International School for Advanced Studies

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International School for Advanced Studies

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
Motto	... ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza (... to follow virtue and knowledge)
Type	State-supported graduate institute
Established	1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Director	Andrea Romanino
Administrative staff	88
Location	Trieste , Italy
Website	www.sissa.it

The International School for Advanced Studies (Italian: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati; SISSA) is an international, state-supported, post-graduate-education and research institute in Trieste, Italy.

SISSA is active in the fields of mathematics, physics and neuroscience, offering both undergraduate and post-graduate courses. Each year, about 70 PhD students are admitted to SISSA based on their scientific qualifications. SISSA also runs master's programs in the same areas, in collaboration with both Italian and other European universities.