Programma Sibillini Europa Summer School 2025
Wednesday 27th August
- 10:00 – 18:00 Check In
- @ Ufficio Informazioni (Piazza Risorgimento)
- 13:45: Free Bus San Benedetto del Tronto (railway station) – Amandola (arrival ca. 15:00)
- 15:30 Walking tour of Amandola
- 16:45 Welcome and ice-breaking activity for students (Piazza Risorgimento, Ufficio informazioni)
- 18:30 Inauguration of SESS25 (Teatro la Collegiata)
- Address by Mayor of Amandola Adolfo Marinangeli
- Address by Associazione Sibillini Europa
- Address by Mayor of Amandola Adolfo Marinangeli
- 19:00 Keynote “The Challenges of Peace” (Italian language with interpretation)
- Luigi Di Maio (EU Special Representative for the Gulf Region)
- 20:30 Social dinner for students and authorities (Casa del Parco)
- 22:00 Outdoor Cinema (Piazza delle Cinque Fonti @Largo Chiarelli)
Thursday 28 August (foundations and US/EU topics)
- 09:00 – 10:30 History of European integration (Teatro la Collegiata)
- Alessandra Bitumi (University of Teramo)
- 11:00 – 12:30 Functioning of the EU institutions (Teatro la Collegiata)
- Pierpaolo Settembri (Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner for Transport Apostolos Tzitzikostas)
- Daniele Calisti (European Commission)
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:30 – Transfer to COMUNANZA
- 15:00 – 16:30 EU Migration Policy (Sala Consiliare Comunanza)
- Costanza Hermanin (European University institute)
- Simona Ardovino (DG Home, European Commission)
- 17:00 – 18:30 EU Sustainability Policies (Sala Consiliare Comunanza)
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- Cristiana Lauri (University of Macerata)
- Riccardo D’Ercole (University of Macerata)
- 19:00 Public event – interview and debate on EU-US relations (Italian language with interpretation) – Piazza Santa Caterina (Comunanza)
- Mario Del Pero (Sciences Po Paris)
- Mario Del Pero (Sciences Po Paris)
- 20:30 Dinner and Transfer to AMANDOLA
Friday 29 August – EU policies
- 09:30 – 11:00 A woke Union? Gender and anti-discrimination policy (Teatro la Collegiata)
- Francesco Zoia Bolzonello (Cabinet of Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib)
- Carla Pambianco (Secretariat General, European Commission)
- 11:30-13:00 Transatlantic Relations in the age of President Trump (Teatro la Collegiata)
- Mario del Pero (Sciences Po Paris)
- Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič)
- 13:00 Lunch (Casa del Parco)
- 14:30 Career coffee
- Have a coffee with the professional you want to become!
- 16:30 Simulation exercise on EU Negotiations (Teatro la Collegiata).
- Materials will be distributed on the day before.
- 19:00 Public event – Debate with Journalists (Italian language with interpretation) – Piazza Risorgimento
- Luca Moriconi (RAI)
- Roberto Tallei (SkyTV)
- Raffaele Vitali (La Provincia di Fermo)
- 20:30 Handmade Burger Dinner (Casa del Parco)
- 22:30 Drinks and DJ Set (Amandola Centro).
Saturday 30 August
- 09:00 Departure to Valle Caprina (0830 by eBike)
- 10:30 – 12:00 Ukraine, Georgia and the EU.
- Enrico Albanesi (University of Genova)
- Malkhaz Nakashidze (Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia)
- Enrico Albanesi (University of Genova)
- 12:00 – 13:00 Outdoor discussion with Young European Ambassadors
- 13:00 – 13.30 Walk until lunch venue
- 13:30 Lunch at Rifugio Garulla
- 16:00 – 17:30 CVLab!
- Speed-dating with two experts to advise on how to improve your CV!
- 18:30 Public event in Amandola (debate with Members of the European Parliament) (Italian language with Interpretation) – Piazza Risorgimento
- Carlo CICCIOLI MEP
- Salvatore DE MEO MEP
- MEP (tbc)
- 20:00 Pizza Dinner
- 22:00 Karaoke in Piazza
Sunday 31 August
- 10:15 Public event – Presentation of the Book ‘Il Sogno di Morelli’ (Italian language with interpretation) – (Teatro la Collegiata).
- Antonio Carlucci (author)
- Elena Aversa and Andrea Borraccetti (discussants)
- Ilaria Potenza (moderator)
- 11:45 Farewell addresses and END of the Programme
- 12:30 Buffet lunch (Casa del Parco)
- 15:00 Bus to San Benedetto del Tronto (approximate arrival to San Benedetto Railway Station 16:15)