{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"UNITA","provider_url":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it","author_name":"Unita","author_url":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/author\/unita\/","title":"HES-SO Rector Biography - UNITA","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qHQv3NwrEp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/hes-so-rector-biography\/\">HES-SO Rector Biography<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/hes-so-rector-biography\/embed\/#?secret=qHQv3NwrEp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;HES-SO Rector Biography&#8221; &#8212; UNITA\" data-secret=\"qHQv3NwrEp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","description":"Luciana Vaccaro After graduating in Physics from the University of Federico II in Naples, Luciana Vaccaro obtained a doctorate in Microtechnology at the EPFL. After working as a lecturer at the Institute of Microtechnology at the University of Neuch\u00e2tel, she became director of postgraduate programmes in health economics and management at UNIL. In 2009, she set up and managed the Grants Office at EPFL, with the task of securing funding for Swiss and European research. Since 2013, she has been Rector of the HES-SO, Switzerland&#8217;s largest university of applied sciences, with more than 21,000 students and 28 schools. At the same time, she has held various positions in organisations responsible for supporting and promoting Swiss education and research. Since 1 February 2023, she has been President of swissuniversities, the Rectors&#8217; Conference of the Swiss Universities. Facebook Youtube Linkedin Instagram Foundation 1998 Students 21,000 Campus 28 schools across Western Switzerland Employees 19,161","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":1000}