Friday, December 12: Winter Graduation Session for 12 International Students of Undergraduate and Master's Degree Programs

On the morning of Friday, December 12, thesis defenses will be held for 12 Italian and international students who have completed their Undergradate's and Master's degree programs.
There are 3 graduates from the Undergraduate Degree in Gastronomic Sciences and Cultures and 9 graduates from the Master's Degree in Food Innovation and Management, coming from Italy, France, and Israel.
At the end of the thesis defenses, after 1:00 PM, a joint graduation ceremony will take place in the Aula Magna.

Master’s Degree in Sustainable Food Innovation and Management

Francesca Sezzella, 24 years old from Vignole Borbera (Piedmont), presents her thesis titled: “Transforming School Food Systems: Strategies for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Scalable Change Across Contexts”, supervised by Prof. Gabriele Proglio.

Rosaline Savio, 24 years old from Genoa (Liguria), presents her thesis titled: “Food as Gesamtkunstwerk: The Evolution of Food in Art from the Avant-garde to the Present Day”, supervised by Prof. Nicola Perullo.

Camille Catherine Marie Boisselet, 23 years old from Riedisheim (France), presents her thesis titled: “From Palate to Picture: The Changing Role of Food in Gastronomic Events - A Case Study of Food and Talent”, supervised by Prof. Nicola Perullo.

Undergraduate Degree in Gastronomic Sciences and Cultures

Tommaso Mandrile Rossi, 24 years old from Turin (Piedmont), presents his thesis titled: “Made in Italy in the Glass: Wine as a Manifesto of Cultural Identity”, supervised by Prof. Simone Cinotto.

Francesco Tosi, 23 years old from Brescia (Lombardy), presents his thesis titled: “The Economic Consequences of COVID-19 and Inflation for Norway’s Restaurant Industry”, supervised by Prof. Davide Calandra.

Amanda Poles, 29 years old from Pordenone (Friuli Venezia Giulia), presents her thesis titled: “Empathy as a Transformative Framework for Sustainable Gastronomy: Understanding, Feeling, and Acting in Food Systems”, supervised by Prof. Flavio D'Abramo.

Francesco Cagnoni, 22 years old from Cameri (Piedmont), presents his thesis titled: “DOP and IGP Geographical Indications in Relation to Gastronationalism and the Case Study of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena”, supervised by Prof. Michele Antonio Fino.

Vittorio Maria Caccia, 21 years old from Pino Torinese (Piedmont), presents his thesis titled: “Analysis of Changes in Biodiversity and Gastronomic Production Following the Depopulation of Mountainous Rural Areas: A Case Study in Val Sesia”, supervised by Prof. Roberta Cevasco.

Giorgia Cravero, 27 years old from Bra (Piedmont), presents her thesis titled: “Thinking Through Fermenting Microbes, Identities, and the Culture of Care”, supervised by Dr. Elena Mancioppi.

Francesco Maria Turra, 22 years old from Trento (Trentino-Alto Adige), presents his thesis titled: “The Biocultural Value of Transhumance: Ecological-Historical and Ethnographic Analysis of Alpine and Apennine Pastoral Contexts”, supervised by Prof. Roberta Cevasco.

Stefano Trezzini, 25 years old from Pioltello (Lombardy), presents his thesis titled: “Impact of the Non-native Species Silurus glanis on the Biodiversity of the Po River and Containment Strategies Based on Circular Economy”, supervised by Prof. Chiara Romano.

Pele Chen Ronen, 27 years old from Israel/Portugal, presents the thesis titled: “Social Rituals Surrounding Tea: Asia, UK, and North Africa”, supervised by Prof. Gabriele Proglio.