Research
Members of the faculty of the Master’s Degree Course in African and Asian Studies coordinate or participate in inter-university research and cooperation activities in the following national and international projects:
ARMONIA – hARmonisation and MOdernization of the higher education system in libya introducing bologna process principles at National and InstitutionAl levels – intends to promote the adoption of the Bologna process principles in Libyan partner HEIs, with the support and involvement of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Libya, in order to harmonize and modernize the Higher Education system. Partners will work in close collaboration to rethinking the teaching and learning environment at Libyan HEIs, developing strategic policies regarding the learning outcomes of teaching activities, internationalization of education, quality assurance and the HEIs social dimension, strengthening the capacity of Libyan HEIs in implementing the Bologna process principles and practices, creating the conditions for a participatory approach and consultative process in the definition of priorities, actions and strategic goals, introducing elements of flexibility and comparability with the European HE systems and support the process of reform of the national regulatory framework.
DIRASA – Définition d’un renouvellement de la gouvernance de la recherche en Tunisie – has the objective to contribute to the improvement of the university research governance in Tunisia by promoting dialogue and scientific cooperation between the actors of the Tunisian national research system. DIRASA aims to strengthen the capacities of strategic monitoring and scientific foresight process through by enhancing the skills of university staff in research management and quality assurance and international research cooperation; promoting coordination between all the stakeholders involved in research management to enhance the value of research results; developing interactions between research and the socio-economic environment. The main target groups of the project are the leaders of Tunisian universities, the administrative and academic staff, researchers and doctoral students, but also involving the representatives of the general society.
PRIN Legal Pathways for Refugees in the Euro-Mediterranean Context: The Feasibility of Processing Asylum Claims outside the EU.
- PROGETTO DIFF - Deploying Intersectionality Framework to study inequality among Frail older population
The DIFF project, funded by Fondazione Cariplo, aims to provide tools to measure, quantify, and assess frailty in the elderly population, offering a multidimensional interpretation of the phenomenon and exploring how it intersects with socioeconomic vulnerability in older adults.
In a context of limited resources and growing care and assistance needs due to an aging population, the project seeks to produce evidence on the importance of access to health and social care services, estimate existing inequalities in health outcomes, and identify current barriers, facilitators, and best practices to reduce disparities.
The Mediterranean Alliance for Research and Education (MARE) is a project designed to promote international collaboration and the exchange of knowledge among universities and research centers in the Mediterranean region. The initiative emphasizes interdisciplinary and intercultural engagement, with the goal of fostering academic, economic, and cultural development in participating countries. To achieve these objectives, MARE has developed a comprehensive work plan that includes a range of coordinated activities, with a strong focus
on mobility programs and thematic work packages. The number of work packages
corresponds to the scale and complexity of the project and is divided into two main
categories: joint training programs and mobility programs for the exchange of students,
teaching staff, and administrative personnel. The project is grounded in the belief that the internationalization of higher education institutions is essential to the development of the Mediterranean region. By encouraging the mobility of students, faculty, and researchers,
MARE aims to foster a diverse and dynamic academic environment that transcends national borders. MARE is also founded on the conviction that knowledge transfer and skills development are key drivers of economic growth and social progress. By facilitating the dissemination of Italian academic expertise across the Mediterranean, the project seeks to contribute to the training of highly qualified professionals capable of addressing today’s global challenges.
The SAHA Project – raiSe libyAn Higher education heAlth sector for the benefit of local
society – aims at contributing to the modernization of the Health and healthcare systems in Libya, by addressing both these major areas of concern that draw intense citizen and government attention throughout Libya. Health, academic research and institutional stabilization: on these three pillars is based the whole SAHA Project’s planning action. They are intended to contribute to the stabilization process of the country, in which the ongoing conflict is causing an increase health needs for the whole population.
The SAHA Project contributed to the creation or updating of Master’s Degree Courses in Healthcare Management in the six Libyan universities partners of the SAHA Project (LIMU,Misurata University, Sebha University, Sirte University, University of Tripoli, Zawya University). Within the MSc six teaching courses in the fields of economics, healthcare management and telemedicine were introduced thanks to the SAHA Project. In addition, the faculty members teaching in the MSc in Healthcare Management had the opportunityto participate in trainings and field visits at the University of Pavia and the University of Granada. The MSc in Healthcare Management are continuing their teaching activities, and the first students will graduate at the end of 2024. In this regard, please see the report on the Monitoring Visit conducted by the SAHA Project Coordinator, Prof. Antonio M. Morone, with the support of Dr Federica Ferrero, in the six Libyan universities partners in the SAHA Project: D5.2 Monitoring Visit
In addition, the training centres of the six Libyan universities partners of the SAHA Project were used to organise one or more trainings for different target groups, such as stakeholders in municipalities or hospitals or Libyan NGOs or medical staff, with the idea of connecting universities with civil society and promoting Policy Dialogue. In this regard, the University of West Bohemia together with the University of Pavia drew up a set of Policy Dialogue recommendations based on the collection of opinions of the SAHA Project local coordinators and the teaching staff and students of the MSc in Healthcare Management.
- PROGETTO TAIA - Transnational Aging between Italy and Africa: Anthropological Perspectives
TAIA brings together anthropologists of the Universities of Pavia, Milano-Bicocca, and Bologna to address the intersections between aging and migration in the transnational space that links Italy to the African continent. It focuses both on elderly Italians living in Tunisia and Senegal as well as on elderly members of the Tunisian and Senegalese diasporas in Italy. By exploring migratory trajectories in later life, collecting family and life histories, and conducting fieldwork research in urban and “inner areas”, this research project will provide original ethnographic material on aging and migration of academic and policy relevance.
The TeachersMOD Project – Future Elementary School Teachers Modernization in Kurdistan – endorses the modernisation and enhancement of the quality of the teaching offer, by innovating teaching methodologies, through reviewing and updating curricula in humanities and social sciences and by reinforcing the competences of the university staff in adopting a student-centred learning approach in the Basic Education colleges in the HEIs from KRG region of Iraq. TeachersMOD has 4 key objectives: to investigate the needs and the gaps; to contribute improving the quality of the academic offer in the field of humanities and social sciences at the Basic Education Colleges of the KRG institutions; to enhance the quality of teaching in Basic Education; to revitalize the pedagogic centres.