Sustainability issues are the guiding principles of every University activity: from the training and education of its students and students, to the optimization of its internal processes. With this in mind, the University of Messina offers several educational solutions that award training credits and recognize specific skills.
A new teaching on Sustainability of 6 cfu enriches Unime's educational offerings starting from a.y. 2022/23. All students enrolled in three-year, master's and single-cycle master's degree programs will be able to choose the teaching and enter it as a "student's choice activity" (taf D) by following the procedures already in place for entering choice subjects
Multidisciplinary teaching Sustainability
Many courses offered by the University include teachings related to environmental, economic, and social sustainability. In addition, entire degree programmes are specifically dedicated to these themes, each approaching sustainability from different perspectives. For example, the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Environmental Sciences for Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Class L‑32) aims to train professionals with integrated knowledge in both naturalistic and ecological fields. The programme provides students with a solid foundation in Natural Systems and in the balance that exists between Biotic Components and the Earth System.
Also, postgraduate courses have also been introduced on the topic of sustainability, such as the master's degree course in ‘Law of Innovation and Sustainability’ (LM/SC-GIUR) accredited by ANVUR from A.Y. 2023/24.
Furthermore, many PhD schools are sustainability-related. To cite some examples, the national doctorate in "Sustainable Development and Climate Change," in which the University of Messina co-funds six fellowships under the coordination of the IUSS University School of Advanced Studies in Pavia, and the associate doctorate with University of Palermo in "Ecological Transition," which offers a training program, also structured through research and experimental development, aimed at enhancing and implementing the culture of environmental, economic and social sustainabilitỳ in an interdisciplinary and cross-cutting way, to aim at safeguarding the planet and the well-being of its inhabitants.