“At 28 years old, I decided to embark on a research journey, research in mathematics, in Italy”. Alexandre was born in Curitiba, the capital of the state of Parana, in

Permanently in Italy since late 2007, Magdalena is 42 years old and originally from Poland, specifically Chelm (20 km from the Ukrainian border), although she grew up in Slezia. She

Paula arrived in Italy in 2016. Originally from Buenos Aires, she speaks Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian. Arriving on a study visa, she managed to obtain citizenship (iure sanguinis, having

Justine is 31 years old and arrived in Italy from Kenya in September 2019 at the age of 28 to pursue a master’s degree in International Cooperation at the University

Born in Kyiv 48 years ago, Oleksii has lived in Italy for more than 20 years. He speaks Ukrainian, English, Russian and Italian, which he learned with ease, having taken

Svetlana is from Belarus and is 41 years old. She has lived in Turin since 2013 and describes herself as “a Turin native”. She is fluent in five languages: Belarusian,

Samuel was born in Caracas and raised in Barquissimeto, where the Andes mountain range originates. Proud of his two surnames, Scarpato (from his father, a Venezuelan born and raised in

Originally from Serbia, specifically from the town of Apatin on the border with Croatia, Doriana, 34, speaks English, Italian, Serbian and a little Spanish. In Serbia, she majored in General

Oleh is 29 years old and was born in Volodymyr, a medium-sized city located in the western part of Ukraine near Poland. He speaks Ukrainian, English, Polish, a little Italian

Originally from Alexandria, Egypt, Marwa is 31 years old and a biotechnologist and molecular biologist. She first came to Italy in 2014 to participate in an international Euro-Mediterranean master’s program