What Istituto Aldini Valeriani does

Istituto Aldini Valeriani is a publicly funded Italian upper secondary school (Istituto di Istruzione Superiore) operating under the Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito, headquartered at Via Bassanelli 9/11 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Described as the oldest technical-professional school in Bologna (founded 1844 per firmographic data) and the largest by enrolment in its territory, the institution runs four sub-brands from a single campus: I.I.S. Aldini Valeriani (umbrella institute), I.T. Industriale Aldini Valeriani (technical-industrial track), I.P.I.A. Aldini Valeriani (professional institute) and I.T. Industriale Aldini Valeriani Serale (evening courses for adult workers). It delivers secondary technical education across mechanics/mechatronics, electronics, informatics, and graphics/communication to roughly 14-19 year-old students plus working adults via its evening track, with 52 internal employees reported on firmographic data.

The revenue model is non-commercial: attendance is tuition-free under the Italian national education system, with funding flowing through MIM allocations. Ancillary revenue is limited to voluntary family contributions and elective payments for services such as educational trips and extracurricular activities. The school's digital infrastructure rests on a stack of third-party platforms - MADISOFT's Nuvola electronic register and administrative portal, pagoPA-integrated Pago in Rete for payments, the MLOL digital school library, Moodle for e-learning, and Google Workspace for Education for staff communications - with the institution's role being that of an integrator and customer, not a builder of proprietary software.

Commercial-style GTM and distribution are not applicable; instead, enrolment is mediated through the national 'Unica' MIUR platform (21 January - 10 February window), supplemented by direct email intake for evening courses. The institution's ecosystem partnerships are operationally significant: Cisco Networking Academy (ICT certification), the Comune di Bologna (on-site Orientamento & Lavoro career guidance desk), Erasmus+ consortia (accredited through 2027), UNISER for mobility management, and a Comitato Genitori (Parents Committee) that has financed scholarships, pre-entry courses and orientation initiatives for over 40 years.

Name

Istituto Aldini Valeriani

Legal name

Istituto Istruzione Superiore Aldini Valeriani

Website

https://avbo.edu.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Istituto Aldini Valeriani is a publicly funded Italian upper secondary school in Bologna delivering tuition-free technical-industrial education in mechanics, electronics, informatics, and graphics to roughly 14-19 year-old students and adult evening-course learners under the Ministry of Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Istituto Aldini Valeriani is a public upper secondary school delivering technical-industrial and professional education to students aged 14–19, with specializations in mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, informatics, and graphics/communication. It also operates an evening program (I.T. Industriale Serale) for adult workers and runs an Erasmus+ accredited international mobility program for student internships and teacher training abroad. The institute coordinates school-family communications through integrated digital platforms (Nuvola electronic register, Pago in Rete, MLOL digital library, Moodle e-learning) and provides career orientation in partnership with the Municipality of Bologna.

Product overview

Istituto Aldini Valeriani is a comprehensive upper secondary educational institution in Bologna operating as a unified platform with multiple specialized tracks. The institute consists of four main programs: I.I.S. Aldini Valeriani (the umbrella institute), I.T. Industriale (technical industrial track with specializations in mechanics/mechatronics, electronics, informatics, and graphics), I.P.I.A. (professional institute), and I.T. Industriale Serale (evening courses for adult learners). The digital service ecosystem includes core platforms: Registro Elettronico (electronic gradebook and attendance system for students, parents, and teachers), Pago in Rete (integrated with Italy's pagoPA for fee payments), MLOL Scuola (digital library), Moodle (e-learning), and Accesso Civico (civic transparency requests). The institute also participates in Erasmus+ international mobility programs and provides career guidance through municipal partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• I.T. Industriale Aldini Valeriani: Technical industrial institute offering programs in mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, informatics, and graphics and communication.
• I.P.I.A. Aldini Valeriani
• I.T. Industriale Aldini Valeriani Serale

Products and services

• I.T. Industriale Aldini Valeriani (Technical Industrial Institute) Technical industrial track offering specializations in mechanics/mechatronics, electronics, informatics, and graphics/communication. Designed for students aged 14–19 seeking a technical-industrial secondary diploma with pathways to university or industry.
• I.P.I.A. Aldini Valeriani (Professional Institute Industry and Craftsmanship) Professional institute track as part of the Aldini Valeriani educational offering, providing industry and craftsmanship-oriented secondary education for students aged 14–19.
• I.T. Industriale Aldini Valeriani Serale (Evening Technical Industrial Program) Evening technical courses designed for adult workers, offering the same specializations as the daytime I.T. Industriale (mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, informatics, graphics) on schedules compatible with employment. Enables adult learners to obtain or upgrade a technical-industrial diploma.
• Erasmus+ International Mobility Program International mobility program accredited under Erasmus+ (valid through 2027) offering students work placements abroad (PCTO) and teachers and administrative staff opportunities for professional development training abroad. Managed with cooperative UNISER.
• Gruppo Benessere (Wellbeing Group) Wellbeing group offering interventions and services for students aimed at promoting educational success and combating school dropout. Operates as part of the institute's student support services.
• Orientamento & Lavoro (Career Guidance Service) Career guidance and employment service operated in partnership with the Municipality of Bologna, helping students with career counseling and job placement through an on-site office.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tre studenti classificati nei 75 migliori partecipanti nazionali OII (Olimpiadi Italiane di Informatica)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNISERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperativa sociale UNISER gestisce l'accreditamento Erasmus+ dell'istituto, supportando l'organizzazione della mobilità internazionale per studenti e docenti. La partnership permette l'implementazione di stage lavorativi all'estero (PCTO) e programmi di formazione internazionale.
• Fondazione Gramsci Emilia-RomagnacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccreditamento Erasmus+ per la mobilità studentesca. Il progetto ha permesso a 10 studenti della specializzazione Grafica e Comunicazione di effettuare tirocini all'estero della durata di 24 giorni in Bulgaria, Grecia e Spagna (maggio-giugno 2022).
• MADISOFT SPAcoreTechnology or IntegrationMADISOFT SPA è stata designata responsabile del trattamento dati ai sensi dell'art. 28 del Reg.to UE 2016/679, in quanto incaricata della manutenzione della parte tecnologica del sito web dell'istituto. Fornisce la piattaforma Nuvola per il registro elettronico.
• IIS Pier Crescenzi PacinottiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScuola capofila del progetto Erasmus+ START-UP EUROPE. L'Istituto Aldini Valeriani ha partecipato come partner del consorzio, con 19 studenti coinvolti in stage lavorativi di 3 settimane all'estero in Repubblica Ceca, Slovenia, Germania, Spagna, Grecia e Cipro.
• Area EuropaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinatore europeo del progetto ClimART 2.0, che ha coinvolto 4 istituti in 4 paesi europei (Italia, Spagna, Cipro, Grecia) con l'obiettivo di sviluppare competenze ambientali ed artistiche attraverso fumetti e graphic novel.
• Museo del Patrimonio IndustrialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborazione per iniziative culturali e progetti formativi nell'ambito della valorizzazione del patrimonio industriale bolognese.
• Comune di BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresso l'Aldini Valeriani ha sede il Servizio Orientamento & Lavoro del Comune di Bologna, nato dalla sinergia tra l'Amministrazione comunale e l'Istituto per supportare studenti nelle scelte di orientamento professionale.
• ALIAVminorOthersAssociazione locale che collabora con il Comitato Genitori per iniziative a sostegno degli studenti.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• INDIRE: Italy's National Institute for Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research under MIM, which funds, evaluates, and disseminates innovation across the same public school network that Aldini Valeriani operates in. Functions as a broader institutional incumbent shaping policy, Erasmus+ allocation, and digitalization programs (PNRR) that directly affect the school's operating environment.
• Cisco Networking Academy: Global technology training program that Aldini Valeriani partners with to deliver internationally recognized IT and networking certifications to its students. Functions as a broader educational incumbent that enables the school's cybersecurity/IT differentiation against non-partnering Italian technical institutes.

Regional players

• IIS Archimede (San Giovanni in Persiceto): Public technical institute in the Bologna metropolitan area (Emilia-Romagna), offering overlapping technical-professional tracks. Comparable as a regional competitor for the same Bologna-area applicant pool and as a peer for analyzing Emilia-Romagna-specific employer pipeline and PCTO outcomes.

Direct peers

• IIS Pier Crescenzi Pacinotti (Bologna): Bologna-area public technical institute that has partnered with Aldini Valeriani as lead school on the Erasmus+ START-UP EUROPE project (19 students in mobility). Operates overlapping technical-industrial specializations and is a natural consortium partner and direct competitor for Bologna-area secondary applicants.
• ITIS Alessandro Volta (Italy): Public Italian technical-industrial institutes (ITIS Volta) delivering the same ministerial curricula in electronics, electrical engineering, and IT. Comparable in funding model (state allocations + Erasmus+), enrollment scale, and competition participation; serves as a benchmark for technical education quality nationally.
• ITIS Galileo Galilei (Italy): Network of public Italian Technical Industrial Institutes (ITIS) named after Galileo Galilei delivering the same meccanica-meccatronica, elettronica, informatica tracks under MIM oversight. Comparable curriculum scope, regulatory environment, and public-school economics, with national footprint for benchmarking competition results like OII and Olicyber.
• IIS Belluzzi-Fioravanti (Bologna): Another major public Istituto di Istruzione Superiore in Bologna with comparable technical-industrial and professional tracks serving the same regional catchment. Highly comparable in mission, governance (public MIM school), and student demographics, making it the closest like-for-like peer in the immediate territory.
• ITIS Enrico Fermi (Italy): Public Italian technical-industrial institutes sharing the Fermi name across multiple cities, offering equivalent electronics, mechanics, and informatics specializations under MIM governance. A natural peer for sector-level comparison on Erasmus+ participation, Cisco Networking Academy integration, and student competition outcomes.

Others

• Madisoft: Italian ed-tech vendor providing the Nuvola electronic register platform used by Aldini Valeriani and a large share of Italian public schools. Functions as a critical infrastructure supplier/data processor (GDPR Art. 28), enabling the school's digital administration and family communication workflows but not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/comitato.genitori.av
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/istituto-aldini-valeriani

Compliance2 records

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Profiles1 record

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