Social sciences

The Duomo Relais is a small boutique hotel in Ragusa Ibla with a beautiful view of the dome of the cathedral. It has four rooms and provides a B&B service.

The Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean is part of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), the largest public research institution in Italy. ISMed CNR is characterized by the interdisciplinary analysis (history, geography, economics, business and management, urban studies, engineering, biology, archaeology) of topics such as the migration flows, environmental challenges, the processes of economic and social development, the structure of trade, finance and credit, logistics and transport, urban development, innovation management, tourism and cultural heritage management.

The Institute for Educational Technology (ITD-CNR) belongs to the Department of Human and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage of the National Research Council (CNR), the largest Italian government organization for research and innovation.
Since 2002, ITD-CNR is the only Italian scientific institute entirely devoted to researching on educational innovation based on the use of technologies for learning, representing both in Italy and in Europe an undisputed reference for educational technologies
The mission of the ITD-CNR is implemented in its five main lines of research:

The Partecipatory Presidium of the Simeto River Agreement is a network of associations and individual citizens of the Simeto Valley (located between the provinces of Catania and Enna, in Sicily) that has been working since 2015 to promote Sustainable Development and Proactive Protection of the Valley, its ecosystems and communities.

ECLAT S.r.l. is a research based company with a high technological content specialized in the sector of combustion-free devices that can replace the traditional cigarette with clear benefits for health. Established in July 2018 as a spin off of the University of Catania, on the proposal of Prof. Riccardo Polosa, within the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, ECLAT was born from the desire to enhance, concentrate and harmonize skills and professionalism that have developed in the academic, regulatory and industrial fields on the topic of cigarette smoking risk reduction.

The Centro Studi Lingua Italiana - Federico II comes froms the entrepreneurial idea of ​​a young team of teachers specialized in foreign languages ​​and teaching of Italian language. Our keywords are passion - dedication and sharing and have always accompanied us on this path full of students and satisfactions. Our Center has become the only reference point in Catania specializing in the teaching of the Italian language. Our courses are divided by level according to the CEFR, from level A1 to level C2. Our center has 5 classrooms, including a multimedia room, wi-fi, library and break area.

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.

The "Mario Rapisardi" institute of Catania is a kindergarten and primary school. It has a single complex: a garden floor with 8 sections of kindergarten, three of which are municipal, and three upper floors with offices and 29 primary school classes. The student population is about 700 pupils. As for human resources, the institution makes use of stable, expert teachers with high professional skills and trained and available ATA staff.