NGO

The mission of the Center Pio La Torre is to enhance the ideal and political heritage marked by the life and work of Pio La Torre, creating and promoting studies, initiatives, and original research concerning contemporary Sicily and the evolution of the mafia phenomenon. The Center pursues its aims through the realization of seminars, meetings, researches, publications, etc. The Center proposes from 2006 an anti-mafia educational project aimed at the Sicilian and national high schools, universities students, and adult students in prison.

The Social Enterprise CONTROVENTO Onlus born in 2015 from the desire and commitment of professional members that want to spend their skills in the socio-psycho-pedagogical field and to create services of which the territory of Catania showed profound deficiencies. The Social Enterprise CONTROVENTO Onlus is committed to improving the quality of people's lives. Main areas of the services, thanks to a multidisciplinary team, are the following: ABA-Applied Behaviour Analysis, the Academy of autonomy and work ​placement, Training courses, psychological support and support for families.

AEGEE, in full the Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe, is one of the largest interdisciplinary student associations in Europe. It is a non-governmental organization recognized by the European Union with the role of permanent observer to the Council of Europe. AEGEE promotes European unity, international cooperation, intercommunication and integration in the academic environment. It is not connected to any political party, to any religious denomination and is not for profit.