During the inauguration ceremony of the 101st academic year, Rector Roberto Di Lenarda and President of Fondazione CRTrieste, Massimo Paniccia, awarded the most deserving first-year students for 2023-2024.

Each student received a €1,500 grant, funded by Fondazione CRTrieste.

‘Awarding a prize to the most deserving first years means valuing merit, encouraging excellence, and promoting an academic environment that fosters commitment and personal growth,’ said Massimo Paniccia on the occasion.

The prize-winning students, along with their degree courses and departments, are:

• Simone Barbon (Civil and Environmental Engineering – Department of Engineering and Architecture)
• Reka Cikalese (Applied Interlinguistic Communication – Department of Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies)
• Erasmo Ferrara (International Economics and Financial Markets – Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics)
• Giulia Fignon (Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics – Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Geosciences)
• Jacopo Qualizza (Political and Administrative Sciences – Department of Political and Social Sciences)
• Antonio Santini (History and Philosophy – Department of Humanities)
• Noemi Sartor (Physiotherapy – Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences)
• Luna Sorgente Scemama (Psychology – Department of Life Sciences)
• Giulio Ticli (Physics – Department of Physics)
• Maria Toso (Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology – Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)