MCA:

ageing towards perfection

A highly topical issue for the Masters course this year

7 October 2014

The call for applications is now open to this years Master in Complex Actions at SISSA (MCA), the
course that trains students to face up to the challenges of the global markets by combining
management skills with leading-edge science. This years challenge is the ageing of the world
population: how best to deal with this new global scenario and turn a problem into a resource? As
in the past, the Masters course will accept a limited number of selected students, and classes will
be held by international experts: scientists, managers and professionals working in this and in
apparently unrelated fields. A unique opportunity for participants, also thanks to the grants and
scholarships offered by the Masters and its partners. Applications are available online on the new
MCA website, at http://mca.sissa.it/news/call-open and will remain open until November 20.

There will be no less than two billion individuals aged over 60 in the year 2050: this is a prediction
by the World Health Organization, a few days ago. A cause for concern or, to the contrary, an
opportunity to be seized? This is the question that theMasters in Complex Actions of the
International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste will attempt to address this coming
year.

The goal of the MCA is to train hybrid professional figures able to combine advanced scientific
and technological knowledge with expertise in business management, and with the ability to
approach complex processes in a non-standard innovative manner. The topical issue chosen this
year is Ageing towards perfection.

Europe (but not only) is in the midst of an unprecedented demographic change, characterised by
the lengthening of its citizens life expectancy. Scientific research and technological innovation
are critical factors that will definitely help to face up to the ageing population phenomenon. A
complex scenario that the MCA students will be able to analyse first-hand: they will have the
opportunity to meet policy makers, researchers, business people and other key figures to learn
about the most recent scientific discoveries and applications, and they will enter a network for the
exchange of ideas which extends to the major players in the field.

The Masters course, which is entirely held in English, is suited to PhD students and PhD
graduates in scientific subjects, talented researchers working in enterprises with a high rate of
innovation, entrepreneurs (including would-be entrepreneurs) with a scientific background.
Applications should be submitted by 12.00 noon on November 20, 2014, online on the new
website http://mca.sissa.it/news/call-open. Admission interviews will be held at SISSA on
November 28.

MCA is a Masters course by the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), supported by
a number of institutions including the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Trieste and the Friuli
Venezia Giulia Region.

Further information about the Masters programme (format, calendar, fellowships, collaborations
and partners) can be found at http://mca.sissa.it .


USEFUL LINKS:
Master in Complex Actions at SISSA: http://mca.sissa.it/
Online applications for the MCA: http://mca.sissa.it/news/call-open

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