Role
Formerly a full professor of Geography at the SAGAS Department of the University of Florence, she founded the startup Lab for Geography & Spatial Management – LaGeS Srl in 2025.
Bio
Mirella Loda graduated in Geography from the University of Florence and earned a PhD and a full professorship from the Technical University of Munich. She pursued her academic career at the University of Florence, first as a researcher, then as an associate professor and then as a full professor. She coordinated the interuniversity cooperation agreements with Isfahan (Iran), Herat (Afghanistan), and Mandalay (Myanmar) for the SAGAS Department. She founded and directed the MA Program in Geography, Spatial Management, and Heritage for International Cooperation (LM80) and the Social Geography Laboratory. She conducts development cooperation activities in Afghanistan and Myanmar.