{"id":10269,"date":"2026-05-04T14:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/?page_id=10269"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:09:50","slug":"hes-so-rector-biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/hes-so-rector-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"HES-SO Rector Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10269\" class=\"elementor elementor-10269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da2cac9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7da2cac9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc7c21f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fc7c21f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517a0584 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"517a0584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed7b396 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ed7b396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4726\" alt=\"Hes-so logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hesso-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dc3df e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58dc3df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab939e8 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ab939e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><br \/>Luciana Vaccaro<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe833b5 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe833b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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. 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