Thursday, December 4th and Friday, December 5th

Aula Magna di Santa Lucia, Bologna

On Thursday 4 and Friday 5 December 2025, the Aula Magna di Santa Lucia will host the PhD Graduation Ceremony.

The ceremony will be organized into disciplinary sessions:

4 December, 10:00 AM – Humanities and Social Sciences
Guest of Honour: Michela Ponzani, historian and television author

4 December, 3:00 PM – Sciences
Guest of Honour: Elisa Manicardi, science journalist

5 December, 10:00 AM – Medicine
Guest of Honour: Marius Moscovici, Head of the Oncology Medical Unit, Bayer Italy

5 December, 4:30 PM – Technology
Guest of Honour: Maurizio Marchesini, entrepreneur and President of Marchesini Group

Useful Information

PhD graduates are required to arrive at Via de’ Chiari 25/a, one hour before the start of the ceremony.
Each PhD graduate may invite four guests, who will enter from Via Castiglione 36 up to fifteen minutes before the ceremony begins.
Entry is granted via QR code.

The event will be streamed on the University’s YouTube channel.