The Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma – UNINT In celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, the University of Bologna is organizing an event on April 23rd, starting at 11:00 a.m. in Room 26b and livestreamed. The event is organized by the University's Third Mission/Social Impact Committee and the University's PROUD Guarantee Committee, in collaboration with the Leonardo Sciascia Foundation.
Program
11: 00 | Institutional greetings
Alessandro De Nisco, Director of the Department of International Humanities and Social Sciences
Calogero Bongiorno, Mayor of Recalmuto
11:30 AM | The Value of Books and Reading
Massimo Arcangeli, Full Professor, University of Cagliari
11:45 AM | Books between culture and memory
Edith Cutaia, Leonardo Sciascia Foundation
12: 00 | The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia
Readings by Fabrizio Catalano, Leonardo Sciascia Foundation and Roberto M. Iannone, Actor, Third UNINT Mission Officer
12: 20 | Interpreting/Transforming. The Transposition from Book to Film
Fabrizio CatalanoLeonardo Sciascia Foundation
12: 35 | Author creativity in the age of AI
Anna Carla Nazzaro, UNINT full professor
13: 00 | Conclusions
Antonella Ercolani, Vice-Rector for Third Mission/Social Impact and President of CUG
This event is valid for awarding additional points only to students enrolled in the 2025/2026 academic year who attend in person. For more information, please consult the academic regulations for your degree program.
