The college was established in 1998 and named after Luciano Fonda, an eminent physicist from Trieste.
The College’s mission is to accompany deserving students of the University of Trieste on an interdisciplinary training path.
Since 1999, the College has awarded more than 580 scholarships. In 2016, it became a residential College and has welcomed more than 210 Italian and international students.
The College is a non-profit organization promoting culture.
Brief History of Fonda College
At the initiative of the “Consortium for Physics” and its Director Franco Bradamante, the College for Sciences was established in Trieste at the end of 1998, which began its activity in the academic year 1999-2000.
The College’s founding act was signed in March 2001 in the Sala Cammarata of the University of Trieste. On that occasion, with a unanimous decision, the newly established College was dedicated to Luciano Fonda, and Franco Bradamante became its President, remaining in office until 2012.
Franco Bradamante was succeeded as president of the college by Sergio Paoletti, Fabio Benedetti since 2013, and Vanni Lughi since 2022.
Since 2016, the Collegio Fonda has been located in the former Military Hospital of Trieste, a building of great historical value that was completely restored in 2015 and used as a university residence for the University of Trieste.
Awards
The Ministry of University and (MUR) has officially recognized the Luciano Fonda College as a “University College of Excellence.”
Our members
Governing bodies
President
Prof. Vanni Lughi
Board of Directors
Prof. Alfonso Franciosi
Professor Giovanni Grandi
Prof. Caterina Petrillo
Prof. Paolo Rosato
Supervisory body
Dr. Alessandra Billi
Dr. Stefano Bosutti
Professor Guido Modugno
Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee Coordinator
Professor Giovanni Carrosio
University of Trieste, Department of Political and Social Sciences
Components
Prof. Tullia Catalan
University of Trieste
Department of Humanities
Prof. Claudia Cherubini
University of Trieste, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Geosciences
Dr. Regina Ciancio
AREA Science Park
Prof. Romeo Danielis
University of Trieste, Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics
Dr. Giacomo Filippini
University of Trieste, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Prof. Paolo Gallina
University of Trieste, Department
of engineering and architecture
Prof. Ilaria Micheli
University of Trieste, Department of Legal Sciences, Language and Interpretation
and of the translation
Prof. Andrea Nardini
Università di Trieste, Dipartimento
di Scienze della Vita
Dr. Giorgio Paolucci
Elettra Synchrotron Trieste
Prof. Eva Sincich
University of Trieste, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Geosciences
Prof. Valentina Zaccolo
University of Trieste
Department of Physics
Prof. Serena Zacchigna
University of Trieste, Clinical Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences
Prof. Mattia Zulianello
University of Trieste, Department of Political and Social Sciences
They collaborate with the College
Transparent administration
Tenders and notices
There are currently no open positions
