Until the mid-70s of the last century, the Neapolitan district of San Giovanni a Teduccio was associated with the Cirio. A canned food factory founded in the second half of the 19th century, in one of the periods of maximum urban and industrial expansion in the area.
Following the gradual and complete industrial decommissioning, the area, which has a strong worker identity, experienced a downward spiral until, with the fundamental financial contribution of the European Union, the Campania Region and the Federico II University invested in an innovative work of urban regeneration.
A public park open to the neighborhood is created; then an underground garage with 400 seats and, immediately after the first didactic modules with classrooms, laboratories, offices and two rooms of 50 and 150 seats for events and events.
But change is not removal.
In order to transfer to the students the historical memory of the places, some elements of industrial archaeology are refunctionalised, such as the old chimney, used, in green mode, in the aeration system of the complex.
Made the first artifacts, it's time to give life to the spaces.
The classrooms welcome students of the degree course in Engineering (Polytechnic School and Basic Sciences) and are activated masters and doctorates.
The laboratories of the Centro Servizi Metrologici e Tecnologici Avanzati della Federico II (CeSMA) are set up, which carries out advanced measurement and experimentation of new technologies.
The campus comes alive and a large digital multinational is interested in the Polo di San Giovanni in Teduccio.
Naples becomes the headquarters of Apple's first European Academy.
As the Cupertino-based company begins its first year of training, Federico II continues to build. The area is enriched with new multifunctional spaces for students and teachers and a 439-seat 3D auditorium.
The vision of Federico II University, the strategy of the Campania Region and the financial support of the European Union mean that functional, cutting-edge and interconnected spaces are created, capable of attracting a number of public and private entities capable of encouraging applied research, technology transfer and the formation of spin-offs and startups. The main hub of the regional innovation ecosystem is born, which currently includes:
- 5G Academy Capgemini – Nokia – TIM
- Accenture Cybersecurity Hackademy
- Apple Developer Academy
- AXA Matrix Risk Management
- Campania Newsteel Certified business incubator
- Cisco Digital Transformation Lab
- DATTILO High Technology District of Transport and Logistics
- Deloitte Digital Transformation and Industry Innovation Academy
- FS Mobility Academy (Italian State Railways)
- Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
- Materias Early Stage Combined Accelerator
- MERK KGaA Translational Fertility Research Centre
- STRESS High Technology District for Sustainable Construction
- TIM Working Capital Accelerator
A place of international training (which so far has involved 3,000 students) that guarantees a high rate of outbound employment (95%) and which revitalises the eastern area of Naples.
Two office modules are under construction and will connect two new buildings in the process of being refurbished to the main hall. Completion will provide new laboratories and classrooms for traditional and innovative teaching to accommodate an additional 4,000 students.
To facilitate the influx, work is being completed on a second 600-seat underground car park. A new entrance will be built (from via signorini) that will serve users coming from the Circumvesuviana (station of via Learned), while the San Giovanni-Barra railway station has already become the terminus of Line 2 of the Naples metro.
Among the ongoing works, there is also that of the Istituto Tecnologie per le Costruzioni. The new Neapolitan headquarters of the scientific structure of the National Research Council (CNR ITC) will work in synergy with the activities of CeSMA and Federico II, creating further opportunities for development and work.
The Polo di San Giovanni is a true innovation factory, varied and diversified and constantly expanding.
With the next European programme, the aim is to convert the historic body of the former Cirio factory into a Palace of Innovation and Creativity.
To animate it, the University purchased the premises of a former Cirio canning factory. Through an eco-sustainable recovery of the environments, study residences will be made available to teachers engaged in their work in the Palazzo dell’Innovazione e della Creatività.
The scientific-creative community of Polo Unina di San Giovanni a Teduccio is about to become a self-sustainable and globally interconnected innovative ecosystem. A European unicum able to work daily on the construction of the future.
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