Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies holds a unique position within the Italian university system: it is both a university in its own right, offering Masters and PhD courses, while for undergraduates it works in conjunction with the University of Pisa. Sant’Anna School is also a renowned Research Centre in the fields of Experimental Sciences (Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Medical Sciences) and Social Sciences (Economics and Management, Law, Political Sciences). Masters and PhD courses are offered, but again only to highly proficient students who come from all over the world (30% of the PhD students are not Italian). Sant’Anna School offer Master courses in Human Rights and Conflict Management, Communication Networks Engineering, Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine and Ph D programmes in Agrobiodiversity, Agrobiosciences, Individual Person and Legal Protection, Innovative Strategies in Biomedical Research, Management, Competitiveness and Development, Economics, Politics Human Rights and Sustainability, Innovative Technologies in ICT and Robotics. PhD courses and Doctorates focus on research areas of scientific and social importance, special attention being paid to the demands for innovation and modernization. University and International Master’s Degree Courses are aimed at furthering knowledge and expertise in innovative areas with strategic importance for the manufacturing and industrial world.