Kick-off of the XL PhD Cycle
On Monday, November 11, 2024, the Kick-off of the XL PhD cycle took place in the Sala del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, marking the start of eight new PhD candidates in Reggio Childhood Studies – from Early Childhood to Lifelong Learning. This industrial PhD program was initiated six years ago by the Department of Education and Human Sciences of Unimore – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and Fondazione Reggio Children – Centro Loris Malaguzzi.
The ceremony featured speeches by Nando Rinaldi (Director of Infant-Toddler Centers and Preschools), Annamaria Contini (Director of the Department of Education and Human Sciences, Unimore), Carla Bagnoli (Coordinator of the PhD program in Reggio Childhood Studies), and Carla Rinaldi (President of Fondazione Reggio Children).
The highlight of the event was the keynote lecture “Keeping Morality in its Place: The Truth in Immoralism?” delivered by Professor Edward Harcourt from the University of Oxford.
Discussions and Proclamations of the XXXV and XXXVI Cycle
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the Loris Malaguzzi International Center in Reggio Emilia, five new PhDs in Reggio Childhood Studies – from Early Childhood to Lifelong Learning were proclaimed. This industrial PhD program was launched six years ago by the Department of Education and Human Sciences of Unimore – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and Fondazione Reggio Children, inspired by the early childhood educational approach of the city of Reggio Emilia.
The new PhD graduates defended their theses before a committee composed of Carla Bagnoli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, PhD coordinator), Luisa Zecca (University of Milano Bicocca), Federica Malfatti (University of Innsbruck, Austria), and Carla Rinaldi (President of Fondazione Reggio Children).
Congratulations to Pierina Giovanna Bertoglio, Valeria Farinacci, Carmela Gesmundo, Agathe Gillet, and Giulia Tucci, the new PhD graduates!
XL Cycle – Final Ranking
It’s online the list of candidates admitted to Phd course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the a.y. 2024/2025
Call for admission to the three-year PhD programmes – XL cycle – Academic Year 2024/2025
It’s online the call for applications for International Industrial PhD course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the Academic Year 2024/2025:
https://www.unimore.it/bandi/StuLau-Sdott.html
At this link you can find the call for applications for the PhD in Reggio Childhood Studies
Download here the template application for the Research Project
The first industrial PhD course in human sciences related to the educational experience of Reggio Emilia. A highly interdisciplinary Phd course deliberately open to different areas of knowledge.
Deadline for applications: 26 July 2024, 1:00 pm (Italian time)
Places with scholarship:
- 7 without specific topic (2 of which is financed with funds from MIUR Call “Department of
Excellence 2023-2027″ – Department of Education and Human Sciences – CUP:
E83C22006680001);
Areas of the PhD Programme: Theory and philosophy of education in its aesthetic,
linguistic, moral, social, organizational, religious and political dimensions; constructivist
theories of (practical) knowledge and education; theory of perception; theory of moral
discernment; theory of social, and emotional learning; theory of taste; theory of metaphors;
theory of moral and practical reasoning for pluralistic and inclusive communities; theories of
normative change, conflict resolution and mediation, human rights and interfaith dialogue;
organizational approaches to pedagogy; theories of moral, epistemic and social
responsibility; psychodynamics of family relations; group agency and processes and clinical
psychology; gender and feminist theories; inclusive approaches to material and immaterial
cultural heritage; media aesthetics; aesthetic, linguistic, digital, moral and religious literacy;
theory of first and additional language acquisition and teaching; digital learning; digital
storytelling in education.
The official language of the PhD program is English. However, every student is encouraged
to learn the Italian language skills during their study cycle, considering that some activities
will also be carried out in Italian.
Further information is available from PhD Programme website at:
http://www.phdreggiochildhoodstudies.unimore.it/ .
Discussions and Proclamations of the XXXV and XXXVI cycle
On Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, at the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre of Reggio Emilia, 7 new PhDs were proclaimed in Reggio Childhood Studies – from Early Childhood to Lifelong Learning, the Industrial PhD Course launched five years ago by the Department of Education and Human Sciences of Unimore – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and the Reggio Children Foundation starting from the early childhood education experience of the city of Reggio Emilia.
The new doctors – from Italy, Russia and New Zealand – discussed their theses in front of a commission composed of Carla Bagnoli – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, course coordinator, Luisa Zecca – University of Milan Bicocca, Federica Malfatti – Universität Innsbruck (Austria) and Carla Rinaldi – President of the Reggio Children Foundation.
The topics of their research range from Scuola Diffusa to social inclusion in museums, to the special educational needs of minors from Mafia families, to research on how children experience different learning processes.
Congratulations to Marcella Colacino, Sofya Komarova, Werther Giannini, Massimiliano Massimelli, Cristiana Prestianni, Faustino Rizzo, Deborah Joy Steel new PhDs!
XXXIX cycle’s kick-off and XXXV cycle’s celebration
On friday, November 10, inside the Sala del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, took place the graduation’s celebration of Enrico Barbetti, Laura Landi, Daniela Caserta and Barbara Donnici, the first four PhDs in “Reggio Childhood Studies from early to childhood lifelong learning”, the industrial Doctorate Course initiated five years ago by the Department of Education and Human Sciences Unimore – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Fondazione Reggio Children-Centro Loris Malaguzzi..
The ceremony was attended by Raffaella Curioni – Councillor for Education, Knowledge and University City, Annamaria Contini – Director of the Department of Education and Human Sciences Unimore, Carla Bagnoli – Coordinator of the PhD in Reggio Childhood Studies and Carla Rinaldi – President of Reggio Children Foundation.
Heart of the meeting was the lectio magistralis “Human capital and meritocracy” by Professor Marco Pagano, Department of Economics and Statistics of the University Federico II of Naples.
The morning was also an opportunity to welcome, together with the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, the 13 new researchers who will start their studies in a few weeks.
Phd XXXV cycle thesis defence
On October 12, 2023, at 10 a.m., the theses of the XXXV cycle of the PhD in Reggio Childhood Studies will be discussed in the Sala Colonne at the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre.
XXXIX Cycle – Final Ranking
It’s online the list of candidates admitted to Phd course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the a.y. 2023/2024
Call for admission to the three-year PhD programmes – XXXIX cycle – Academic Year 2023/2024
It’s online the call for applications for International Industrial PhD course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the Academic Year 2023/2024:
https://www.unimore.it/bandi/StuLau-Sdott.html
The first industrial PhD course in human sciences related to the educational experience of Reggio Emilia. A highly interdisciplinary Phd course deliberately open to different areas of knowledge.
Deadline for applications: 27 July 2023, 1:00 pm (Italian time)
Places with scholarship:
- 7 without specific topic (1 of which is financed with funds from MIUR Call “Department of
Excellence 2023-2027″ – Department of Education and Human Sciences – CUP:
E83C22006680001); - 1 on topic “The art of understanding” (financed by Regione Emilia Romagna in
implementation of the programme “Territory: technological, cultural, economic and social
transition towards sustainability” – ESF+ PR 2021/2027 – CUP E83C23000510002); - 1 on topic “Re-imagining learning environments” (with PNRR DM118/2023 funds,
Mission 4, Component 1, Investment 4.1, “PNRR”); - 1 on topic “The Eurac corpus of Academic Cover Letters (Italian, German,
English): Linguistic success in cover letter writing in academia and beyond”;
Reserved places: - 1 industrial PhD for employees of the Reggio Children Foundation – Loris Malaguzzi
Centre; - Places without scholarship: 1
Description of the project related to the topic “The art of understanding” (financed by Regione Emilia Romagna in implementation of the programme “Territory: technological, cultural, economic and social
transition towards sustainability” – ESF+ PR 2021/2027 – CUP E83C23000510002):
The project pertains to the “philosophy of education,” understood as a subdiscipline of a practical philosophy that deals with the nature and goals of education and the philosophical problems arising from educational theory and educational practice.
The distinguishing element of this approach to the philosophy of education is the complex methodology, which makes use of theoretical elements of ethics and social/political philosophy, epistemology (general, moral and social) and philosophy of mind and emotions.
The theme of the project is the role of art in educating for understanding of inter-generational conflict from the perspective of an inter-generational alliance. The project is divided into a theoretical and an applied part. The theoretical part dealing with the constructive nature of the artifact and its relationship with in ethical-social context. The method of investigation is inspired by the constructivist epistemology of Nelson Goodman and, especially, of Catherine Z. Elgin (Harvard University). The main objective is to identify the epistemological functions of the artifact as a construct social and ethico-political, not so much in relation to the production of ‘knowledge’ (knowledge), but as a tool for ‘understanding’ (understanding) of the real through its manipulation, paying particular attention to the testimonial, subversive, reparative and rehabilitative functions of art. From the application point of view, the project of proposes to devise workshops-pilots to articulate social dynamics intergenerational through guided stages (e.g., the explicitation testimonial, emotional expression and verbal articulation of conflict, dialogic design in communicative, restorative and rehabilitative). The project has important spin-offs both from the point of view of production scientific, as well as from the point of view of social impact. In relation to the scientific production, the project aims to analyze functions of art hitherto unexplored in their epistemological, ethical and social, in particular, paying special attention to the testimonial, reparative and rehabilitative functions. The innovative element of the project consists in the reconceptualization of art as a tool for understanding and intervention in social reality, rather than as a cognitive mode, representational or performative. The project makes use of a strong network of international collaborations and aims to train the epistemological and ethical-political skills necessary for the analysis and articulation of conflicting social situations through artistic elaboration. Such skills can be activated to understand personal and general existential change, express in an orderly manner generational conflict through the testimony of art, lay the foundation for better mutual understanding, and thus promote social cooperation, in the full protection of the dignity and respect for the diversity of values of the interlocutors. This is a highly expendable training project in the economic system production: the pilot workshop, distinguished by a structure markedly dialogic, represents a model that can be remodeled and exported in as many situations of social confrontation. The training activities aim to build professional profiles that are not only useful but indispensable in the different areas of social work and are aimed at educators, social workers, child welfare workers, social workers for childhood, social workers for the Third Age, museum workers, managers of communities, RSA managers.
Kick-off Meeting of the XXXVIII PhD cycle in
Reggio Childhood Studies
On November 3, 2022, the Kick-off Meeting of the XXXVIII PhD cycle in Reggio Childhood Studies was held at the Tecnopolo complex in Reggio Emilia.
The proceedings were introduced by Director of PhD in Reggio Childhood Studies Carla Bagnoli, by President of Fondazione Reggio Children Carla Rinaldi and by Director of the Department of Education and Human Sciences, UNIMORE, Annamaria Contini.
Once again this year, the PhD Course is proving to be a course of great interest both nationally and internationally, as demonstrated by the 36 applications received from different countries including Great Britain, Pakistan, Australia, Chile, China and Russia.
A warm welcome to the 7 national and international researchers who are starting their PhD program.
The European Research Night 2022
In occasion of the European Research Night 2022, on Friday, September 30, from 6 to 11:30 p.m. at the Tecnopolo Reggiane Parco Innovazione, it will be possible to meet some of the Fellows of the Phd Program in Reggio Childhood Studies, to learn about the research they are pursuing in their research path promoted by the Reggio Children Foundation and DESU Unimore – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Discover the program: https://bit.ly/3QY74eb
XXXVIII Cycle – Final Ranking
It’s online the list of candidates admitted to Phd course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the a.y. 2022/2023
Call for admission to the three-year PhD programmes – XXXVIII cycle – Academic Year 2022/2023
It’s online the call for applications for International Industrial PhD course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the Academic Year 2022/2023:
https://international.unimore.it/phdcourse.html?ID=1110
The first industrial PhD course in human sciences related to the educational experience of Reggio Emilia. A highly interdisciplinary Phd course deliberately open to different areas of knowledge.
Deadline for applications: 28 July 2022, 1:00 pm (Italian time)
Kick-off Meeting of the XXXVII PhD cycle in Reggio Childhood Studies
On November 3, 2021, the Kick-off Meeting of the XXXVII PhD cycle in Reggio Childhood Studies was held at the Tecnopolo complex in Reggio Emilia.
An important opportunity to reflect together with the PhD fellows of the XXXVII, XXXVI and XXXV cycles on the importance of the PhD in a unique historical time like the one we are experiencing, of post-pandemic.
The Councilor for Education and Knowledge of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Raffaella Curioni, the Director of the Department of Education and Human Sciences of Unimore, Annamaria Contini, Professor Alberto Melloni, the President of Fondazione Reggio Children Carla Rinaldi and the Director General of Pinacoteca di Brera, James Bradburne have opened the works.
A warm welcome to the 9 national and international researchers who are starting their PhD program.
Honorary Degree in Reggio Childhood Studies to the Senator Liliana Segre
On Wednesday 27 October, Senator Liliana Segre received the Honorary Citizenship of Reggio Emilia and the Honorary Degree in “Reggio Childhood Studies” from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Fondazione Reggio Children – Centro Loris Malaguzzi.
Honorary Degree in Reggio Childhood Studies to the Senator Liliana Segre
Senator Liliana Segre will receive the Honorary Citizenship of Reggio Emilia and the Honorary Degree in “Reggio Childhood Studies” from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Fondazione Reggio Children – Centro Loris Malaguzzi.
The ceremony will take place on Wednesday 27 October 2021 at 10.00 a.m. (Italian time) and it will be streamed live on Facebook at Comune di Reggio Emilia , Fondazione Reggio Children and UNIMORE
XXXVII Cycle – Final Ranking
It’s online the list of candidates admitted to Phd course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the a.y. 2021/2022
Call for admission to the three-year PhD programmes – XXXVII cycle – Academic Year 2021/2022
It’s online the call for applications for International Industrial PhD course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the Academic Year 2021/2022:
www.international.unimore.it/phdcourse.html
The first industrial PhD course in human sciences related to the educational experience of Reggio Emilia. A highly interdisciplinary Phd course deliberately open to different areas of knowledge.
Deadline for applications: 6 July 2020, 1:00 pm (Italian time)
Kick Off Meeting – XXXVI Cycle
The second year of the industrial doctorate in Reggio Childhood Studies was inaugurated on Tuesday 3 November 2020
The day opened with the special greetings from Mayor Luca Vecchi and the speeches by Alberto Melloni, Carla Rinaldi, James Bradburne and Luca Torri. For this academic year there are 11 new researchers from different countries around the world.
XXXVI Cycle – Final Ranking
It’s online the list of candidates admitted to Phd course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the a.y. 2020/2021
Enrollment deadline 17/09/2020 at 1 pm
Call for admission to the three-year PhD programmes – XXXVI cycle – Academic Year 2020/2021
It’s online the call for applications for International Industrial PhD course in Reggio Childhood Studies for the Academic Year 2020/2021:
www.international.unimore.it/phdcourse.html
The first industrial PhD course in human sciences related to the educational experience of Reggio Emilia. A highly interdisciplinary Phd course deliberately open to different areas of knowledge.
Deadline for applications: 7 July 2020, 1:00 pm (Italian time)
Download here the template application for the Research Project