DAAD Information Centre Rome
Aided by a dense local network, useful web tools and a newsletter, the Information Centre performs marketing activities for German higher education institutions. It also participates in education fairs and events at schools and universities in order to present information on studying and conducting research in Germany. Maintaining long-term ties with DAAD alumni is a further important responsibility of the DAAD Information Centre in Rome.
Our Team
Our team at the DAAD Information Centre in Rome will be pleased to assist you and provide you with any information you require regarding the German higher education landscape, choosing the right degree programme at the right higher education institution, and our DAAD scholarships.
Francesco graduated from the Università di Perugia in German and English. He holds a doctorate in Comparative Literatures and Arts from the Università di Chieti-Pescara. He taught for US study abroad programs in Italy, and at the Università degli Studi dell’Aquila. Before joining the DAAD in 2025, Francesco was Director for Italy Programs at the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA), and Academic Director at the Umbra Institute-Arcadia University in Perugia.
Studied German language and literature and Spanish language and literature at the University of Genoa | January to May 2005: MAE-CRUI internship at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 2005-2007: staff member at Teatro Tordinona in Rome and Aristea Rome | Since June 2007: local staff member at DAAD IC Rome
Studies in German, English and American Literature (Sapienza Università di Roma) and Comparative Literature (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München / Sorbonne Université). 2019–2023: Joint PhD (Cotutelle de thèse) in Philology and Literary Criticism (Università di Siena) and in German Studies (Sorbonne Université). Since 2023: collaborations with the Hölderlin-Gesellschaft and the Italian CIMEA-NARIC. From January 2025: staff member at the DAAD Information Centre Rome.
Federica Pisanelli
Information Officer (all enquiries) - on maternity leave
E-mail: info.romdaad-netzwerk.deStudied language and cultural mediation (German and Russian) at Sapienza Università di Roma, and translating and interpreting (German and English) at UNINT University in Rome | October–December 2013: advisor with the “Deutschland und Italien: Kommunikation durch Wissenstransfer” (Germany and Italy: Communication through Knowledge Transfer) project of the University of Mainz/Germersheim and UNINT University (Rome) | Since January 2014: local staff member at DAAD IC Rome
Cesare La Rana (photo at the beginning of the page)
Official mascot of DAAD Italia since 2018
Guidance
The guidance provided at the IC is given to the best of the team’s knowledge and belief. However, the accuracy of said information cannot be guaranteed.
