Clara Giarrusso, a 25-year-old Sicilian researcher with a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of Catania (Italy), was selected for her project on the sustainability of Venice, Italy
Clara Giarrusso, a 25-year-old Sicilian researcher with a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Catania (UNICT, Italy) was selected by Berlingske, a historic Danish newspaper, among Denmark’s 100 most talented young people for her work at Force Technology, a company collaborating in an Italian-Danish business network on Channeling the Green Deal for Venice European project. Clara Giarrusso is leading this project with the mission of adapting Venice in line with climate change and the resulting consequences in the socio-economic field, especially in the tourist navigation sector. In particular, she focuses on the problem of navigation of large cruise ships while respecting UNESCO cultural heritage city of Venice.
This project is promoted by the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority and co-funded by the Connecting Europe Facility programme, and aims to make the navigability of Venice sustainable with solutions that achieve a balance between safe navigation in the Venetian lagoon and canals, and respect for the environment.
Clara Giarrusso
Clara Giarrusso graduated in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Catania and has always had passion for the sea, since childhood. Se is now living in Copenhagen to realise her dream of graduating in Maritime and Coastal Engineering.
“In Italy, a country that is characterised by sea and coastline, I did not find a specific course of study on Maritime and Coastal Engineering. So, in September 2020 I decided to move to Denmark and enroll in the Technical University of Denmark,” she said. From May 2022, she supported the work of Force Technology as a student assistant. After graduating in December, she continued her career path in the Danish company, in a 20-people team.
She shares this passion with her aunt, a marine engineer, whom she calls “a lighthouse” in her education. The Sicilian sea always stayed in her heart, and taking advantage of vacations, Clara returned to Sicily and did not forget to visit the University of Catania. Rector Francesco Priolo congratulated her on her career and recognition obtained, and also wished her a bright future “Anywhere from here” (“Ovunque da qui” is the claim of University of Catania).
Clara Giarrusso and UNICT’s Rector Francesco Priolo.
