Economic progress and technological innovation: Joel Mokyr receives the University of Bologna’s Sigillum Magnum
In his lecture, the 2025 Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences reflected on the challenges posed by economic growth and innovation
In his lecture, the 2025 Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences reflected on the challenges posed by economic growth and innovation
One of the most important contemporary author libraries is opening to the public in Bologna. The collection brings to the University of Bologna the books that accompanied Umberto Eco’s work as a writer, semiotician and professor. This has been made possible thanks to the collaboration with the Umberto Eco Foundation, the donation made by his heirs to the Italian State in 2020, and the loan for use to the University of Bologna, requested by the heirs themselves from the Ministry of Culture
The pioneer of the "ethical" stem cell model and Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded an honorary PhD in Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences. Four new Emeritus Professor diplomas will also be conferred at the ceremony
The Academic Senate of the University of Bologna has approved the proposal submitted by Rector Giovanni Molari to award an honorary degree in Architecture to Confindustria President Emanuele Orsini, one of the most prominent figures in Italy in the field of sustainable construction and the wood supply chain
At the heart of the meeting hosted by King’s College London, which brought together more than two hundred participants from around the world, there were principles, values and responsibilities of universities in a fragmented world
The Bachelor of Arts in European Studies is the first joint degree awarded by four universities within an alliance, including the University of Bologna: a crucial step towards the European university of the future
A delegation from the University of Bologna – including members of the governance, faculty, professional staff, and students – is taking part in the event hosted this year by the Complutense University of Madrid. The Assembly will conclude with the graduation ceremony of the first cohort of students in the Bachelor’s Degree in European Studies
The event concluded a week of celebrations attended by numerous guests from the United States and abroad
The University of Bologna delegation met with Rectors and faculty members from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Business and Technology University, and Tbilisi State Medical University. Together, they explored new opportunities for research collaboration and student mobility
The ceremony was held in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. This marks a new phase in the collaboration between the University of Bologna and ADA University, which has already led to the establishment of three bachelor’s degree programmes and one master’s degree programme in the fields of agricultural and food sciences
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs awards a distinction to the Association founded at the University of Bologna for its contribution to promoting Japanese culture in Italy
The scientist, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry in 2020, is known for developing of one of the most advanced tools in genetic technology, will be awarded an honorary degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies from the University of Bologna
Paolo Melchiorre, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Bologna, has received the prestigious recognition, in the presence of the President of the Republic, for his contribution to the discovery, development, and mechanistic understanding of fundamental organocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photochemical processes
The renovation project, valued at 2.6 million euros, involved two buildings resulting in a new cafeteria, new laboratory spaces, new offices, and a new meeting room: over a thousand square meters of renewed spaces dedicated to the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and the Azienda Agraria of the University of Bologna
The University of Bologna is one of the 10 universities to receive the Institutional Award from the European Commission and EACEA for its participation in the Erasmus Mundus programme
After extensive restoration and functional adaptation work, the historic 19th-century building on Via Zanolini is coming back to life: from a railway station to a hub dedicated to research activities related to the PNRR. The building now houses a new classroom, an administrative area overseeing the university's PNRR projects, and young PNRR researchers from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.