ARS.UNI.VCO ETS
Associazione per lo Sviluppo della Cultura, degli Studi Universitari e della Ricerca nel Verbano Cusio Ossola E.T.S.
Domodossola, Italy
About
Founded in 2000, ARS.UNI.VCO ETS is a non-profit association based in Domodossola, Italy working on education, science & research, environment & climate +2 more.
ARS.UNI.VCO E.T.S. is a non-profit association based in Domodossola, in the Verbano Cusio Ossola (VCO) area of Piedmont, Italy. It was founded in 2000 to promote culture, higher and postgraduate education, research and project development, with a focus on economic, social, tourism, environmental, mountain and health sciences. Its work covers local, regional, national and European levels. Since 2010 it has focused on the development of mountain areas, including mountain agriculture, the mountain economy, renewable energy and support for professional training. It runs the International Alpine School of Mathematics and Physics (Domoschool), the Leggere le Montagne youth competition, summer schools, language courses and a European Documentation Centre. It also hosts an Alpine Convention Info-Point and takes part in European and Interreg projects. It is registered in the Italian Single Register of Third Sector Entities (RUNTS) and is an ETS under Legislative Decree 117/2017. The association is open to individuals and organisations that share its aims, and it has a volunteer register.
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Domoschool - International Alpine School of Mathematics and Physics
Science & Research · Italy
Annual international summer school in mathematics and physics for PhD students, researchers and young scientists, held in Domodossola.
Leggere le Montagne
Education · Italy
Writing and creativity competition and educational project engaging young people with mountain themes, run as an Info-Point of the Alpine Convention.
Soft Skills Labs
Education · Italy
International summer school in transversal skills, held in Verbania, for young people and adults.
Centro di Documentazione Europea del VCO
Education · Italy
European Documentation Centre providing information on EU initiatives and educational material for teachers and parents.
INFO-POINT della Convenzione delle Alpi
Environment & Climate · Italy
Alpine Convention Info-Point in Domodossola promoting sustainable development and cooperation across the Alpine region.
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Università degli Studi di Milano, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Fondazione Il Maggiore, Città di Verbania, Università di Bergamo, CNR IRSA, Università degli Studi di Torino
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