 1,504,886 1,323,693

Total revenues 64,421,856 63,271,358 62,734,084 57,329,528Operating costs

Personnel 23,988,844 25,216,076 24,565,889 26,611,119Management 25,605,616 26,812,467 27,713,,898 23,522,709Depreciation 3,545,162 3,547,316 3,697,590 3,256,343Provisions for risks and charges 621,922 738,393 745,986 1,329,703Other provisions 6,185,351 – – –Other expenses 551,186 627,017 340,357 252,312

Total operating costs 60,498,081 56,941,269 57,063,720 54,972,186Difference between revenues and operating ex-penses

3,923,775 6,330,089 5,670,364 2,357,342

Revenues and costs – 11,372 – 2,722 – 3,584 – 7,465Adjustments of financial assets – 28,320 – – –Extraordinary income and expenses – 131,933 – 14,319 5,592 – 59,404Profit before taxes 3,752,150 6,313,048 5,672,372 2,290,473Taxes 85,412 72,017 1,212,447 1,358,813Profit for the year 3,666,738 6,241,031 4,459,925 931,660

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Revenues 2018 Costs 2018

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The Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies is a public university in its own right. It operates within the fieldof applied sciences: Economics, Management, Law, Political Science, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology,Medicine, Industrial and Information Engineering. The Sant’Anna School of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore ofPisa (SNS) and Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori of Pavia (IUSS) have created a Consortium of HigherEducation institutions.

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