The Department of Mathematics “Federigo Enriques” of the University of Milan has been awarded a special grant by the Italian Ministry for University and Research, in the framework of the initiative “Excellent Departments 2023-27”. This is the outcome of an evaluation process involving all the university departments in Italy, based on research quality assessment and selection of future activity proposals. In the area of Mathematics and Computer Science only 11 departments have been awarded the grant.

The grant will be used for the implementation of several development plans:

1. hiring of high level researchers and professors;
2. offering of post-doc positions and additional PhD grants;
3. improving high level (Master and PhD) educational activities;
4. funding for new infrastructures, including computational and logistic facilities.