Milano Bicocca launches two new international doctorates

Leaders and managers of digital and sustainable innovation, capable of acting in national and international ecosystems and enterprises. Qualified professionals able to contribute to the full development of the potential of nursing and midwifery, in its technical-scientific, relational and educational expressions. These are the figures that will be trained by the two doctoral courses started with the academic year 2024-2025 by the University of Milan-Bicocca, also thanks to the funds of the National Plan for Recovery and Resilience (Pnrr).

The two new doctoral courses (which extend the Milanese university's total offer to 22 courses) are characterised by a strong multidisciplinary connotation and a distinct international vocation: they are both delivered in English. Their fields of study and research are, as their respective names indicate, "Strategic Innovation for Sustainable and Smart Ecosystems", in a programme designed together with some of Italy's leading companies, and "Nursing and Midwifery", in a course that Milano-Bicocca has developed in agreement with the University of Milan and the Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS.

oordinated by Professor Paul Marc Matthyssens, it is an industrial doctorate programme, designed and structured in agreement with companies, in which each scholarship is linked to a company project, to encourage university-company collaboration and technology transfer.
A transdisciplinary course that includes representatives from companies and members of all the departments of the University of Milan-Bicocca on the teaching board. The course offers 21 scholarships (eight financed by the university, seven by the partner companies and six co-financed by the Pnrr to companies) and two 'executive' positions (i.e. reserved for company employees) and proposes four areas of specialisation: Process Innovation; Product Innovation; Innovation in Society and Organisation; Innovation in Welfare Systems. SIS2E will train researchers competent in the areas of digital innovation (from Data Science to Artificial Intelligence), sustainability (from circular economy to energy transition), the social area (from the fight against social and economic inequalities to the management of innovation in welfare systems) and the medical area (from drug design to the innovation of digital devices in the medical field). Researchers able to take on managerial responsibilities within national and international companies and to share the results of their research with members of the business world and social institutions, actively participating in the political debate.
The call for applications starts on 20 June and runs until 19 July inclusive.

This is the first specific course for the Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in English in Italy, coordinated by Professor Davide Ausili. It is divided into two scientific areas, nursing and midwifery, and aims to train highly qualified professionals capable of contributing to the full development of the potential of the two disciplinary sectors, in their technical-scientific, relational and educational expressions.
The course envisages six scholarships (two from Milano-Bicocca, one from Università degli Studi di Milano, one from Istituto Auxologico Italiano Irccs and two co-funded by Pnrr to companies) and is supported by a board of national and international lecturers and offers a strong training network through collaboration with numerous healthcare facilities in Lombardy. The programme aims to provide advanced, disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills to contribute to the development of nursing and midwifery research in all its fields of application, with the aim of promoting the continuous improvement of nursing and midwifery care to meet the health needs of individuals, families and communities, in accordance with the World Health Organisation's Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery. Future PhDs will be able to take on leadership roles in health care and academia. Registration for the call for applications starts on 18 June and runs until 9 July.

The first three years of the new doctoral courses will start on 1 November. "The offer of our doctoral school is based on two fundamental pillars: the training of human capital in line with the skills required by a constantly evolving labour market and the development of cutting-edge scientific and technological research," says the Rector of the University of Milan-Bicocca, Giovanna Iannantuoni. The first specific course for the Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in English in Italy, and the industrial doctorate course that looks at innovation and sustainability reflect both needs and will train professionals destined to become the ruling class of the future, in the social, political and healthcare spheres. Not only in a national, but also an international context, as indicated by the choice to deliver the two programmes in English'.