The Scuola di Studi Superiori ‘G. Leopardi’ (University of Macerata) organizes the SAF / Advanced Training School titled “From Local to Global, and Back: The Many Lives of a Renaissance Scholar“. This first Renaissance Summer School which will take place in Macerata, Fermo and Sant’Elpidio a Mare from 9 to 12 September 2025.

Taking its cue from Andrea Bacci (1524-1600), his diverse work and the many milieus he happened to inhabit, this summer school will address a central topic in Renaissance culture: knowledge production and dissemination as a means of social transformation in a world that was widening its horizons by the day.

Scientific Committee
Silvia Fiaschi, Guido Giglioni, Carla Danani / University of Macerata
Stefania Fortuna/ Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

La SAF is open to:
~ PhD students;
~ Master’s students (or students in the final two years of single-cycle degree programmes) enrolled in Scuole di Studi Superiori Universitarie.

Application deadline: August 31, 2025 at 24:00

Maximum number of participants: 25

Up to 5 places are reserved for Master’s degree students

Participation is free of charge. Accommodation and meals are fully covered by Scuola di Studi Superiori “G. Leopardi”.

APPLICATION

Applications must include:
~ a motivation letterbetween 4000 and 6000 characters, including spaces;
~ a Curriculum Vitae with details of the formative activity the candidate is carrying out (e.g., title of doctoral or Master thesis, exams taken with grades). 

>> APPLY HERE

The event is organised within the framework of the Project  “Educating Future Citizens” funded by Ministerial Decree 291/2024 – National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Mission 4 Education and Research, Component 1, Investment 3.4 ‘Advanced University Teaching and Skills’.