SINTESISINergie TEcnologiche in

SIciliaUniversity-Enterprise Partnership

Associazione SINTESI - Viale delle Scienze - Palermo

Università degli Studidi Palermo

Università degli Studidi Catania

Università degli Studidi Messina

Centro per la RicercaElettronica in Sicilia

PalermPalermoo

MessinaMessina

CataniaCatania

SINTESInon profit organization founded as a UETP in 1991

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MEMBERSUniversities of Palermo, Catania and MessinaCRES Sicilian Electronic Research Centre

MAIN AIMSpromotion and development of University-Enterprisecooperation in Sicily for training,research and technological transfer

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* Mobility and exchange projects

* Studies and analyses

* Training courses and post-graduate courses

* Development of multimedia tools for training CD-ROM

* European pilot and network projects

Main activities

* Liaison Office Activities

Mobility and exchange projects

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award and management of grants to support University students and graduates’ mobility exchange projects to financially support staff of private and public organizations for updating skills by other EU’s organizations

The first mobility projects were financed within the COMETT programme (1991-1995) then by LEONARDO and the Regional Administration.

About 1000 training grants have been awarded by SINTESI to students and recent graduates between 1991 and 2002.

Studies and analyses

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SurveysTraining needs analysesInnovation needs analysesAnalysis of Sicilian SME’s international cooperationWomen Career paths in ICT Training offer analyses

Training courses and post-graduate courses

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ESF courses for young graduates in technical fieldsContinuous trainingMaster coursesTraining of young researchers

Main present projects – Master courses

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Other Master courses will soon start in the following fields:

Management of urban environmental hydraulic systems, Composite materials, Seismic engineering,

Microwave systems and technologies for telecommunications

Ergonomics Geographical Information Systems

Building recovery Quantitative methods and operational strategies for management of financial risk

Development of multimedia tools for training CD-ROM

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“Building a Business Plan for SMEs” (BBP)

“Quality in Training: an ISO 9000 oriented support

tool” (MATER)

“Hearing impaired people support tool” (RIVA )

“Socio-economic integration for disabled people” (SOLARIS)

“Management of WasteWater Treatment Plants”

“Les Eco-conseillers syndicaux”

“Quality and Advanced Manufacturing” and “Stereo Lithography”

“European Synergy in Tourism Vocational Training”

LIAISON OFFICE ACTIVITIESPresent projects

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[Job guidance desk]

Dissemination of innovationDissemination of innovationin the Alto Belice districtin the Alto Belice district

European pilot and network projects

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The development of actions aimed at promoting innovation in training is carried out mainly under the framework of the LEONARDO DA VINCI programme through specific projects:

pilot projects for the development of training tools and methods;network projects with the aim of planning and implementing innovative methods for training linked to regional development and to the aim of spreading results of transnational projects;

Present European projects

Bios & Environment Transnational Network

Early Recognition of aNeed for Qualificationand Measures of ShapingOriented Vocational Educationin Plant Engineering

Women In Technologies:Strategies of continuous

training and retraining in Europe

Green Investments in the Tourism Industry

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Quality Management Systems Training

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