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| | FACULTY OF INFORMATICS |  | Facebook at USI The renown social network sent a recruit team to Switzerland's Federal Institutes of Technology and USI (more information). Tomorrow, Tuesday 20 November, Ruth MCIntyre (University Strategic Sourcing Specialist) and Alok Menghrajani (Security Engineer) will hold a technical lecture at 1.30pm and at 6pm they will take part in
the graduation ceremony. | | | UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG |  | Honorary Doctorate to Giorgio Agamben and Giovanni Orelli The honours were conferred last Wednesday on the occasion of the Dies Academicus of the University of Fribourg. The humanist writer Giovanni Orelli and Giorgio Agamben, Italian
philosopher and
holder of Chair Borromini 2012/2013 at the Academy of Architecture, have distinguished themselves for the excellence of their work, always keeping at heart the role of the human being. More Information. | | | INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH |  | ConfronTi-economy 2012 The event will be held on Thursday, 22 November and will tackle themes related to competitiveness of Ticino's economy and highlighting strengths in the cooperation with the Italian market. Industrial corporations will share their common and distinctive aspects through the involvement of representatives of manufacturing companies of several Italian regions. More Information. | | | GIORGIO AGAMBEN |  | Cattedra Borromini 2012/2013 The series of public lectures held by Giorgio Agamben continues. The Philosopher recently received an Honorary Doctorate by the Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg and will hold his next lecture entitled The Work of Men on Thursday, 22 November at 8pm in the Aula Magna of Mendrisio
Campus. More Information. | | | SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS: PROJECT BRAIN2BRAIN |  | Six public Lectures about Ourselves and our Brain USI's Ideatorio and Liceo Lugano 2 invited scientists, philosophers, writers and artists to discuss about the relationship between mind and the brain. Two leading neuroscientists will open the series: Professor Pierre Magistretti (EPFL), who will encounter the students on Monday 19 November, and Professor Alberto Oliviero, who will hold a public lecture on Thursday, 22 November at 8.30pm in Savosa, in the high school's
library. More Information. | | | IN SUPPORT OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION |  | Network USImpresa Grants: the winners
Besides Switzerland, this year's winners come from Italy, Austria, Germany, Macedonia and Canada. Now in its eight year, the ceremony has been the opportunity to reflect about talent in the workplace and how to identify and maintain it thorugh the years, favouring the investments in the development of human resources devoted to excellence. List of winners. | | | EUROPEAN JOURNALISM OBSERVATORY (EJO) |  | Women, Media and Society Loredana Lipperini (journalist for Repubblica and Rai Radio 3 host), Maria Grazia Rabiolo (current cultural events at RSI), Giovanna Masoni Brenni (chief of the Dicastero cultura – City of Lugano) and Nelly Valsangiacomo (Professor at the University of Lausanne and visual media expert) will take part in the debate moderated by Natascha Fioretti of the EJO. The encounter will be held on Saturday, 24 November at 6pm in the Auditorium of Lugano
Campus. More Information. | | | USI HOSTS THE SWISS ASSOCIATION OF ASSET MANAGERS |  | A changing China and a new World dis-Order The lecture will be held today at 6pm in the Auditorium of Lugano Campus with the participation of USI's Professor Giovanni Barone-Adesi, Diego Gilardoni, Dr. Maurizio Novelli and Dr. Gianluigi Trucco. Geopolitical and economic growth of the Asian "giant" are the themes that will be tackled during the encounter. More Information. | | | SERIES "2012! KEEP CALM, IT'S ONLY THE END!" |  | The End of 2012: is the world really ending in a month? According to an interpretation of the Mayan Calendar, some argue that on 21 December the earth's rotation will stop and change direction, resulting in infinite cataclysms. But what is the truth? The 'disinformatico' Paolo Attivissimo will tackle the issue on Wednesday, 21 November at 8.30pm in the Auditorium of Lugano Campus during a public lecture organised by the Società Ticinese di Scienze Naturali in cooperation with USI's Ideatorio. More Information. | | | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND STUDY ABROAD OFFICE |  | Informational Session for Students and an International Fair All interested in taking part in Erasmus or in any other mobility programme during the academic year 2013-2014 are invited to attend the meeting which will be held today from 12.30 to 1.30pm in the Auditorium of Lugano Campus: USI's guest students will present their Universities and there will be a chance to ask specific questions and gather information material. More Information. | | | DINING WITH THE ANCESTORS: FOOD, MEN, GOD OF THE MEDITERRANEAN |  | Nutrition in Ancient Egypt through Archeology and sources Professor Daniela Ferrari (University of Bologna) will hold the lecture on Wednesday, 22 November at 6pm in room A11 of Lugano Campus. The encounter is the fourth and last for the series promoted by
the Associazione Archeologica Ticinese in cooperation with the TEC-Lab of the Faculty of Communication Sciences. More Information. |
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Monday, 19 November, 12.30pm | Informational Session on Erasmus and other mobility programmes | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Monday, 19
November, 6pm | A changing China and a new World dis-Order. Geopolitical and economical perspective | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Tuesday, 20 November, 1.30pm | Balancing 'Done is better than perfect' with security
Facebook Presentation | Room SI-008, Lugano Campus | Tuesday, 20 November, 6pm | Graduation Ceremony
Faculty of Informatics | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Wednesday, 21 November, 6pm | Lectura Dantis with Silvia Albesano | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Wednesday, 21 November, 8.30pm | The end of 2012. The world end once more. Will it really end this time around? | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Thursday, 22 November, 8am | ConfronTi Economy | Auditorium BancaStato, Bellinzona | Wednesday, 22 November, 6pm | Series Dining with the Ancestors: nutrition in ancient Egypt through documents and iconographic sources | Room A11, Lugano Campus | Thursday, 22 November, 8pm | Cattedra Borromini, conferenza di Giorgio Agamben
The Work of Men | Aula Magna, Mendrisio Campus | Thursday, 22 November, 8.30pm | From the Neuron to Thinking:
Public Lecture by Alberto Oliverio | Library Liceo Cantonale Lugano 2, Savosa | Friday, 23 November, 2.30pm | Seminar Faculty of Informatics
Are you what you eat? Learning user tastes and recipe nutrition for rating prediction in context | Room A24, Lugano Campus | Saturday, 24 November, 6pm | Women, Media and Society | Auditorium, Lugano Campus |
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