{"id":23593,"date":"2025-03-16T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organi-dellateneo\/rectors-delegates\/alessio-cavicchi-delegato-per-la-promozione-della-cultura-imprenditoriale-e-dellinnovazione-sociale\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:43:00","slug":"alessio-cavicchi-delegate-for-the-promotion-and-coordination-of-circle-u-alliance-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/academic-bodies\/rectors-delegates\/alessio-cavicchi-delegate-for-the-promotion-and-coordination-of-circle-u-alliance-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Alessio Cavicchi &#8211; Delegate for the promotion and coordination of Circle U. 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He started working at the University of Pisa in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He was invited as speaker and external expert by the World Tourism Organization and the European Commission (specifically Joint Research Center, DG Regio, DG Education and Culture, DG Agri e DG RTD) on topics concerning innovation of agri-food and rural areas and the collaboration between universities and territorial stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2017 he is an external expert at the Directorate General of the Ministry of University and Research giving his contribute to the PON Research and Innovation, to the National Research Program and to the PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area).<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 he joined the Expert team of DG Education and Culture for the project Heinnovate on Entrepreneurial e Civic Universities.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022 he has become member of the Advisory Board of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission for the initiative \u201cHigher Education and Smart Specialisation\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Institutional assignments<\/h2>\n<p>At the University of Macerata he founded and co-directed two double-degree programs in Tourism with the University of Oviedo and the University of Kiev. He was delegate for the Erasmus and internationalization program of his department and Rector\u2019s Delegate for the Cluster Agrifood of Marche region. He founded the first university spin-off on territorial promotion and development and was member of several committees on education, research and third mission activities.<\/p>\n<p>At the University of Pisa since 2021 he has been in the team PAGE (Pisa Agricultural Economics) at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agr.unipi.it\/\"><strong>Department of Agricultural, Food and Agro-Environmental Sciences<\/strong><\/a>. He was an external evaluator for the Spin off Committee of the University of Pisa on economics topics and organized two Hackathons on sustainability for the Contamination Lab. For the University of Pisa he coordinates the project Start for Future funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) on entrepreneurial education and business models innovation.<br \/>\nHe previously held the position of Delegate for the promotion of entrepreneurial culture and innovation at the University of Pisa.<\/p>\n<h2>Scientific and teaching activities<\/h2>\n<p>His research activity focuses on the analysis of consumers\u2019 choice on local and quality products, of sustainable tourism and of innovation processes in the agri-food sector and in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>He published more than 200 papers and chapters on national and international journals and books. 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