The 5th Master’s Degree in “Leadership and Strategic Analysis” of the 79th Regular Course at the ISMA was concluded. The ceremony was opened by the intervention of General Camperi, Commandant of the Institute, who, on behalf of the AM School Command, thanked the University of Florence for the high quality of the postgraduate course offered to Air Force Captains: “a course that for some years has represented the realization of a concrete and ambitious educational goal, a flagship“.“Today we hear and feel the increasingly urgent need to train our men and women in the blue jersey, with high-quality activities.”The General continues“From the socio-political scenario of certain areas of the world and the widespread crisis in Europe, a very complex strategic environment emerges today compared to the past. To operate in this complexity, we need human resources capable of conducting military and security operations as necessary and appropriate moment by moment with the qualities and capabilities of prepared officers and leaders, and in which the Air Force must invest.“. The Course Director of the fifth edition of the Master’s Program, Captain Francesco Picarella of the Aeronautical Engineering Corps, takes the floor, and on behalf of his 74 fellow course participants, thanks all the staff of the ISMA for the support provided during the long and difficult study process, and applauds the high level of training that the University of Florence and its faculty provided for the 5th Master’s Program.“The Institute of Military Aeronautics Sciences represents one of the increasingly rare strongholds of our training capable of offering a complex and excellent educational offer”Picarella concludes. The intervention of the director of the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Professor Franca Alacevich, is charged with passion: “We started in 2007 with the master's degree program and have since developed a second-level master's degree that is continuously improved year after year with the goal of training professionals who combine theory with practice, from leadership to the coordination of military strategies.“The director emphasizes the importance of studying strategic disciplines as “Nothing can be understood of what happens in our world without an in-depth analysis.“. Concludes by addressing the trainees, wishing them that “The studies just completed can be of help in personal and professional improvement, as well as in improving the service they are called upon to provide for the nation.“.
Concluding his remarks, Professor Tesi, Rector of the University, who after greeting the Authorities and all the guests present, emphasized that the excellent results achieved five years after the start of the II-level Master’s program in “Leadership and Strategic Analysis”These events are the result of the close connection and effective synergy between the academic world and the consolidated teaching skills and potential of the Institute of Military Aeronautical Sciences, which allow them to provide knowledge and expertise to both military and civilian participants in order to acquire high-level skills and to face the difficult challenges dictated by the particular geopolitical context. Numerous inter-departmental and institutional authorities were present at the event, including the Prefect of Florence, the Prosecutor General of the Republic and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the city; among the guests are the presence of numerous Consular authorities, including the Consul of the United States of America, Spain, Denmark and some of the most significant artists of the Florentine scene.
