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The University of Palermo (UNIPA) is a consolidated cultural, scientific, and teaching presence in central-western Sicily. Its 5 Schools and 20 Departments cover the most critical domains of new scientific and technological knowledge.
About 122 courses (first and second cycle) are yearly offered and 44 master and specialization and 23 Ph.D. courses, targeted to the training of specific professional figures, often in cooperation with external institutions and companies. This galaxy attracted 11,085 first-year students in the 2013/2014 academic year. The University General Hospital is a local health corporation that works in synergy with the Faculty of Medicine. It provides beds, day-hospital beds, and a first-aid service.
UNIPA is also present in Agrigento, Caltanissetta e Trapani.
There is a secure link between UNIPA and the labor market: third students of first cycle degree courses and 2nd-year students of the 2nd cycle experience practice periods within public or private companies and agencies.
Research activities
Palermo University has 20 Departments, where researchers study every day to find a new solution to the questions posed by nature, science, and society. From Information Technology to Biology, from Mathematics to Medicine, to Social Sciences and Preservation of Cultural Heritage, the University works to contribute to innovation and progress to the international scientific community and the world of production.
In the laboratories – many of which are open to the local community – the first step of collaboration between researchers in the academic world and the business world are taken, basic and applied research is carried out, and young brains are given a chance to turn their intuitions to good account. Here scientific research finds its application in robotics, the pharmaceutical industry, ecology, and medical diagnostics. Successful technological transfer implies the full synergy of innovative technologies, scientific expertise, production systems, and processes. It is necessary to implement a full-fledged system, including the “know-how,” production processes, goods, services, and organizational and operational skills.
To contribute to achieving this goal, the University of Palermo has set up a University labs network (UniNetLab) for testing and transferring new technologies to SMEs.
UniNetLab is the natural evolution of single consolidation actions of some University labs. It aims at the technological innovation of enterprises for the economic recovery of Southern Italy. The University labs integrated system has been conceived to create synergies among the different types of expertise available. It is also meant to be a center of reference for other technology transfer activities of the Universities and research entities operating in our region, given using financial resources better and reaching the necessary critical mass of operators in the sector.
In operational terms, UniNetLab ensures the scientific and administrative coordination among the various research units. Nevertheless, each unit is autonomous about the relations with enterprises, which, therefore, can directly apply to the single facilities whose expertise they are interested in.


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