The it-ER International Talents Emilia-Romagna program
it-ER International Talents Emilia-Romagna is the program of the Emilia-Romagna Region, implemented and coordinated by ART-ER Attractiveness Research Territory.
The program gathers and develops services and initiatives, at local or regional level, dedicated to international talents, together with their partners and children: university students, PhD students, researchers, knowledge workers, who wish to move to or return to Emilia-Romagna.
it-ER directs international talents interested in investing in their education and career in Emilia-Romagna by offering information and support. Services and initiatives are organised in four sections, according to different needs:
Moving to, the section including services dedicated to informing and supporting talents abroad about to come to Emilia-Romagna;
Setting up, including services for fulfilling formalities and initiatives dedicated to those who have just arrived;
Living in, the section dedicated to integration services and to training and professional opportunities;
Get involved, including services for involving international talents in regional and local initiatives and making them protagonists as testimonials.
The regional law and the commitment of the Emilia-Romagna Region
Aware of the fact that promoting and strengthening the attraction of students, researchers and skilled workers strongly contributes to progress and innovation, participating in development and economic growth, the Emilia-Romagna Region has for some time now been engaged in intense work that led to the approval of Regional Law 2/2023 "Attraction, retention and valorization of highly specialized talent in Emilia-Romagna".
The aim of the law is to increase the attractiveness, innovation, quality of living and sustainability of the territory in close synergy and collaboration with the players in the area.
Governance is entrusted to a Regional Committee for the attraction, retention and valorisation of talents, which currently includes 58 organisations from universities, research institutions, VET organisations, public institutions and enterprises.
The attraction of talent is becoming a central element of national and European economic and migration policies. In this context, Emilia-Romagna, one of the most advanced areas in Italy and with an excellent potential in terms of attractiveness, is one of the Italian regions with the highest level of competitiveness, thanks to a system with a high rate of entrepreneurship, projected towards international markets and innovation. Moreover, the regional university system, consisting of six universities, is among the most attractive for students, both for those already living in the region and also for those living in other Italian regions or abroad.
Local stakeholders interested in attracting and retaining international talents may consult the it-ER brochure illustrating the it-ER International Talents Emilia-Romagna strategy and the organisations called upon to collaborate in its implementation.
