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President of the Administration Council

Fr. Ruggero Valentini is President of the Foundation Our Lady of Good Counsel


Personal data
Born in Tuenno (Trento – Italy) on 8 August 1954
Address: Via Capitelli 75 – 38052 Arco (Trento, Italy)
Religious of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception (CFIC)

Education
Classical High School in Rome
Literary and sociological studies at the Catholic University of Milan

Professional activities in education and school

  • Teacher at the P. Monti Professional Training Center in Saronno (1977-1980)
  • Economo secretary and socio-educational operator of the P. Monti Professional Training Center in Erba (1980-1986)
  • Director of the Padre Monti Professional Training Center in Saronno (1989 - 1998)
  • Lecturer and Vice Dean of the L. Monti Industrial Technical Institute of Saronno (1998 - 2002)
  • Teacher at Arco State Middle School (Trento) – (2002-2005)
  • Teacher at the Institute for Tourism and "Gardascuola" middle school (Arco) from 2003 to 2008
  • Vice Rector of the "Our Lady of Good Counsel" University of Tirana/Albania (from 2004 to 2005)
  • President of the "Our Lady of Good Counsel" Foundation of Tirana (2005-2011 and now from 2023)

Cultural activities

  • Establishment of training courses for youth volunteering in Sardinia since 1987.
  • Research on the volunteering press (with the National Center for Volunteering of Lucca), 1989.
  • Promoter of the Federation of Social Volunteer Periodicals, at the National Volunteer Center of Lucca.
  • Animator of numerous conferences, conventions, exhibitions

Initiatives carried out:

  • “In chiostro” bookshop in Saronno, 1993
  • Monti di Saronno publishing house, 1996
  • Industrial Technical Institute for Graphic Arts L. Monti Saronno (VA), 1997.
  • Internationalization project of the Trentino school, Arco, from 2006-12
  • Design and construction of "Ali d'Aquila" for the reception of unaccompanied foreign minors (from Albania) which has obtained recognition and funding (CARIPLO Foundation of Milan, 2002 Volunteer Award of the ISMU of Milan)
  • Founding member of various voluntary and social promotion associations
  • Cammino montiano – 2022

In Albania:

His action in the health field in Albania began in 2004 as Pro Rector of the new University Our Lady of Good Counsel. In 2005 he was appointed President of the Foundation of the same name and held the office until 2011. He has again assumed the role of President in March 2023.

In the exercise of the above functions has activated

  • collaborations with the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy) and the Albanian Ministry of Education and Science for the professional and continuous training of nurses
  • masters and postgraduate study programs in the field of health, local development and governance in collaboration with the main Italian universities such as Bologna, Florence and Palermo.

He also distinguished himself for having initiated the construction of the University headquarters, the Kavaja street Health Clinic and the physiotherapy and dentistry clinics.

In 2006 he promoted and signed the agreement with the Ministry of Health of Albania concerning the support by the Foundation Our Lady of Good Counsel for the reform of the national health system and for the training of Albanian health managers.

His contribution in terms of culture is also significant. There have been numerous conferences and seminars promoted with personalities on issues concerning the development of Albania and its integration with the European Union; we recall the presence of the President of the European Union Romano Prodi, of President Sali Berisha, of ambassadors and ministers of the Albanian government, of Cesare Romiti first rector of the University of Our Lady of Good Counsel, of cardinals Gulbinovicz, Sgreccia, Laghi, Re, Ravasi.

He made the anastatic print of the volume "Mountains of Albania" by Piero Ghiglione, published in Tirana in 1941.

In November 2012 he received a medal of recognition from the President of the Republic.

Member of the Board of Directors of

  • Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception (General Councilor 1998-2004; Superior General 2010-2016; General Councilor from 2022-)
  • Volunteer funds management committee in the Province of Trento, appointed by the Association of Casse di Risparmio Italiane
  • Father Monti Professional Training Center Association of Saronno (Varese)
  • Italian Province of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception (3 three-year terms)
  • ELFAP (Professional Updating Training Lombard Body) of Milan
  • CONFAP Lombardia (Professional Training Confederation) of Milan
  • Graphics Luigi Monti srl of Saronno
  • Elea SpA – Rome (from 2006 to 2008)
  • Nerviano Medical Sciences – Nerviano (from 2007 to 2008)
  • School cooperative "Gardascuola" of Arco (Trento) from 2003 to 2011

Publications

  • Articles in various periodical publications:
  • Il villaggio solidale volontariato e informazione, Lucca, 1990
  • Fratello è bello – fraternità e protagonismo giovanile nella Chiesa, Milano, 2017.
  • Le alte vie di Emanuele Stablum, medico dell’anima sacerdote del corpo, Trento, 2020.
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