INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
The Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria has six departments and eight thousand students today. The modern University Citadel houses educational and administrative facilities, six departments, and 60 laboratories. In a city with a metropolitan vibe, captivating for its beauty and the offering of cultural initiatives throughout the year, the Mediterranean University combines its commitment to research and teaching: courses of study focused on the area give rise to an environmental polytechnic with a strong inclination toward landscape, urban planning, and green economy themes. The Department of Law and Economics ranges from legal and economic issues to archaeology. Studying in Reggio also means post-graduate education with the offering of master’s degrees that enable students and graduates to refine their education based on market needs.
Politecnico di Bari
The Polytechnic University of Bari is an Italian state university with a scientific-technological focus. The Polytechnic trains architects, engineers, and industrial designers, awarding academic degrees such as diploma universitario, diploma di laurea (old system, discontinued), laurea, laurea specialistica, dottorato di ricerca, and corresponding academic qualifications, as well as I and II level university master’s degrees.
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
BLADEWORKS
Cartflow is a leading company in the production of wind turbine blades with the new ‘One Shot’ technology. Cartflow was born from the many years of experience of entrepreneur Angelo D’Ettore, who is still at the head of the organization, and his group of close collaborators, specialized technicians and workers, who have been working together for years in the production of composite material artifacts. The team has previously built numerous luxury pleasure boat hulls up to 110 feet long, as well as sophisticated off-shore racing boats. In 2008, Eng. D’Ettore decided to diversify the company’s activities by entering into new industrial sectors, including renewable energies and particularly wind power, by founding Cartflow. Thanks to the long and lasting collaboration with the “Federico II” University of Naples and the know-how acquired during his long experience in the high-performance nautical sector, Cartflow has quickly become the leading Italian company for the production of wind turbine blades with its exclusive ‘One Shot’ technology.
GE AVIO
Avio Aero is a GE Aviation business that operates in the design, production, and maintenance of components and systems for civilian and military aviation. Today, the company provides its customers with innovative technological solutions to quickly respond to the continuous changes required by the market: additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and dedicated cells to lean manufacturing of transmissions, turbines, and combustors. Avio Aero is headquartered in Italy and has significant facilities in Rivalta di Torino, Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples), and Brindisi. It employs over 4,700 employees worldwide, including approximately 4,000 in Italy, and has production facilities in Poland. Through continuous investments in research and development and thanks to a consolidated network of relationships with the main international universities and research centers, Avio Aero has developed a technological and manufacturing excellence recognized globally: a goal evidenced by partnerships signed with the leading global operators in the aviation sector. Avio Aero’s challenge is to create and develop new architectures capable of reducing energy consumption, making aircraft engines increasingly lighter, and allowing better performance.