Event type On-site Event
LocationRoom BZ D0.01 | Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
Bozen
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Departments Press and Events
Contact cerimonial-rectorate@unibz.it
Opening of the Academic Year 2025/26
The Rector of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Prof. Alex Weissensteiner officially opens the Academic Year 2025/26
Event type On-site Event
LocationRoom BZ D0.01 | Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
Bozen
Location Information
Departments Press and Events
Contact cerimonial-rectorate@unibz.it
On Wednesday 28 January 2026, the Rector of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Prof. Alex Weissensteiner, will officially open the Academic Year 2025/26 in the Aula Magna of the unibz Bozen-Bolzano City Center campus.
The evening's guest of honour, Alec Ross will deliver the keynote address on the topic “The economic and technological forces reshaping the workplace and the world”.
The keynote speaker is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Bologna Business School and former official working for President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton. His books have been translated into twenty-four languages and been best-sellers on five continents.