Francesco Profumo

Francesco Profumo at "The Berlin Inaugural Event of the Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2013" (Berlin; September 25th - 27th, 2013)

Francesco Profumo
Italian Minister of Education
In office 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
Prime Minister	Mario Monti
Preceded by	Mariastella Gelmini
Succeeded by	Maria Chiara Carrozza
Personal details
Born	3 May 1953 (age 61) Savona
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Torino Polytechnic
Profession	Engineer

Francesco Profumo was born May 3, 1953 in Savona, Italy. He is a former Italy's Minister of Education from 16 November 2011 to 28 April 2013.

Professional Career

He began his professional career working in the Department of Research and Development of Ansadlo Group in Genoa between 1978 and 1984. In 1985, he moved to Torino as a researcher and associate professor at the local Politecnico. In 2003, he was named dean of the 1st engineering faculty of the Politecnico, and in 2005, he became rector of the university. On 13 August 2011, he succeeded Luciano Maiani as the president of the National Research Council (CNR) in Rome and, in a capacity of visiting professor, he has served at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nagasaki, Prague and Cordoba.

On 16 November 2011, Prime Minister Mario Monti appointed him Minister of Education.

Education

Francesco Profumo graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Torino Polytechnic in 1977.

Notable Work

Profumo is a member of several scientific engineering bodies and has made approx. 250 scientific contributions published in professional journals . He has received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates and honorary professorships and has sat on the board of several Italian companies. Profumo has been the Coordinator or partner of several Projects in the frame of the European Commission activities (Tempus, Comett, Joule, Human, Capital and Mobility, Alfa, European Union S&T Grant Programme in Japan, Leonardo da Vinci.

Futher Information

ICD Lecture "The EU Horizon 2020 Program: New Opportunities for Cross Continental Cooperation" (Berlin, September 2013).

External Links and References

ICD Talking Cultural Diplomacy

Francesco Profumo CV

Academic offices
Preceded by Giovanni Del Tin	Dean of Politecnico di Torino 2005–2011	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Luciano Maiani	President of National Research Council of Italy since 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Mariastella Gelmini	Italian Minister of Education 2011-2013	Succeeded by Maria Chiara Carrozza