Dies academicus 2022
Institutional Communication Service
2 May 2022
The Dies academicus is the University's annual celebration and a chance to meet and share information on USI's development.
The next Dies academicus, the 26th, will be held on Saturday 7 May 2022 at 10 am in the West Campus Lugano Aula magna with the following programme:
Opening ceremony
Boas Erez, Rector of Università della Svizzera italiana
Welcome address
Monica Duca Widmer, President of the Council of Università della Svizzera italiana
Speech
Boas Erez, Rector of Università della Svizzera italiana
Keynote
Serena Tinari, investigative journalist and co-president of Re-Check
Honours
Honorary doctorate
CS Award for best teaching
Musical interludes
Stefano Romerio / Roberto Pianca Duo
Thanks to the collaboration with the Museo delle Culture in Lugano, on the occasion of the Dies academicus in the Aula magna a masterpiece from the Montgomery Collection will be presented to the public: a 16th century ceramic bottle restored using the kintsugi technique, among the works in the temporary exhibition "Japan. Arts and Life" (on show at Villa Malpensata until 8 January 2023 - www.musec.ch).
