The School of International Studies contributes to the organization of events directed to students and researchers, as well as the general public.
In addition to Conferences and Research Workshops, and other events for the general public, the School organizes a lively series of Guest Lectures held by academics of international standing, Conversations with professional practitioners working in distinguished international organizations, and Professional Workshops and Labs.
All the events taking place in the current semester are listed below. Unless indicated otherwise, all lectures will be held in Palazzo Paolo Prodi, via Tommaso Gar 14, Trento.
Past Events, Past Conversations with Professional Practitioners and Past Guest Lectures can be found on a dedicated webpage.
Fall Semester 2025/2026
Tuesday 14 October 2025, 14-17:30 (Room 001 - Palazzo Prodi)
Thursday 16 October 2025, 18:00-19:00 - Practitioner Talk (Room Cambi - Palazzo Prodi)
Enforcing human rights in private security companies: from practice to theory and back again
Antoine Perret (International Code of Conduct Association - ICoCA)
Tuesday 21 October 2025, 14:00-16:00 - Guest Lecture (Room Cambi - Palazzo Prodi)
Supporting policy through rigorous impact evaluations: FAO's evidence-based policy support
Antonio Scognamillo (FAO)
Tuesday 28 October 2025, 14:00-16:00 - Guest Lecture (Room 001 - Palazzo Prodi)
Gender Equality in Times of Backlash
Zoe Lefkofridi (University of Salzburg)
Tuesday 4 November 2025, 14:00-16:00 - Rotari Lecture (Conference Room - Department of Economics and Management)
Italy's economic diplomacy at a time of geopolitical instability
Mauro Battocchi (MAECI)
Thursday 6 November 2025, 18:00-19:00 - Practitioner Talk (Room 001 - Palazzo Prodi)
The actions of diplomacy in attracting foreign investment
Andrea Pompermaier (MAECI)
Tuesday 18 November 2025, 14:00-16:00 - Guest Lecture (Room 001 - Palazzo Prodi)
Radical right populism, fascism, or...?
Carlos de la Torre (University of Florida)
Thursday 11 December 2025, 18:00-19:00 - Book presentation (Room Cambi - Palazzo Prodi)
In the shadow of the Vatican Texas Evangelical Missionaries in Cold War Italy
Mario Del Pero (Sciences Po University)
Friday 12 December 2025 - Outreach and Impact (Sala Falconetto - Comune di Trento)
L'America di Trump un anno dopo il voto
Mario Del Pero (Sciences Po University)
Spring Semester 2024/2025
Tuesday 25 February 2025, 14:00 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
Is the Disorder of Our Times Unprecedented?
Ayse Zarakol - University of Cambridge
Thursday 6 March 2025, 18:00 - 19:00 (Public meeting)
Women in International Affairs
Informare il mondo: il ruolo delle donne tra media, relazioni internazionali e diplomazia
Incontro con Marina Sapia, Capo esteri per RAI Direzione Editoriale e In Mezz’Ora su RAI 3
Moderano le dottorande Francesca Ceccherini, Laura Chiara Cecchi e Maddalena Valacchi (Università di Trento)
Tuesday 11 March 2025, 14:10 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
Women in International Affairs
(Re)Shaping International Relations: Women's Leadership in Academia and Global Policy. Conversation with APSIA Deans
With Marie-Laure Salles (Director, Geneva Graduate Institute) and Štěpánka Zemanová (Prague University of Economics and Business)
Chair Stefano Schiavo (Università di Trento)
Thursday 20 March 2025, 18:00 - 19:00 (Book launch)
Women in International Affairs
Erased. A History of International Thought Without Men
Book presentation with the author Patricia Owens (Oxford University)
Chair Sara Lorenzini (Università di Trento)
Thursday 27 March 2025, 18:00 - 19:00 (Public meeting)
Women in International Affairs
Strategie globali e leadership femminile: il ruolo della NATO a 25 anni dalla Risoluzione 1325
Incontro con Irene Fellin (Rappresentante Speciale del Segretario Generale della NATO per Donne, Pace e Sicurezza e per la Sicurezza Umana)
Modera Paola Siano (Università di Trento)
Tuesday 1 April 2025, 14:00 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
How Overlap Interacts with Delegation: Evidence from the African Complex of Economic Organizations
Tobias Lenz - Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Thursday 10 April 2025, 18:00 - 19:00 (Public meeting)
Rapporto IAI sulla politica estera italiana
Tuesday 15 April 2025, 14:00 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
Resilience, recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine
Davide La Cecilia - Ministero degli Esteri
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 14:00 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
The Pillars of Refugee Protection: a Reality Check
José H. Fischel de Andrade - Università degli Studi di Milano
Tuesday 13 May 2025, 14:00 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
The Role of Indigenous People in International Economic Law
Sergio Puig De La Parra - EUI
Thursday 15 May 2025, 18:00 - 19:00 (Brett Campbell PhD Award Ceremony)
Bordering Humanness, Securing Whiteness: Race, Colonialism and Violence at the European Borders
Tarsis Brito - LSE
Tuesday 27 May 2025, 14:00 - 18:00 (PhD)
Chapter Presentation 38° cohort
Fall Semester 2024/2025
Tuesday 8 October 2024, 14:15 - 16:00 (Targetti Lecture)
The European Union in a Trouble World
Arancha González Laya - Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po)
Tuesday 22 October 2024, 14:15 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
Energy Dependence: Influence and Power in International Politics
Filip Černoch & Jan Osička - MUNI Masaryck University
Tuesday 29 October 2024, 14:15 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
China-Africa Relations in the New Era of Great Power Competition
Chris Alden - LSE
Tuesday 5 November 2024, 14:15 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
Refugee Finance: What Implications for International Protection?
Daria Davitti - Lund University
Tuesday 12 November 2024, 14:15 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
The regulation of critical minerals in international treaties
Lorenzo Cotula - International Institute for Environment and Development
Tuesday 19 November 2024, 14:15 - 16:00 (Guest Lecture)
The future of biotechnology governance: an international environmental law
and policy perspective
Elissavet Tsioumani - University of Liège
Tuesday 3 December 2024, 14:15 - 16:00 (Rotari Annual Lecture)
A Diplomat’s Thoughts on Today’s Global Affairs
Marco Marsilli - Fondazione Campana dei Caduti