I would like to thank the entire Saras team for the “Gaining knowledge to Innovate” event. It was great to see the Conference Hall full of young students. This is definitely something we’ll do again. 
Daniele Cocco, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

It was a pleasure to see up close the Saras Group’s constant commitment to schools and universities. I was also pleasantly surprised by the high and attentive participation of the vocational high schools for industry.
Andrea Porcu, Deputy Director of Human Resources, Social Affairs and Industrial Relations at Confindustria’s Southern Sardinia branch

My feedback for the day is extremely positive. Different aspects were touched upon, both from a strictly technical point of view and from a more practical one concerning the soft skills that engineers must possess. From a technical point of view, both new topics, such as biofuels, and traditional ones, such as maintenance, were addressed, while still highlighting the innovative aspects with which they are dealt with.
I also appreciated the multidisciplinary nature of the topics presented, which encompassed all the different types of industrial (mechanical, chemical, electrical) and non-industrial (mainly environmental) engineers. Personally, I appreciated the part dedicated specifically to sustainability, which is a cross-cutting topic across the different business areas, but, as in the case of Saras, it assumes a central role in the group’s policy.
Pier Francesco Orrù, University representative for the U4I (University for Industry) group of the RUS (University Network for Sustainable Development)

The event addressed various engineering topics such as maintenance, biofuels, IGCC plants and sustainability, providing a technical and practical insight of considerable interest and usefulness for students on our Bachelor’s and Master’s degree courses. Another important aspect was the speech focusing on the skills needed to approach the world of work in general, and in particular, an important company such as Saras, providing the students with stimuli for what their future path will be after they complete their education.
Simone Arena, lecturer on the Industrial Plant Maintenance Course, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Cagliari, Italy

The experience was very valuable in helping to grow our students’ skills. It allowed us to approach a working reality but also to learn about the various roles in a company. It also offered the opportunity to see the transformation processes that the students learned about in the technology lessons. The students followed the event with interest and participation. Personally, I picked up on our students’ feeling of satisfaction, which engages and provides motivational stimuli for us teachers as well.
Francesca Casula, Member of the work experience (PCTO) Commission of the Asproni-Fermi High School and tutor on the “chemistry” course

I would like to take this opportunity, also on behalf of D. Scano High School, to thank the Saras Company and those who took part in the meeting “Saras for Schools – Gaining Knowledge to Innovate”. It offered a tangible opportunity to present some important technological results achieved by the Saras Group proving that knowledge and continuous innovation are the fertile soil for creating future societies that are well integrated into the environment and finally sustainable.
This awareness accompanied/characterised every single speech and the speakers were able to talk about their experiences in the world of work in a captivating way, real experiences that positively affected the students, engaging them in reflections that went well beyond the day of the meeting, so much so that, upon returning to school, they were able to summarise aspects/points on which to reflect and work, with renewed enthusiasm/curiosity.
Talking at school about energy transition is meant to raise awareness! Seeing it implemented, as reported in the speeches, moving from concrete actions, opens up new horizons! Understanding that each new research/experiment constitutes an important step towards the success of the goal in question, makes everyone, and especially the students, authors and actors, i.e. protagonists of the process, as well as of themselves. The event, which alternated seamlessly presentations with Q&A sessions, highlighted the role of learning and hence of schools as key partners of the production world, returning schools to their central position in society. Satisfied by the numerous educational ideas that emerged during the discussion, encouraged by the palpable fresh motivation among the students who took part in the event, we hope to attend future events, useful for the students’ education but also to create synergies between the worlds of business and school.
Professor Avignone, lecturer at Dionigi Scano High School.

Having heard the view of my students today, the Saras/Sarlux initiative was positive and interesting, especially some of the speeches on CVs/work interviews and plant maintenance.
Professor Bertoni, teacher at Michele Giua High School.