The Department promotes and develops collaborations with public bodies, institutions, companies, associations, and organizations at both local and national level. These collaborations provide an important channel for dialogue between academic research, the business community, public institutions, and civil society, fostering the transfer of knowledge, expertise, and analytical tools to support decision-making processes.

The activities carried out include applied research projects, studies, scientific consultancy, training activities, collaboration agreements, and joint initiatives on topics aligned with the Department’s scientific expertise.

In recent years, the Department has signed third-party contracts with the following institutions and companies:

Federazione Nazionale dei Cavalieri del Lavoro – Gruppo Lombardo; CISL; Elabora; TEB; Consorzio Formaitalia; E&Y.

The Department has also received contributions from:

Nokia Technologies; SACBO S.p.A.; ATB Servizi S.p.A.

Finally, the Department has signed collaboration agreements with:

Polis Lombardia; IRCCS Policlinico San Donato S.p.A.; ISTAT; Takeflight S.r.l.; Cooperativa Sociale Ruah; Fondazione Legler per la Storia Economica e Sociale di Bergamo; SIAD S.p.A.

Through these collaborations, the Department strengthens its role as a qualified scientific partner for the analysis of economic, social, and territorial phenomena, contributing to the development of shared projects with institutions, companies, and third-sector organizations.