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Governance

Our governance guarantees efficient, reliable, and transparent management. The HIT Board of Directors is made up of 5 members: President, Vice-President, and 3 directors.

HIT members

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Autonomous Province of Trento

The provincial strategy for territorial social and economic development is based on research and innovation. The Trentino Research and Innovation System is confirmed as a reference point both nationally and internationally, the result of effective synergy between the provincial government, research organizations, and the business world. The Autonomous Province of Trento participated with important investments and long-term structural policies.

1,54%
of GDP
+320
Million annual public and private spending on R&D
+4300
R&D employees
40
Institutes, organizations and subjects active in the territory

Governance

University of Trento

Founded in 1962, the University of Trento offers over 90 active degree courses, masters, graduate schools and Ph.D. programs. More than 16 thousand students are enrolled in fields such as physics, engineering, socio-economic sciences and humanities.

+16200
Students
+700
Teachers and researchers
+11
Departments and 4 centers
+7
Other University research facilities
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Bruno Kessler Foundation

The Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) carries out research and application activities in the areas of Cybersecurity, Digital Society, Digital Industry, Digital Health and Wellbeing, Health Emergencies, Sustainable Energy, Sensors and Devices, Theoretical Physics, as well as evaluative research on public policies, and in the context of Italo-Germanic Historical Studies and Religious Sciences.

+400
Researchers
+200
Thesis students, Ph.D. students, and visiting professors
11
Research centers of high international profile
3500
square meters of laboratories
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Edmund Mach Foundation

The Edmund Mach Foundation has been involved in key sectors such as agriculture, the environment and food for almost 150 years with education and training activities, scientific research and technology transfer activities – making it a one-of-a-kind center in Europe.

+120
hectares of agricultural land
+200
Researchers
+1200
Students
+7000
Farmers trained every year
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Trentino Development

Since 1986, Trentino Sviluppo has been the systems company of the Autonomous Province of Trento for business support, innovation, the creation of strategic clusters, internationalization, business location and territorial marketing. It manages 2 Technopoles and 4 Business Innovation Centers with 850 workers, and manages assets worth over 1 billion euro.

2
Technopoles
6
Business Innovation Centers
150
Companies established
+1,5
million sqm production areas

Board of Directors

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Ivonne Forno
President

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Francesca Demichelis
Vice-President

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Paolo Pretti
Board Member

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Fulvio Mattivi
Board Member

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Andrea Simoni
Board Member

Supervisory body

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Maria Letizia Paltrinieri
President of the Supervisory Body

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Michele Cavalieri
Member of the Supervisory Body

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Saveria Moncher
Member of the Supervisory Body

We guarantee total transparency on the Foundation’s activities and on the use of public resources. Consult the data and documents of our administration.

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