Link campus University
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Link Campus University operates since 1999 as the Italian filiation of the University of Malta. On the 21st September 2011 Link Campus University (LCU) becomes legally recognized non-state universities of the Italian university system.
Link Campus University mission is to promote research, studies and training activities. The main goals is the development and dissemination of knowledge in the fields of Economics, International and Political Relations, Business Organization, Communication, Legal matters and all other disciplines of socio-economic, artistic, cultural, environmental and health related bases. The vision of LCU is to contribute to the development ok knowledge and skills in a challenge ; Additionally the University operates in Italy and collaborates with local government bodies of the country transferring expertise in Local government and Training ;
Link Campus research department concerns with Research Centres, Training Centres and Service Centres, organised as follows:
Research Centres
- Dasic (Digital Administration and social innovation centre)
- Direco (Interdisciplinary studies of law and economics in the era of globalization and digital society)
- Mec (Research and International Studies in hermeneutical methodology of complexity)
- Cris (Studies on the evolution of international relations and security - Analysis Laboratory)
- Crifc (Finance and taxation in the era of globalization)
Training Centres
- Idems (institute of law and sport management)
- Link Theatre
- Local security
Service Centres
- Link-IT
- Link Lab
Relevant competences
LCU is involved in the project mainly through its research center “DASIC”. The DASIC deals with exploring the possibilities offered by new technologies with the aim of innovating production processes, administration and consumables. The group carries out research aimed to examine how the ICT and digital convergence process could affect the lives of citizens and the administration of the territories. The center, therefore, taking advantage of the possibilities offered by new technologies of communication and information, analyzes the relationship between institutions and City User (defined as resident and non-resident population) in a social and collaborative perspective, aimed at the simplification of the relationship itself.
Within the DASIC, the RRI research Unit will act horizontally among all the scientific, humanistic and technological activities of the Link Campus University, aiming at promoting the role of civil society in the broad innovation context. The short-to-medium targets of the RRI Unit are related to the scouting and validation of application of RRI models and integration with socio-economic policies, maintaining perspectives of innovative business models.