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| MScom EXPANDS INTO ASIA | | Executive Master in Communications Management goes global MScom, one of the leading programmes of its kind, is partnering with the Master of Communication Management of Singapore Management University (SMU) to offer participants the opportunity to study in Europe, Asia and the United States, which will allow them to understand and manage communication in different cultures throughout the world. The first joint class will start in January 2012. MScom
students will spend three sessions together with their Asian colleagues in
Singapore, Lugano and at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles. More information. | | KEY PLAYERS in TICINO POLITICS AND CULTURE TO DEBATE | | Who needs culture? Culture asks,
politics answer What is the role of culture in today's society? Should public bodies fund culture? Does the cultural offering of Switzerland correspond to the expectations of its citizens? Are there adequate structures in place to support cultural activities? Giorgio Giudici, Mayor of the City of Lugano, Giuliano Bignasca, President of the Lega dei Ticinesi, Piero Martinoli, USI President, Tommaso Soldini, author and editor of GroundZero, and Daniele Finzi Pasca, director, author and choreographer, will respond to this and other questions. The debate, organised by Pro Helvetia, will take place Friday, March 25, at
6pm in the Lugano Campus auditorium. More information. | | SOCIAL GAME WITH A CULTURAL AIM | | Man Ray Game: play, win, and familiarize yourself
with the life of one of the most influential artists of the last century For the Man Ray exhibition that will be on display at the Museo d’Arte from March 26th to June 19th, the TEC-Lab launches its first social game with a cultural aim: a creative writing contest on Facebook. Every Wednesday at www.manraylugano.ch/game, a photograph and a question will be displayed about which participants
must compose a brief text that describes an imagined episode in the life of the artist. The game - open for participation through May 17th - will award great weekly prizes such as accommodations in Lugano,
entrance to museums and exhibition catalogues. | | AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | | The traveling exhibit "Beyond the silence" at USI
From March 15 to April 15, 2011, the "Beyond the Silence" panels will be on display in the atrium of the red building at USI. This initiative was realised
by the Commissione consultiva for equal opportunities between genders, in collaboration with the Women's Association and with the support of the Canton. The goal is to create awareness and inform the public about domestic violence. Near the display, brochures with important information - including a physical address to go to for problematic situations - will be available for the persons concerned. More information on the awareness campaign. |
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Tuesday, March 22, 6.30pm | Giuseppe Castiglione, alias Lang Shining: a Milanese painter in the Qing court Event organised as part of the "Altr'Arti: China". Spring art encounters series Auditorium, Lugano
Campus | Tuesday, March 22, 8.30pm | Water, the global challenge Lecture by Riccardo Petrella Aula Magna, Palazzo Canavée, Mendrisio
Campus | Wednesday, March 23, 6pm | Solidarity 2.0 Lecture with the participation of Prof. Andreina Mandelli Hotel Splendide Royal, Lugano | Wednesday, March 23, 8.30pm | UNICinema - Screening of "La Forteresse" by F. Melgar (Switzerland 2008) Room 250, Lugano Campus | Thursday, March 24, 11.30am-2pm | Guided tour of the EeXpPiO interactive travelling exhibition about
epilepsy Hallway of the Red Building, Lugano Campus | Friday, March 25, 9am | Clinical research
day of the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland Aula Magna, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Civico | Friday, March
25, 9.45am | Start-ups and international markets: access and tools [Sign-up deadline March 22] Room A24, Lugano Campus | Friday, March 25, 5pm | For the occasion of Equal Pay Day - Home Office: a viable option on the path towards equal salaries? Room A21, Lugano Campus | Friday, March 25, 6pm | Who needs culture? Auditorium, Lugano Campus |
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