The 4th
CINI HPC
Summer School
The CINI HPC Summer School will take place in Lecce, Italy, in June 15-19 2026. Classes will be held in the classroom A2 on the ground floor of the R3 building, Department of Legal Sciences – Ecotekne Campus
Lecce and the University of Salento
Lecce is a historic city in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Apulia. It is the main city of the Salentine Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel of the Italian Peninsula and is over 2,000 years old.
Because of the rich Baroque architectural monuments found in the city, Lecce is commonly nicknamed "The Florence of the South". The city also has a long traditional affinity with Greek culture going back to its foundation; the Messapians who founded the city are said to have been Cretans in Greek records. To this day, in the Grecìa Salentina, a group of towns not far from Lecce, the griko language is still spoken.
In terms of industry, the "Lecce stone"—a particular kind of limestone—is one of the city's main exports, because it is very soft and workable, thus suitable for sculptures. Lecce is also an important agricultural centre, chiefly for its olive oil and wine production, as well as an industrial centre specializing in ceramic production.
Lecce is home to the University of Salento, and was the Italian capital of culture in 2015.
This is a young dynamic university, keen to expand and to prove itself at a national and international level. Since 1955 the Università del Salento has been promoting knowledge, skill and merit and has ensured that it offers a large range of educational opportunities.
From law to science, economics to engineering, humanities to media studies and medicine, the university provides academic pathways to a range of professions as well as post-graduate and specialist courses tailormade to meet the needs of the workplace.
Nine Departments provide services and information for students, as well as more than forty Research Centres throughout the Salento area. The Università del Salento has grown rapidly in recent years, consolidating and reinforcing its role as the keystone of the local cultural and social system. It also has a Phd. School and Post-graduate schools for Cultural Heritage and for the Legal Professions.
The prestigious ISUFI Grandes écoles school offers high-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses for scholarship students to promote excellence.