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| PRESENTATION OF A NEW VOLUME ON NEW YORK, THE CAPITAL OF START-UPS | | Tech and the City The authors of the book Maria Teresa Cometto and Alessandro Piol have been living in the Big Apple for many years. Strolling in the lively boroughs of
the city, they interviewed 50 figures: the founders of the most significant and interesting start-ups in key arious fields hailing from all over the world. The presentation will be held tonight at 5.30pm in the Auditorium of Lugano Campus, with Alberto Di Stefano (Banque Cramer & Cie, Lugano) as moderator and an introduction by Prof. Gianluca Colombo of the Faculty of Economics. More Information. | | LESSONS IN ARCHITECTURE | | A Lecture by Ticino's Architect Nicola Baserga Guest Professor of Design at the Academy of Architecture, Nicola Baserga, will meet the public on Thursday, 28 March at 8pm in the Aula Magna of Mendrisio Campus. Among his notable projects, the Crystal Hut in Valle Maggia, and the CPC Gymnasium in Chiasso. More Information. | | VENTURE LEADERS | | Prof. Paulo
Gonçalves in the Swiss National Start-up Team The Academic Director of our Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management and founder with two USI alumni of the start-up SwissLeg, has been the only one in Ticino selected by the Federal Programme venturelab among the 10 best Swiss entrepreneurs. He will take part in
an exclusive training course which will be held in Boston. A great chance for networking with successful USA venture capitalists and start-ups. More Information. | | HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLUB TICINO SCHOLARSHIP | | Denise Maiocchi and Dino Merisi are the Award winning Students The recently established Harley Davidson Club Ticino scholarships were awarded on Thursday, 21 March to Ticino’s most deserving students: Denise Maiocchi from Porza (Bachelor in Communication Sciences, II year) and Dino Merisi from Stabio (Bachelor in Architecture, III year). Both students received a check for 4,000 CHF in the presence of H-DCT’s President Augusto Marchi and USI’s President Piero Martinoli. Pictures of the
ceremony. | | USI AND THE SWISS FINANCE INSTITUTE | | Finance at USI: Insights for investors The Professors of USI's Institute of Finance Antonio Mele, Fabio Trojani, Giovanni Barone-Adesi and François Degeorge will host an entire afternoon dedicated to finance. To close the encounter an exceptional speaker, Andrea Beltratti, President of Intesa Sanpaolo Board of Management and Professor at Bocconi University. The lecture is
organised by the Swiss Finance Institute and it will be held on Thursday, 11 April at 1pm in the Auditorium (Lugano Campus) For free registration and more information. | | STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS | | Become a Diplomat with USI MUN All students interested can join the association and learn about the training programme on Thursday, 28 March at 5.30pm in room A11 of Lugano Campus. A chance to acquire the knowledge, the language and the skills to prepare for the "Model United Nations" encounters: realistic simulations of UN's diplomatic activities. More Information. |
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| USI Flash suspends its service for the Easter Holidays, and will resume on Monday, 8 April 2013. In the meantime please check the info boxes at www.usi.ch and our posts on Facebook and
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Monday, 25 March, 5.30pm | Tech and the City: presentation of the volume on New York capital of start-ups | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Tuesday, 26 March, 6pm | Giovanni Boccaccio and the art of story telling | Studio 2 RSI, Besso | Tuesday, 26 March, 6.30pm | The
power of myths and the gods grace. Laos ancient textile art | Auditorium, Lugano Campus | Wednesday, 27 March, 8.30pm | Public screening with introduction and commentary by Marco Müller: Une ville à Chandigarth by Alain Tanner (Switzerland, 1966 - 40'), French original version with
English subtitles, and Antonio Gaudì by Teshigahara Hiroshi (Japan, 1985 -72'), Japanese orginal version with English subtitles | Aula Magna, Canavée Building, Mendrisio Campus | Thursday, 28 March, 9.30am | Public Seminar, Faculty of Informatics Simulation of black hole formation | Room SI-004, Informatics Building, Lugano
Campus | Thursday, 28 March, 8pm | Lecture by Nicola Baserga for Lessons in Architecture | Aula Magna, Canavée Building, Mendrisio Campus | Monday, 8 April, 8.30pm | The Brain and Alzheimer Lecture for the series Mind and Brain | Vezia Civic Centre |
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