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MCA: ageing towards perfection A highly topical issue for the Master’s course this year 7 October 2014 The call for applications is now open to this year’s Master in Complex Actions at SISSA (MCA), the course that trains students to face up to the challenges of the global markets by combining management skills with leadingedge science. This year’s challenge is the ageing of the world population: how best to deal with this new global scenario and turn a problem into a resource? As in the past, the Master’s course will accept a limited number of selected students, and classes will be held by international experts: scientists, managers and professionals working in this and in apparently unrelated fields. A unique opportunity for participants, also thanks to the grants and scholarships offered by the Master’s and its partners. Applications are available online on the new MCA website, at http://mca.sissa.it/news/callopen and will remain open until November 20.

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MCA:  ageing  towards  perfection      

   

A  highly  topical  issue  for  the  Master’s  course  this  year    7  October  2014  

 The  call  for  applications  is  now  open  to  this  year’s  Master  in  Complex  Actions  at  SISSA  (MCA),  the  course  that  trains  students  to  face  up  to  the  challenges  of  the  global  markets  by  combining  management  skills  with  leading-­‐edge  science.  This  year’s  challenge  is  the  ageing  of  the  world  population:  how  best  to  deal  with  this  new  global  scenario  and  turn  a  problem  into  a  resource?  As  in  the  past,  the  Master’s  course  will  accept  a  limited  number  of  selected  students,  and  classes  will  be  held  by  international  experts:  scientists,  managers  and  professionals  working  in  this  and  in  apparently  unrelated  fields.  A  unique  opportunity  for  participants,  also  thanks  to  the  grants  and  scholarships  offered  by  the  Master’s  and  its  partners.  Applications  are  available  online  on  the  new  MCA  website,  at  http://mca.sissa.it/news/call-­‐open  and  will  remain  open  until  November  20.    

 

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There  will  be  no  less  than  two  billion  individuals  aged  over  60  in  the  year  2050:  this  is  a  prediction  by  the  World  Health  Organization,  a  few  days  ago.  A  cause  for  concern  or,  to  the  contrary,  an  opportunity  to  be  seized?  This  is  the  question  that  theMaster’s  in  Complex  Actions  of  the  International  School  for  Advanced  Studies  (SISSA)  of  Trieste  will  attempt  to  address  this  coming  year.      The  goal  of  the  MCA  is  to  train  “hybrid”  professional  figures  able  to  combine  advanced  scientific  and  technological  knowledge  with  expertise  in  business  management,  and  with  the  ability  to  approach  complex  processes  in  a  non-­‐standard    innovative  manner.  The  topical  issue  chosen    this  year  is  “Ageing  towards  perfection”.      Europe  (but  not  only)  is  in  the  midst  of  an  unprecedented  demographic  change,  characterised  by  the  lengthening  of  its  citizens’  life  expectancy.  Scientific  research  and  technological  innovation  are  critical  factors  that  will  definitely  help  to  face  up  to  the  ageing  population  phenomenon.  A  complex  scenario  that  the  MCA  students  will  be  able  to  analyse  first-­‐hand:  they  will  have  the  opportunity  to  meet  policy  makers,  researchers,  business  people  and  other  key  figures  to  learn  about  the  most  recent  scientific  discoveries  and  applications,  and  they  will  enter  a  network  for  the  exchange  of  ideas  which  extends  to  the  major  players  in  the  field.      The  Master’s  course,  which  is  entirely  held  in  English,  is  suited  to  PhD  students  and  PhD  graduates  in  scientific  subjects,  talented  researchers  working  in  enterprises  with  a  high  rate  of  innovation,  entrepreneurs  (including  would-­‐be  entrepreneurs)  with  a  scientific  background.  Applications  should  be  submitted  by  12.00  noon  on  November  20,  2014,  online  on  the  new  website    http://mca.sissa.it/news/call-­‐open.  Admission  interviews  will  be  held  at  SISSA  on  November  28.      MCA  is  a  Master’s  course  by  the  International  School  for  Advanced  Studies  (SISSA),  supported  by  a  number  of  institutions  including  the  Fondazione  Cassa  di  Risparmio  di  Trieste  and  the  Friuli  Venezia  Giulia  Region.    Further  information  about  the  Master’s  programme  (format,  calendar,  fellowships,  collaborations  and  partners)  can  be  found  at  http://mca.sissa.it  .      USEFUL  LINKS:  

• Master  in  Complex  Actions  at  SISSA:  http://mca.sissa.it/  • Online  applications  for  the  MCA:  http://mca.sissa.it/news/call-­‐open    

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