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Prof. Santi Tomaselli, President of the Rome Observatory on European Funds and of the Center for International Economic Studies on European Funds, has distinguished himself over years of scientific research as an Economist specialized in European Funds. He was among the first, both nationally and internationally, to promote the need for a Heterodox Scientific methodology aimed at ensuring an ethical use with social impact of European Funds, conceived as instruments for collective well being and, in particular, as drivers of development within the Internal Market and as catalysts for sustainable internationalization policies for SMEs and Third Sector Organizations.

Prof. Santi Tomaselli, for his scientific commitment to such a complex topic as European Funds, addressed for the first time through a new ethical vision in its broader sense, overcoming the outdated approach based solely on high level certifications weakened by external endorsement effects, has received three International Awards. These include the International Carthage Prize, previously awarded to internationally renowned figures such as former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and world renowned physicist Antonino Zichichi, the International Levi Prize 2020/2021 edition, and the Vivi Salute Award organized by Cergas Bocconi at Bocconi University in Milan in 2021, recognizing his high level scientific research on the efficient use of European Funds.

He currently serves as an international researcher at the prestigious West University of Canada, present in over 40 countries worldwide, conducting scientific studies aimed at strengthening the CETA Agreement between Canada and Europe through the opportunities provided by European Funds. Recently, he was recognized as a member of the oldest and most prestigious Italian Academy of Economists, founded in 1950 and once presided over by Luigi Einaudi.