L'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma officially enters the national teacher training system with the activation of the specialization courses for teaching support (TFA) of the 11th cycle for the 2025-2026 academic year. The news follows the publication of the ministerial decree which assigns to the University 331 seats in total, confirming its inclusion in the training offering dedicated to future support teachers.
In detail, the available places are 250 for specialization in support in primary school e 81 for secondary school. Applications are now open and may be submitted by the following deadlines: for primary school students, by 12:00 pm PM on July 13th; for secondary school students, by 12:00 pm PM on July 15th. The application procedures are outlined on the dedicated page on the University website.
The offer ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma It stands out for its approach that integrates pedagogy, neuroscience, developmental psychology, and medical-health skills, with the aim of training teachers capable of addressing the growing complexity of educational needs present in schools.
"Today, every learning process can be made more effective thanks to the knowledge that neuroscience offers about how people function.", explains the professor Paola Binetti, professor of History of Medicine and Human Sciences at theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. "Special education teachers cannot simply apply standardized teaching methods; they must understand how each student learns, their resources, their vulnerabilities, and the conditions that can foster their development. Neuroscience offers valuable tools for understanding these processes and translating this knowledge into increasingly personalized educational interventions."
The contribution of the Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is one of the program's distinctive elements. The expertise developed in the fields of neuroscience, pediatrics, child neuropsychiatry, and psychology is put to use in the training of future teachers, offering useful tools for understanding students' difficulties and translating them into personalized and inclusive educational strategies.
The goal is not to transfer clinical skills to schools, but to provide teachers with more in-depth tools for understanding educational needs, so they can design interventions tailored to each student's unique characteristics. From this perspective, the support teacher increasingly assumes the role of a professional capable of observing, listening, and enhancing individual potential, adapting methodologies and tools to different learning paths. The training project is based on the principle that has always characterized theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma: putting "the whole person and every person" at the center. A vision that considers each individual in their biological, psychological, relational, social and spiritual dimensions.
This approach is explained by a reflection by Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, cited by Professor Binetti. The example of different geometric figures that, when projected onto a plane, can cast the same shadow highlights how stopping at appearances risks simplifying profoundly different realities. Likewise, a learning difficulty or problematic behavior can have very different origins and require specific educational responses.
For this reason, according to the University, training special education teachers today requires multidisciplinary preparation, capable of integrating different approaches to understanding individuals and learning processes. The growing complexity of the school environment makes the role of the special education teacher increasingly central, called not only to support individual students but also to promote truly inclusive environments and support the class through educational interventions aimed at preventing vulnerabilities and enhancing the potential of each student.
The activation of the TFA pathways is part of an already consolidated experience of theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in the care and accompaniment of the person. Examples of this are: Tutoring Project, dedicated to the orientation and personalized support of students, and the PROBEN Project, aimed at psychological well-being and the emotional dimension of learning.
With the launch of specialization courses for support, the University is now putting this experience to work for Italian schools, contributing to the training of teachers capable of understanding, supporting, and valuing each student on their growth journey.
