On Tuesday 14 May at the Sala Polivalente of the Stabile Piazzetta in Manno, the graduation ceremony for the SUPSI Master of Science in Business Administration with Major in Innovation Management took place. During the evening, 19 diplomas were awarded to future Innovation managers.
The Ceremony opened with greetings from the Manager of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies of the Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Anna Piccaluga-Piatti, who emphasised the important role that graduates will play in society thanks to the skills acquired during their studies.
Next, Athos Guanziroli, Master's Alumnus and currently Senior Innovation Manager at RUAG, gave his testimony about the transition from the academic world to the professional world and the key role that all graduates will play, in their respective work contexts, in the management of change and innovation processes.
Then, after a message from graduate Glenda Agliani to the entire class, the Head of course Leandro Bitetti introduced the various students one by one and proceeded to award 19 diplomas to the same number of students:
Glenda Agliani, Cristina Andreotti, Tavicha Baggi, Jessica Basile, Roberta Basile, Rubens Bertogliati, Donatella Bianco, Edoardo Castelli, Marzia Cattaneo, Nicola Della Zoppa, Maica Jabro, Francesco Luvini, Gianluca Maccagni, Alessia Morricone, Francesca Passaretti, Davide Ricci, Andrea Rossi, Alessandra Salvatore, Riccardo Zedde.
At the end of the Ceremony, it was also awarded the Prize to the best Master's in Business Administration student by the Fondazione AGIRE, which has been collaborating with SUPSI for several years by supporting the best Master's graduates.
The prize, a study trip worth CHF 3,000, was handed over by the Director of the Fondazione AGIRE, Lorenzo Ambrosini, to Roberta Basile, for her thesis entitled “Sinergia, prossimità e sviluppo dell'ecosistema innovativo ticinese: Integrazione tra esigenze aziendali e offerta del Sistema Regionale di Innovazione Ticino”.
Congratulations to all graduates for their achievement and for a rewarding professional future as Innovation managers!