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Now in its second edition, the prize this year goes to Diébédo Francis Kéré for "the unique ability to create
buildings that, while reflecting the technical skills gained during his European education, are still deeply rooted in cultural tradition and the social fabric of his home country, Burkina Faso, thus the result of an intense involvement of the local communities.” The awarding of the prize will take place Thursday, November 18th, at 6.30pm (Aula magna, Palazzo Canavée, Mendrisio Campus). Kéré will hold a public lecture for the occasion. Additionally, the exhibition will be inaugurated with the work of 28 candidates and a special display of the winner's work. The exhibition may be visited until January 30, 2011.
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EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Graduation ceremony for 24 communications professionals
The eleventh edition of MScom, which spanned the past 21 months, has seen the participation of communications professionals from major Swiss as well as international firms, such as Ritz-Carlton, Zurich Financial Services, SBB, BASF and the Swiss Armed Forces. During Saturday's ceremony, the top graduates received two important awards: the Burson-Marsteller Award for Academic Excellence, endowing 10'000 CHF to the best consultancy project, and the SPRI Award for the best average
encompassing the entire programme.
More information and pictures of the ceremony.
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OPPORTUNITY
A pre-concert session with
pianist Edna Stern
Friday, November 19th, Edna Stern, as part of the series "For one voice", will
perform her piano interpretation of Passions and Contemplations. With the same successful format as the Marco Baliani session and performance a few weeks ago, students will first get the chance to participate in a brief studio-seminar with the pianist. From 12:15 to 13:00 at "Il Foce" Theatre in Lugano, the artist will present, in dialogue with the participants, the programme of her evening performance, to be held at 8:30pm.
More information
on the concert.
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CONFERENCE
The Glass in the 20th Century Architecture: Preservation and Restoration
A two days international workshop will be held within the framework of the CUS research project, "Critical encyclopedia of restoration and reuse in architecture of the 20th century".
Organised by Professor Franz Graf and architect Francesca Albani, the conference will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, November 16-17 in classroom C3.89 (Palazzo Canavée, Mendrisio Campus). The discussion will focus upon issues related to the restoration and
reuse of buildings in which transparent or translucent surfaces play a key role.
More information and programme.
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NEW GAME
USI’s Got Talent
The new edition of the awards ceremony for USImpresa scholarships, granted to the best student from the second year of each two-year Master in an effort to promote and incentivize excellence of USI
students, will see an interesting new feature: a game, moderated by Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni. In the game, students who win the scholarships put themselves to the test before three human resource managers representing three major Ticino companies. Roberta Cattaneo (RSI), Michele Genovesi (Ginsana) and Alberto Oltolini (BSI) will simulate job interviews by posing questions. The candidates must respond in front of the audience; a jury will judge their responses, providing feedback and selecting the strongest contestant, who will win a trophy cup. This is not only a game, but also a great source of advice for future job interviews. The date is set for Tuesday, November 23, in the Lugano
Campus auditorium.
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| | - USI welcomes Michael Bronstein, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Computational Science, who arrived last week from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion, Haifa).
- As part of the course in Modern and Contemporary Aesthetics of the Academy of Architecture, a
public talk has been organized with Prof. Alberto Garutti for Monday, November 15 at 4.30pm (Palazzo Canavée, Mendrisio
Campus). Garutti is an artist and lecturer at the Accademia di Brera and the Faculty of Architecture at the University Iuav of Venice.
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Public talk with artist Alberto Garutti
Classroom C.062, Mendrisio Campus - Tuesday, 16.11,
5.30pm
Graduation ceremony for Faculty of Informatics
USI President Piero Martinoli and Dean of the Faculty Mauro Pezzè will participate. The address will be delivered by Antonio Lanzavecchia, Director of IRB
Auditorium, Lugano Campus - Wednesday, 17.11, 1pm
Working in the pharmaceutical sector - Ginsana
Andrea Abbatelli, Human Resources Manager at Ginsana will speak. Event organised as part of the Visiting Employer programme.
Room 351, Lugano Campus - Thursday, 18.11, 6.30pm
Peace between peoples and the dignity of each
human
Aula magna, Lugano Campus - Thursday, 18.11, 6pm
Painting in Egypt: the case of Avaris (Tell
el-Dab’a)
Event organised as part of the series “To the beginnings of art - paintings of the origins”
classroom A11, Lugano Campus - Thursday, 18.11, 6.30pm
BSI Swiss Architectural Award, ceremony and lecture by Diébédo Francis Kéré (architect, Berlino/Burkina Faso) and exhibition opening
Aula Magna, Palazzo Canavée, Mendrisio Campus - Friday, 19.11, 12.15pm
Pre-concert session with pianist Edna Stern
"Il Foce" Theatre, Lugano - Friday, 19.11, 12.30pm
Information session for students interested in study exchange at another university
Classroom 250, Lugano Campus - Friday, 19.11, 12.30pm
Public presentation of the Swiss Network for International Studies
Classroom 253, Lugano Campus - Friday, 19.11, 8.30pm
Passion and Contemplation, by Edna Stern - concert in "For one voice" series
"Il Foce" Theatre,
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