Forum of University Managers

Thursday, 8th September 2016
Aula Magna, Rectorate building
Sapienza University of Rome
Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome

As part of the Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Francis, the first Forum of University Managers aims to provide an opportunity for debate and the exchange of views amongst university managers from all around the world. The Forum will address a range of issues that are particularly relevant in the current geo-political environment: those of ethics, dialogue and integration. In a higher education system that is increasingly open to individuals from different cultures and ethnic groups, with different religious beliefs, and of different social classes, and in a world in which a large percentage of population is increasingly mobile, we now face issues of integration and equal access, and of respect for individuals and their origins in the greater context of inclusiveness.

During the forum, speakers from a range of different social and geographic contexts will compare their experiences and the choices they have made to face these issues. The forum will focus on the value of knowledge, not only in itself, but also as the ability to understand others, as a tool to overcome ignorance and discrimination, and for the development of peace and mutual comprehension. 

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