Porte aperte e trasmissione via Internet

Si è svolto il pomeriggio del 1° marzo e ha coinvolto nella preparazione professori, studenti e staff dello IUS, per diffondere la proposta formativa dell’Istituto e i nuovi percorsi di studio che prenderanno avvio a partire dal prossimo anno accademico.

Con la trasmissione diretta in streaming e aggiornamenti simultanei su Facebook e Twitter, il pomeriggio è iniziato con il saluto del preside Piero Coda, che è tornato all’esperienza che è all'origine del progetto di Sophia. “Abbiamo iniziato quattro anni fa, con una esperienza estiva. L'obiettivo era quello di mettere in rapporto discipline diverse, alla luce del carisma di Chiara Lubich, per superare la frammentazione che si avvertiva tra esse. Da qui, l’idea di far nascere Sophia”, ha ricordato.

Il 20 febbraio prende il via il corso di Istituzioni di economia civile per gli studenti del I anno

fonte: sito IUS

Rivisitare il pensiero dei principali studiosi della tradizione dell’economia civile, in rapporto alle nuove sfide che il mondo moderno pone all’economia. Questo il programma del corso di “Istituzioni di economia civile e di comunione” tenuto dal prof. Luigino Bruni, che prende avvio il prossimo 20 febbraio e che costituisce uno dei punti di eccellenza della proposta accademica dello IUS.

The International Association for the Economy of Communion (AIEC) has made a scholarship available for a research project, which will last a year

On the instructions of the International Commission for the Economy of Communion (EoC),  the International Association for the Economy of Communion (AIEC), is making a scholarship available for a research project, lasting one year (but renewable the second year), whose objective is to assess the impact of the aid projects for the poor, realized thanks to the shared profits of the EoC businesses.

Requirements:
The competition is aimed at young people who are attracted by the goals of the EoC project and, at the same time, who also have acquired, through their studies, competences in empirical research empirical and in quantitative analysis, as well as a proficient knowledge of English. It would be preferable (but not indispensable) to have a Doctorate in research or, alternatively, a specialized degree in social sciences with a quantitative approach.

"The professorships of Sophia" presents American philosopher Martha Nussbaum

Public Emotions and the Decent Society

June 6, 2011 Monday 6:00 pm
Auditorium of Loppiano
50064 Incisa in Val d'Arno (Florence)

Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service, Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago

Greetings, Mons. Piero Coda – President of the Sophia University Institute
Introduction and moderator, Luigino Bruni – Professor and Lecturer of Political Economics, IUS
Professor Nussbaum will hold the conference in English. There will be a simultaneous translation in Italian.

see invite 

for more information: info@iu-sophia.org - www.iu-sophia.org

Live internet streaming starting at 10:00 AM

Sophia: Inauguration of the 2010-2010 Academic Year

The inauguration will include the presentation of the "For Sophia" Foundation

Monday, October 18, 2010, at 10:00 - 13.00
Auditorium of Loppiano
Incisa in Val d'Arno (Florence, Italy)

Presenters: Mgr. Giuseppe Betori, Archbishop of Florence, and Maria Voce, President of the Focolare

How to follow the live inauguration on the Internet, starting at 10:00 AM:

Connect to the "Sophia" website through the following link: http://www.iu-sophia.org/default.asp?s=232 and click on the box in the upper right corner "Diretta Internet" (Live Broadcast)

The program will begin with greetings from the Grand Chancellor, S.E. Mgr. Giuseppe Betori, from the Vice Grand Chancellor, Dr. Maria Voce and from a representative of the study body. Then, the university´s provost, Prof. Mgr. Piero Coda, will give a presentation on the life and program of Sophia University Institute (IUS), and Prof. Paolo Siniscalco will lecture on "From creation to history. The challenge of the happening of Jesus Christ, yesterday and today."

In this official framework, the "For Sophia" Foundation will also be presented and inaugurated, as it has recently been recognized and approved by the appropriate institutions.

Every year, a good part of the profits allocated to "formation of new men and women" goes towards Sophia University Institute (around €200,000)

A thank-you from Sophia to the EoC

The thank-you letter written by the Dean of Sophia University Institute (IUS), Piero Coda, is dated June 15, 2010. Through the international commission, it is addressed to all the actors of the EoC project.

Piero Coda writes: "While the second year of our academic life at Sophia University Institute is now concluding, a sincere gratitude has made me want to write a big thank you to the members of the international commission and all of the EoC for the decisive contribution made to the birth and beginning of our journey. I send this in the name of the entire academic community: professors, staff and students.

The enormous sum that you have given to us, starting from 2007 (the year the institute was erected), €600,000, has built the foundation of revenue that, together with the initial financing of the Focolare Movement and a consistent contribution by private donors, has made it possible to face the costs of decorating the spaces and the essential instruments for carrying ahead academic life here as a whole (classrooms, library, offices, student residences, etc.).

Besides, the great majority of our students, coming from Latin America, Africa and Asia, are not able to count on adequate financial coverage for their studies, more than that of food and lodging. A part of your contribution was, therefore, given to the supply of the necessary scholarships to these students.

Continua la sfida della formazione di donne e uomini “nuovi”, aperti ad un dialogo a tutto campo con la cultura e la società

Sophia: Inaugurazione Anno Accademico 2009-2010

Lunedì 26 ottobre 2009 ore 10.30 - 12.30
Auditorium di Loppiano
Incisa in Val d'Arno (Firenze)

Interverranno: Mons .Giuseppe Betori, arcivescovo di Firenze e la presidente dei Focolari, Maria Voce

Sophia al suo secondo anno: laboratorio di novità e prospettive:

Un nuovo centro accademico, capace di coniugare fede e ragione, per favorire una visione più ampia e integrata, tesa al dialogo con le altre religioni e culture e alla crescita intellettuale e interiore delle giovani generazioni è stato l’augurio di Benedetto XVI un anno fa, nel suo messaggio in occasione dell’inaugurazione dello IUS, neonato istituto universitario che ora dà il via al suo secondo anno accademico e che offre una laurea magistrale in “Fondamenti e prospettive di una cultura dell’unità”.
vedi programma

To get beyond the economic crisis:

The Economy of Communion celebrates 18 years

Conference given by Stefano Zamagni

Friday May 29, in the auditorium of Loppiano - Incisa Val d´Arno - for the occasion the 18th anniversary of the birth of the Economy of Communion, Prof. Stefano Zamagni gave his second Professorship at Sophia University on the theme: To get beyond the economic crisis: The Economy of Communion celebrates 18 years.

We report the main portion of the conference here (available only in Italian), with a presentation by Piero Coda and Luigino Bruni. To see the video, it is necessary to install the free Microsoft Silverlight software by clicking on the banner below.