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| SUCCESSFUL TRANSGENERATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICES (STEP) | | STEP gets under way at USI with the case Marchesi de'
Frescobaldi, wine industry innovators for over 700 years STEP is an international research programme on entrepreneurship and generational transitions counting the participation of 43 universities, over 200 researchers and a global network of companies. USI comes to be part of the programme thanks to the activities of the Advanced Management Centre. The first workshop will take place on Tuesday, 18 June at 5.30pm in the Executive Centre of Lugano Campus, with the presence of Lamberto Frescobaldi. More information. | | INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE | | International Conference on the Molas: a family of artists Held on 6 and 7 June (room C3.89, Canavée Building, Mendrisio Campus) the conference aims at examining in depth biographical aspects, stylistic and cultural context of the architects Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Mola and the painter Pier Francesco Mola – leading exponents of a family from Coldrerio which then settled in Rome in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth
century. Programme and speakers. | | TOURISM OBSERVATORY (O-TUR) | | confronTi-turismo 2013 The encounter held on 20 June, linked to O-Tour researches, will take place in the Auditorium BancaStato in Bellinzona from 8am, with the aim of examining the challenges and opportunities of the Canton's
tourist's organisation reform. Focusing on the four future destinations in Ticino, their common and distinctive characteristic aspects will be outlined, in relation to potential international and national competing destinations. More information and registration. | | SERIES QUI E ORA, INSTITUTE
OF ITALIAN STUDIES | | Curzio Maltese at USI: in case of impulsiveness, doubt The renowned columnist for La Repubblica and author of several books on current Italian events will close the third series Here and now. Access to the present through literature and arts. The encounter will be held on Wednesday, 29 May at
8pm in the Auditorium (Lugano Campus) with the lecture entitled In case of impulsivess: doubt. | | IDEATORIO | | How will we turn on the Lights in 2050? The shutdown of Swiss nuclear plants by 2034 determined by the Federal Council calls for new strategies in energy supply to fill the hole which
equals to 40% of current consumption. In addition to the development of sustainable energy and the improvement of the efficiency of electrical appliances, every citizen will be called upon to reflect on his energy consumption. A survey conducted by the Ideatorio shows the attitude and perceptions of people on the subject of energy. More information. | | INFORMATICS TELLS ITS STORY | | Presentation of the Semester's projects The encounter will take place on Friday, 13 May from 4pm in the Aula Magna of Lugano Campus. After an introduction by Matthias Hauswirth, professors Bronstein, Lanza, Langheinrich, Landoni and Gambardella will illustrate what buzzes in the sites of Software Atelier, Human-Computer Interaction Design and AI Cup by presenting the semester's works of students. More information. | | USI CAREER SERVICE | | USI Graduates careers are now online and the 10th survey on job placement gets under way
They are called Career Success Stories and they narrate the professional path of former USI students: how they entered the business world, which are the qualities most sought after on the market, the added value of studying at USI and the best tips for new graduates. Still on the subject of our former students entering the business world, the 10th survey USI Placement Survey 2013 gets underway. This year is aimed at students who graduated in 2007 and 2011-12 (1 year and 5 years after graduation). | | BORN IN USI | | The Journey of USI's Startup SwissLeg continues On 1 June the start-up, which designs leg prosthetics at prices affordable even for the poorest countries, will officially open its new centre in Irbid, Jordan, where it is cooperating with the Syrian Refugee Commission to
help refugees of the civil war in Syria. While the pilot project with IOM Iraq for the region Maysan has kicked off, Paulo Gonçalves, USI professor and CEO of SwissLeg, has been nominated captain of the Swiss start-up team. To follow SwissLeg. | | USI
SPORT | | New USI's Prize for Athletes graduating from High School Through its Sport Service, USI will give personal
recognition to all high school graduates on the list Aiuto Sport Ticino, as well as those in the charts for "Best Athletes of Ticino 2013". The prize will be conferred on the occasion of the ceremony of "Ticino's Best Athlete" scheduled for November. More information |
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| USI Flash will suspend its service with the close of the semester to return
Monday, 16 September 2013. In the meantime you can continue to follow what's happening at USI thanks to the Event and Community sections at www.usi.ch, as well as updates on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you very much for your weekly attention. We at the Media & Communication Service wish you all a great summer break! |
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Monday, 27 May, 11am | All we need is blood: blood drive back at USI | 2nd floor, Main Building, Lugano Campus | Tuesday, 28 May, 6pm | Giovanni Boccaccio Decameron, IX 2 Le brache della badessa | Studio 2 RSI, Besso | Wednesday, 29 May, 6pm | In case of impulsiveness: doubt Public Lecture by Curzio Maltese | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Friday, 31 May, 2pm | Faculty of Informatics Presentation of the Student's semester projects | Aula Magna, Lugano Campus |
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| NEXT WEEKS PREVIEW | Tuesday, 4 June, 6pm | Giovanni Boccaccio Decameron, X 10 Griselda | Studio 2 RSI, Besso | Thursday, 6 and Friday, 7
June | International Conference on the Molas: a family of artists | Room C3.89, Canavée Building, Mendrisio Campus | Saturday, 8 June | Sports Day | Sports Centre Valgersa in Savosa and Capolago Lido | Tuesday, 18 June, 5.30pm | Family
Business and
Innovation: the Marchesi de' Frescobaldi case, innovators of the wine industry for 700 years | Executive Center, Lugano Campus | Thursday, 20 June, 8am | ConfronTi-turismo 2013 | Auditorium BancaStato,
Bellinzona | Saturday, 22 June, 10.30am | Academy of Architecture Graduation Ceremony | Aula Magna, Canavée Building, Mendrisio Campus | Wednesday, 26 June, 8pm | Adventures of a Widow A performance by actress Licia Maglietta for the series Per Voce sola | Teatro Foce, Lugano |
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