Graduation Ceremony in Pollenzo on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, for 15 Undergraduate and Graduate Students

On Wednesday 10 April 15 students - coming from Italy, Switzerland and Cuba - conclude their studies in Pollenzo and present their theses.

Here are their names and thesis titles.

Graduate Degree course in Food Innovation & Management

Simone Biosa, 28 from Olbia, will defend her thesis titled: “Fast Food Sustainability: Systematic Approach to a Responsible Future”, supervised by Prof. Donatella Saccone.

Ernesto Cipullo, 25 from Milano, will defend her thesis titled: “Sustainable Development in the Business Sector: a Case Study on Communication Tools”, supervised by Prof. Franco Fassio.

Enrica  Giorgetti, 26 from Castelfidardo, will defend her thesis titled: “How Climate Change and Anthropogenic Activity Affect Food Security Through the Introduction of Alien Marine Species in the Mediterranean Sea: the Case of Callinectes Sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) and Phyllorhiza Punctata (von Lendenfeld, 1884)”, supervised by Prof. Donatella Saccone.

Gianmarco Pilot, 33 from Pomezia, will defend her thesis titled: “The Coffee Quest Case Study: a Story About Ethic and Sustainable Business Development in Colombian Specialty Coffee Sector”, supervised by Chiara Civera.

Alessia Raspo, 24 from Fossano, will defend her thesis titled: “Social Enterprises in the Food Sector: Analyzing the Need for New Business Models”, supervised by Prof. Donatella Saccone.

Valentina Weller, 25 from Alluvioni Piovera, will defend her thesis titled: “Dalla pandemia al post pandemia: come sono cambiate le abitudini di consumo nel mercato del Food & Beverage”, supervised by Prof. Maria Giovanna Onorati.

Undergraduate Degree in Gastronomic Sciences and Culture

Niccolò Enrico Della Torre, 27 from Milano, will defend her thesis titled:“Storia ecologica e gastronomica del Cusio”, supervised by Prof. Gabriele Volpato.

Alice Ferrando, 23 from Quiliano, will defend her thesis titled: “Gli aspetti della sostenibilità applicati nelle tecniche fuori suolo”, supervised by Prof. Paola Migliorini.

Gabriele Gibin, 23 from Torino, will defend her thesis titled: “L'impatto dei Social Network sull'immagine e sulla crescita delle aziende gastronomiche”, supervised by Prof.  Michele Antonio Fino.

Jonas Franz Knecht, 27 from Fällanden (Switzerland), will defend her thesis titled: “Embracing Biocultural Diversity: Lessons for Western Societies from Indigenous Knowledge Through the Lens of Food”, supervised by Prof. Gabriele Volpato.

Amanda Poviones Roche, 26 from La Habana (Cuba), will defend her thesis titled: “Il percorso della gastronomia tradizionale cubana. Sfide e opportunità per il settore della ristorazione privata”, supervised by Prof. Gabriele Volpato.

Filippo Prudente, 25 from Cerignola, will defend her thesis titled: “The Social Gastronome. Gastronomia nel mondo dei social media”, supervised by Prof. Luca Antoniazzi.

Luca Rigato, 28 from Limbiate, will defend her thesis titled: “Ricerca, analisi e progetto: Rigenerare l’area fragile dell’ex Manicomio di Mombello attraverso il cibo”, supervised by Prof. Paolo Corvo.

Chiara Tomasini, 23 from Rozzano, will defend her thesis titled: “Sostenibilità e benessere: Novel Food come alternativa etica ed ecologica allo sfruttamento degli allevamenti e della pesca intensiva”, supervised by Prof. Silvestro Greco.

Vittoria Maria Teresa Zangara, 22 from Palermo, will defend her thesis titled: “I ricettari femminili: alla scoperta della scrittura femminile nel Novecento”, supervised by Prof. Antonella Campanini.