Brussels. Alessia De Filippo, a second-year Master’s in Environmental Economics and Development student at the University of Siena, is among the winners of the “Storie di Resilienza” competition – organised by the Erasmus + National Agency Indire, in collaboration with the EPALE Italia Unit, with the MIUR and promoted by the European Commission. Alessia takes classes and takes exams from her home in Pomigliano d’Arco, since she was diagnosed with MS a few years ago. Thanks to the University of Siena’s online teaching platform, e-mails, messaging, and video-calling apps; she can follow the courses and participate in debates during the lessons, successfully taking written and oral exams, discuss with the teachers and colleagues and participate in class exercises. Alessia’s story, who with great determination and willpower and thanks to the support and collaboration of her teachers and the support of the University’s technical-administrative systems; managed to overcome many difficulties and to shorten the physical distance and was chosen as a positive testimony of resilience. (9Colonne)
