The following public services are available:
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">The Scuola Normale Superiore is organising for the academic year 2025/2026 - within the MERITA Project, the network for talent, with funding of the the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP,), Mission 4 – Education and Research, Component 1, Investment 3.4 "Advanced university training and skills" – "Reinforcement of the Scuole universitarie superiori (the university institutes of higher education)", Public notice pursuant to Director's Decree No. 594/2024 -</span><span style="color:#222222">the Summer School denominated “</span><span style="color:black">SYNAPSIS 2026 – European School of Comparative Literature”. This edition's theme is “<strong>Details</strong>”.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222">The course will be held in person from June 8 to 12, 2026, at the Fondazione Conservatorio Santa Chiara (San Miniato, PI), for a total of 40 hours.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222">The official languages are Italian and English.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222">The course has a maximum capacity of 40 participants.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Those qualifying and admission requirements</span><strong><span style="color:#222222">:</span></strong> <span style="color:black">Activities are suitable for students of Italian and non-Italian universities enrolled in Master’s or PhD programmes, as well as young researchers holding a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature or related disciplines.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222">Please attach the following mandatory documents:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222">- a Curriculum Vitae specifying the degree(s) already obtained and any degree currently in progress; the title/topic of the Master’s thesis; the university at which the degree was awarded; the topic (if applicable) of the PhD thesis, whether ongoing or completed; the university at which the PhD degree was obtained or where the relevant programme is currently being pursued; any publications; the applicant’s reference lecturer(s); the supervisor for the current research project or thesis; the comparative research project currently being developed or planned.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222">- a valid identity document;</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Those intending to compete for admission to the school must submit an application via this dedicated platform</span><span style="color:#222222">, <strong>no later than March 30, 2026.</strong></span></span></p>