Friday, March 8th, 2019 Graduation Day at the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo

Guests of honor Catia Bastioli, Chief Executive Officer of Novamont and Daniela Pirani, UNISG graduate and lecturer of Marketing at the University of Liverpool Management School.

Thirty-nine students from Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Australia, and South Africa are graduating

The ceremony begins at 3:30pm in the Agenzia di Pollenzo courtyard

This year marks the eighth year of the tradition of Graduation Day in Pollenzo; a ceremony that graduates look forward to in order to share the spirit of the UNISG community with their families and loved ones.

The ceremony begins in the afternoon, when starting at 3:30pm, the students, dressed in cap and gowns -- together with guests of honor, professors, and various UNISG faculty -- will join together in a procession starting from the Agenzia di Pollenzo to the church of San Vittore, where these young men and women will be proclaimed graduates and receive their diplomas. The guests of honor will open the ceremony with speeches recounting their own studies.

The graduates hail from ten Italian regions (Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria, Alto Adige, Marche, Lazio, Campania, Puglia, Calabria, and Sardinia) as well as Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and South Africa.

Thirty-one students are completing the three-year undergraduate program in Gastronomic Sciences and eight are concluding the two-year masters in Gastronomic Heritage and Tourism Management.

The following are their names and the titles of their theses:

Three-year Undergraduate Program

From Italy

PIEDMONT

Alessandro Angeleri, from Alessandria, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Project Culture Applied to the Multisensorial Perception of Taste,” advised by Professor Franco Fassio.

Federica Maria Bergonzi, from Pavone Canavese (Turin), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Food Waste Innovation: A Hypothesis for Utilizing Food Waste in the Food Service Industry,” advised by Professor Franco Fassio.

Amedeo Boscolo, from Turin, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Gastronomy of an Invasive Species: The Case of Nutria,” advised by Professor Gabriele Volpato.

Matteo Bosticco, from Alba (Cuneo), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Food Excess in the Medieval Diet,” advised by Professor Antonella Campanini.

Elisa Cavrenghi, from Turin, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Other in the Kitchen,” advised by Professor Nicola Perullo.

Pietro Civallero, from Moncalieri (Turin), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Importance and the Influence of Music in a Convivial Context During the Gastronomic Act,” advised by Professor Nicola Perullo.

Ottavia Demetra Maria Luigia Cortona, from Alessandria, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Food Service Industry and the Circular Economy in Italy: A Proposed Business Model,” advised by Professor Franco Fassio.

Ilaria Marchetti, from Diano d’Alba (Cuneo), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Diet and Longevity: The Influence of Food on the Physiological Process of Aging and its Importance in Prevention,” advised by Professor Andrea Pezzana.

Isabella Parsi, from Fossano (Cuneo), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “From ‘Commodity’ to ‘Specialty:’ A New Value for Experiential Consumption. A Focus on Coffee,” advised by Professor Damiano Cortese.

Beatrice Riva, from Cuneo, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Organic in the Cuneo Area: Analysis of the Current Situation, Obstacles, Solutions, and Future Prospects,” advised by Professor Paola Migliorini.

Blanche Marie Josephine Rocca, from Collegno (Turin), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Disability and the Food Service Industry,” advised by Professor Antonio Montanari.

Leonardo Rocca, from Monforte (Cuneo), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Usage and Classification of Cheeses in Italian Cookbooks between the 14th and 15th Century,” advised by Professor Antonella Campanini.

Andrea Sclauzero, from Lequio Tanaro (Cuneo), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Fisharing,” advised by Professor Franco Fassio.

Virginia Vallesi, from Saluzzo (Cuneo), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Natural Women. Women in the World of Natural Wine," advised by Professor Nicola Perullo.

LIGURIA

Andrea Bianchi, from Alassio (Savona), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Food Photography and Ecological Perception through Image,” advised by Professor Nicola Perullo.

Alberto Bosisio, from Genoa, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Use of Technology for a Shorter and More Sustainable Supply Chain,” advised by Professor Gabriele Volpato.

LOMBARDIA

Anna Dossena, from Milan, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Feminine Side of Rural Areas,” advised by Professor Paolo Corvo.

Benedetta Gori, from Bergamo, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Safeguarding Biodiversity as a Future Instrument for Rural Development,” advised by Cinzia Scaffidi.

Giovanni Vannetti, from Varese, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled:  “Analysis of Street Food and Proposals for Sustainable Food Trucks,” advised by Professor Franco Fassio.

ALTO ADIGE

Federica Rungger, from Marebbe (Bolzano), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Androcentricity in the World of Wine - A Study on the Divergence in the Perception of Wine Defects between Men and Women,” advised by Professor Luisa Torri.

MARCHE

Matteo Ceppi, from Jesi (Ancona), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Indigenous Sustainability Practices Applied to the Global Food System,” advised by Professor Gabriele Volpato.

LAZIO

Orlando Bellincampi, from Alatri (Frosinone), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Grandmother: Conviviality and Transmission of Italian Gastronomic Culture,” advised by Professor Antonella Campanini.

Lorenzo Piccioli, from Sutri (Viterbo), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Beyond Taste - Esthetic Education for an Ecology of Consumption,” advised by Professor Nicola Perullo.

Elena  Straccamore, from Alatri (Frosinone), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Anthropological Analysis of Tourism Activities in the Community of San Josè di Mashpi, Ecuador. Focus on the Potential of Local Gastronomy as a Means of Tourist Attraction and Element of Social Liberation For the Women of the Community,” advised by Professor Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco.

abroad

AUSTRIA

Roman Herbert Mayrhofer, form Austria, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Culinary Tourism in Austria: The Concept of the Slow Food Travel Region and its Adaptability to the Valley of the Bregenzerwald,” advised by Professor Roberta Cevasco.

SWITZERLAND

Pablo De Gottardi, from Switzerland, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The State of the Art of Cannabis, the European Market, the Swiss Market, and the Slow Weed Project,” advised by Professor Franco Fassio.

Vinzenz Johannes Wenzel Hahl, from Switzerland, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Locahl - Possibilities and Principles of Opening a Local Food Business in Bavaria,” advised by Professor Franco Fassio.

GERMANY

Till Georg Gloystein, from Germany, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Gene-Editing Techniques: A New Chance for Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union?” advised by Professor Paola Migliorini.

Tessa Maria Javornik, from Germany, will discuss the thesis entitled:  “The Determinants of ‘Green’ Food Choice,” advised by Maria Giovanna Onorati.

AUSTRALIA

Hannah Patricia Lass Moffatt, from Australia, will discuss the thesis entitled:  “Why The Restaurant Industry Needs Feminism And How Queer Women Are Leading The Way,” advised by Cinzia Scaffidi.

SOUTH AFRICA

Maria Ita Van Zyl, from South Africa, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Sustainability of Dairy Farming in the Western Cape, South Africa,” advised by Professor Gabriele Volpato.

Two-year Graduate Program

PIEDMONT

Stefano Bertin, from Turin, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The International Trade of Italian Rice: Analysis of the National and International Governing Regulations,”advised by Professor Lorenzo Bairati.

Leonardo Grasso, da Bussoleno (Turin), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Serving the Interests of Producers in Fair Trade VSSSOs. The Case of Fair Trade Social Enterprises in WFTO,” advised by Professor Lorenzo Bairati.

Andrea Lasagna, from San Cristoforo (Alessandria), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Systemic Approach to the Definition of Terroir: How Soil, Topography, and Climate Correspond to Wine,” advised by Professor Nicola Perullo.

LOMBARDY

Letizia Bugini, from Busto Arsizio (Varese), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Complex Marriage between Sustainability Certifications and Informed Choices: Customer Analysis in Ikea Food,” advised by Gabriele Volpato.

PUGLIA

Raffaele Moretti, from Andria (Barletta-Andria-Trani), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Developing E-Commerce in Agribusiness. The Case of Natoora UK Ltd,” advised by Professor Carmine Garzia.

CAMPANIA

Antonietta Acquaviva, from Oliveto Citra (Salerno), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “The Imperial Power of Sugar. History, Reflections, and a Survey on the Desire for Sweetness and its Perception among Youth“ advised by Professor Nicola Perullo.

CALABRIA

Silvia Viscomi, from Soverato (Catanzaro), Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: “Urban Beekeeping in Italy: The Role of Bees in the Construction of Resilient Cities,” advised by Professor Gabriele Volpato.

SARDINIA

Micol Luisamaria Arru, from Cagliari, Italy, will discuss the thesis entitled: Sulcis and Wine. A Heritage to Know and Promote,” advised by Professor Roberta Cevasco.

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