Our foundation
PIN is a Foundation, a non-profit organisation that carries out activities of collective interest in numerous sectors. It was established as an association in 1992 and on 3rd June 1999 it became a limited liability consortium company (S.c.r.l.).
PIN supports itself financially through contributions, agreements with partners and external bodies, and the implementation of research and training projects. In the elaboration of these conventions, the new University was opened up and opened to dialogue with the Society and the Institutions, which was desired by everyone.
In 2003, PIN obtained the ISO 9001 quality certification. With this recognition, PIN is proposed as a subject with advanced knowledge and operational skills, able to organize services for teaching and research at a qualitatively high level.
Our organization
Our organization:
Our organizational structure
PIN is a foundation that effectively integrates all the essential structures and services to better support the activities of its 4 areas:
1) Research and services for companies - This area coordinates the planning and execution of all the research activities.
2) High education - This area structures and organizes higher education courses able to provide participants the necessary skills to meet the requests of the world of work.
3) University - PIN has been managing the University Campus, a branch of the University of Florence, for over 30 years.
4) Publishing - The Foundation creates innovative scientific publishing projects, mainly in open access mode, and scientific dissemination, together with the Firenze University Press of the University of Florence.
In addition, PIN uses 6 Offices (Administration & Purchasing, ICT, Communication, Reception, Library, Payroll) that transversally perform useful services for the 4 Areas.
Our partners
