About Edvance
The University of Pisa is a partner in the Edvance project, the first Digital Education Hub in Italy for Advanced Digital Culture, created by the country’s leading network of universities and offering free certified courses for students, professionals and businesses.
The project, coordinated by the Politecnico di Milano, is funded under the PNRR call, Mission 4, Component 1, Investment 3.4 “Advanced University Education and Skills”, with a total budget of EUR 13 million.
Objectives and Key Actions
Edvance provides, free of charge, the tools needed to meet the challenges of the labour market and enhances higher education provision through:
hundreds of free MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) on the most in-demand advanced digital skills (data literacy, AI, digital sustainability);
skills certification recognised and shareable through micro-credentials and open badges;
comprehensive training across multiple disciplines: life sciences, economics, engineering, sociology, design and the arts.
Edvance in Numbers
Students involved
LECTURES INVOLVED
PROFESSIONALS AND EMPLOYEES AGED 15–29 INVOLVED (50% WOMEN)
STUDY PROGRAMMES ENHANCED WITH MOOCS
Explore Edvance
More than 200 Edvance courses allow everyone to access high-quality higher education free of charge:
- students can enrich their study path, earn an Open Badge and make their CV more competitive;
- lecturers and public-sector employees have access to dedicated training on digital teaching methodologies and the integration of Artificial Intelligence;
- companies and professionals can strengthen internal skills to improve the quality of their work.
Visit the Edvance platform and start your training journey.
Partner Institutions
Universities
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- Humanitas University
- Politecnico di Milano
- Politecnico di Torino
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
- Bocconi University
- University of Brescia
- University of Cagliari
- University of Messina
- University of Macerata
- University of Pisa
- University of Turin
- University of Trento
AFAM – Higher Artistic, Musical and Performing Arts Education
- Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna
- Academy of Fine Arts, Venice
- Cagliari Conservatory of Music
- Fondazione Milano
