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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Dies academicus

Event type On-site Event

LocationRoom BZ D0.01 | Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
Bozen
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Departments Press and Events

Contact ceremonial-president@unibz.it

17 Oct 2025 10:30-12:30

Dies academicus unibz 2025

The Free University of Bolzano celebrates its ‘Academy Day’ with a special guest: Nobel Prize winner in Economics 2003 Robert F. Engle

Event type On-site Event

LocationRoom BZ D0.01 | Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
Bozen
Location Information

Departments Press and Events

Contact ceremonial-president@unibz.it

Here is a brief summary of this year's programme:

Welcome address

President Prof. Ulrike Tappeiner

Rector Prof. Alex Weissensteiner

Keynote speech

‘Can we stop climate change?’

Speaker: Prof. Robert F. Engle, 2003 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Professor Emeritus of Finance and Co-Director of the Volatility and Risk Institute – NYU Stern School of Business, guest of honour at this year's event.

Acknowledgements

Reception

This event is an opportunity to celebrate our academic community and recognise the achievements of our faculty. A reception will be held, providing an opportunity for informal networking and further discussion.

The event will be simultaneously interpreted from English, Italian and German into the three languages.

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