Adriano is an experienced practitioner in the field of development cooperation for higher education. He is committed to promoting democracy and human rights education in post-conflict, developing and transitional societies, and is currently in charge of the GC Capacity Development programme.
In about 15 years spent dealing with the Southeast Europe and later the Asia-Pacific, he has developed a distinctive mix of academic and managerial skills, gaining a diversified and progressively responsible experience.
Since 2019 Adriano has led a project aimed at establishing the Human Rights Centre of the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL).
Previously he worked as Academic Tutor and subsequently Coordinator of the GC South East Europe/ERMA on behalf of the Institute for Central-Eastern and Balkan Europe/University of Bologna (IECOB).
As IECOB research fellow in regional studies he also lectured internationally, published, organised scientific conferences and participated in various panels as speaker. From 2014 to 2020 he served as president of the alumni association of the MA in Eastern European Studies of the University of Bologna.