Human-Centric ICT for Industry 5.0 ~ UNIPI

Language: English

Period: 8 – 13 September 2025

Deadline: 14 July 2025

Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 6

Tuition fees: 500€

The Summer School will focus on methodologies and ICT technologies for an autonomous, sustainable, resilient, and human-centered industry.

The Summer School will provide an analysis of both the state of the art and frontier research in the field of ICT technologies for Industry 5.0, such as Artificial Intelligence, Embodied Intelligence, Human-Centric Systems, Smart Material Devices, and Future Networks.

The Summer School is part of the advanced training activities within the ‘FoReLab’ Excellence Project at Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione (DII). It is designed for master’s and doctoral students, early-career researchers, and professionals from both academic and industrial backgrounds. The course will award 6 ECTS credits (48 hours of classroom lectures) upon successful completion of the program and passing of the final examination.

Students interested in earning the 6 ECTS credits are required to agree with the Summer School coordinators on a Project Work topic, and then submit their written report by email no later than 19 October 2025 (pdf submission by email to: hc_ict_summerschool@dii.unipi.it).

Lectures and project teamwork will take place in Pisa, at Centro Congressi Le Benedettine, Piazza San Paolo a Ripa D’Arno, 16.

The program will be activated also in distance learning mode (TEAMS platform).

Aim

Research, industry, and public administration sectors are all covered in the Summer School program. The Summer School offers lessons from both industry experts and the academic community, focusing on the technologies that drive Industry 5.0. The goal of the Summer School is to provide participants with the opportunity to understand the prerequisites, facilitators, and potential of Industry 5.0 with an eye on future developments. Prior knowledge of specific technologies is not necessary, and the objective is to provide attendees with a strong foundation in these technologies, including their current challenges and significant advantages.

Who can apply

Bachelor (last year), Master and PhD students, in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Management) disciplines, early stage researchers and practitioners from Academia or Industry.

Application

Admission Requirements

Being a university student (Master or PhD) or having a University degree in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Management) disciplines.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The Summer School will be activated with at least 20 students
The maximum number of participants is set to 45 students

Required Documents

Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
Enrolment Form
Curriculum Vitae

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the “How to apply” page.

IMPORTANT INFO AND DEADLINES:

20 June 2025: Scholarship application deadline
1 July 2025: Scholarship selection results
2 July 2025: Opening of the tuition fees payment portal
14 July 2025: Summer School application deadline
27 July 2025: Tuition fees payment deadline

Fees

Tuition fees: 500€

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Bachelor (last year) and Master students benefit of a special 50% discount. For them the tuition fees amount to 250 euro.

Infomation about the payment method will be published in the coming weeks.

REFUND POLICY: There will be no refund of paid tuition fees

Fundings

The University of Pisa offers 2 scholarships (each for the amount of 250 Euro) to participate to the Summer School.
The scholarships are reserved for Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students.
The Scholarship will reduce, or totally waive in the case of Bachelor’s or Master’s student, the tuition fees (travel, accomodation and living costs are to be borne personally by each student).
Priority will be given to students with special needs coming from developing countries, while trying to improve gender balance.

All Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students that will apply within 20 June 2025 will be considered for the scholarship. Selections results will be notified by 1 July 2025.

Scholarships will be destined on the basis of the curriculum analysis, also accounting for

Curriculum Vitae;
Score achieved in the academic qualification or weighted average of the exams passed;
Motivations.

Students interested in applying for a scholarship are kindly requested to send an email directly to the summer school secretariat hc_ict_summerschool@dii.unipi.it, with an attachment of maximum one page containing the following information:

name and surname,
nationality;
the highest education degree obtained and the final rating (please attach the certificate); applicants currently enrolled in the last year of a bachelor degree program or in a master degree program must indicate the medium rating on the examinations up to now;
a short CV (mandatory less than 200 words);
motivation letter to attend the Summer School, (mandatory less than 100 words).

After an initial selection phase, potential beneficiaries will be asked to participate in an interview aimed at exploring their motivations and aspects related to the participation process.

Contacts

Scientific Coordinator
Prof. Nicola Vanello hc_ict_summerschool@dii.unipi.it

Operational Manager
Dr. Corinna Caporali hc_ict_summerschool@dii.unipi.it

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it

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