Katerina Tsetsura
University of Oklahoma – USA
Visiting the Department of Communication and Social Research 12/03/2026 to 12/04/2026
Host professor: Lucia D’Ambrosi
The research project examines Managed Information Disorder in Shared Spaces (MIDSS) with the objective of addressing misinformation and other forms of information pollution within the public sector. A typology of public sector information integrity strategies in Italy and across Europe will be developed. In addition, best practices for stakeholder engagement in countering information pollution will be identified, with particular attention to vulnerable rural and border communities in the European Union and the United States.

Vidal Gómez Martínez
Universidad de Sevilla – Spain
Visiting the Department of History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture from 08/01/2026 to 08/02/2026
Host professor: Maria Letizia Accorsi
The joint research project aims to analyse the different applications of intervention criteria and the different theoretical and operational approaches in Italy anda Spain, taking as its subject of study some significant examples of restoration of fortified architecture, especially when these structures are closely linked to the urban fabric of the cities they protected. thus allowing for a comparative analysis of the dynamics, principles and choices underlying the various cases identified. This research therefore aims to be a meeting point for exchange and mutual enrichment, both professionally and academically.

Eman Z. Titi
Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities – Palestine
Visiting the Department of Italian Institute of Oriental Studies from 11/12/2025 to 11/03/2026
Host professor: Enza Spinapolice
The visit aims to strengthen academic cooperation between Sapienza and the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. During her stay, she will contribute to teaching through seminars on Levantine archaeology and heritage at risk, and advance joint research on the archaeological contexts of Bethlehem. The visit will support the publication of new scientific results and promote shared strategies for cultural heritage preservation within a transcultural and decolonial framework.