Collaboration with universities and schools

For years Acea has been engaged in projects involving schools and the local area to bring young people closer to the world of work. In continuity with previous programs, “IdeAzione” (IdeAction), “La Scuola che vorrei” (the School I’d like), “GenerAzione Digitale”(Digital GenerAction) e “GenerAzione Connessa” (Connected GenerAction). In 2023, the Acea Group initiated, in collaboration with the Consortium ELIS, a “GenerAzione2030” (GenerAction 2030), the new school program of work-related learning, now called PCTO (Paths for soft skills and carrier guidance).

The objective of this path, which involves about 400 students from 13 schools including Industrial Arts /Technology Institutes and High schools in 4 regions (Lazio, Tuscany, Umbria, Campania), is to enable the students to deepen their knowledge of the company and its business. The participants, divided into teams, presented innovative and sustainable ideas for the development of creative solutions on project work identified by the Group Companies.

New in this edition dedicated to class V students, is the module on carrier guidance "Acea orienta"  (Acea counsels), which provides a confrontation between the Group's human resources and students to delve into the skills of the professional profiles most in demand in the market, and accompany them to face selection interviews with greater awareness by enhancing their experiences and skills.

Collaborative projects with high schools represent an important opportunity for Acea to confirm its commitment to communities and territories.

We are always looking for collaborations with the university world because cooperation with these organisations contributes to innovation and development within the business and the territory. In recent years, we have strengthened our relationships with some of the major universities, such as Tor Vergata, La Sapienza, LUISS Guido Carli, Lumsa, University of Tuscia, Politecnico of Milan, Sant’Anna of Pisa, Cassino and University of Napoli Federico II.

An example of our commitment to research activities is Acea Ambiente’s collaboration with universities such as the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, the Polytechnic University of Turin and the University of Tuscia for the finalisation of projects to develop new research technologies and for the mitigation of strategic site environmental impacts.

We have renewed the conventions for curricular and extra-curricular internships with the Universities of Roma Tre, Tor Vergata, La Sapienza, LUISS Guido Carli, Uni Marconi, Bocconi, University of International Studies of Rome - UNINT, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio - UNICAS and with the Gabriele D'Annunzio University of Chieti - Pescara. We also initiated new contacts and relationships with the placements departments of the Polytechnic University of Turin, the University of Bari Aldo Moro, the University of Camerino, the Parthenope University of Naples, the University of Pisa and the Universities of Palermo, Catania and Messina.

Finally, during 2023, an agreement was developed with the Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences at the University of Naples “Federico II” for the quantitative assessment of groundwater resources pertaining to some aquifers, with a view to developing a water availability prediction model, with scientific support from the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering at the Federico II University and the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, as part of the Water Action Agenda’s implementation.

Thanks to these collaborations, every year we are able to hire young graduates in the various Group companies and in 2023 activated a total of 14 training internships and 22 curricular apprenticeships.

Again, with regard to training, we put professional skills of our people at disposal during university courses and masters or technical projects. In 2023, our colleagues spoke as lecturers or with company testimonials in masters programmes that dealt, in particular, with issues related to energy, the environment, sustainability and innovation.

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