According to QS World University Rankings, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies and Scuola Normale Superiore are part of the initiative "Invest Your Talent in Italy"[REF] which puts Italian graduate programmes on the world's stage [REF].
The European Research Ranking,[REF] a ranking based on publicly available data from the European Commission database puts Pisa University System among the best in Italy and best performing European research institutions [REF].