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LIUC plans AI and international expansion in new strategy
LIUC, a university in Castellanza, Italy, is preparing a new strategic plan as it marks 35 years since its founding.
The university was established by business leaders from the Varese area and focuses on engineering and economics.
Its plans include using artificial intelligence in teaching and university operations, and expanding its international work, which already includes 152 partnerships.
LIUC also wants to stay closely connected to businesses and is considering collaborations that could extend its current teaching areas.
Enrolment is growing in both undergraduate and graduate programmes, but the university says it wants to protect the quality of its education rather than grow too quickly.
It says 93% of its economics graduates are employed one year after graduation, while the rate for engineering graduates reaches 100% after five years.
Work is also under way on the Mill campus project, which is set to include laboratories and spaces for new businesses, as well as a new base for local business group Confindustria Varese.
LIUC is preparing a new strategic plan focused on artificial intelligence, international partnerships and closer ties with businesses.
The plan will add new technologies to teaching and internal methods, and develop the university’s international work, which already includes 152 partnerships.
LIUC reports rising enrolment in both undergraduate and graduate programmes.
The university is also considering extending its focus beyond engineering and economics through collaborations with other organisations.
- Who
- LIUC, the university in Castellanza, and its president, Roberto Grassi.
- What
- LIUC is preparing a strategic plan with more AI and new technologies in teaching, stronger international links and closer ties with businesses.
- When
- The plan is being prepared as LIUC marks its 35th anniversary in 2026.
- Where
- LIUC’s campus in Castellanza, Italy.
- Why
- The plan is intended to update the university’s approach to skills and respond to changes in the labour market, demographics and technology.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The values of that time remain valid, but naturally the projects change, as is right in a world that is transforming.
The new strategic plan updates this idea, with the introduction of new technologies in teaching and internal methods and a deeper international dimension, where we are already engaged with 152 partnerships.
The small size is also a value, and allows us, for example, to change course quickly, with flexibility, taking into account changes in the labour market, demographics and technologies.
Entrepreneurs founded LIUC to develop skills for the local area.
LIUC is preparing a new strategic plan as it marks its 35th anniversary.
Activities to develop new start-ups have already begun, and projects under the Mill plan are moving forward.
LIUC is due to hold the official event for its 35th anniversary.
- International partnerships
- 152
- Anniversary
- 35th, in 2026
- Graduates employed
- 93% of economics graduates one year after graduation
- Engineering graduates employed
- 100% five years after graduation
- Mill
- Manufacturing, Innovation, Learning, Logistics accelerator planned for the campus
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