«Our task is no longer to transfer knowledge, but to accompany you on a journey of personal, human, and intellectual growth.» This is the spirit with which the president of Luiss Giorgio Fossa welcomed the 4,000 new freshmen who crossed the university gates for the first time this year. The welcome ceremony, the culminating moment of Freshers’ week, took place in the Mario Arcelli main hall of the Viale Pola campus and was moderated by sports journalist Alessandro Antinelli. At the center of the event were two major themes: the value of sport with the Dual Career model, which gives student-athletes the opportunity to combine competitive activity and study, and educational innovation.
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Special guests of the ceremony were the president of Figc Giovanni Malagò and four top Luiss athletes and multiple champions in their respective sports: Eloisa Coiro, holder of the Italian record in the 800 meters, Filippo Macchi, silver medalist in individual foil at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Lucrezia Ruggiero, multiple absolute Italian champion in synchronized swimming, and Alice Volpi, who won silver in team foil at the last Olympics.
«Student-athletes – said Malagò – are fantastic ambassadors, incredible testimonials. I think many of the freshmen present today, hearing their stories, felt proud that some of their colleagues have made the country so important by achieving these results. Their stories are beautiful».
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Thanks to the Dual Career programs, Luiss allows students to cultivate, alongside their academic commitment, a passion for sport, giving them the opportunity to enhance talents that go beyond the academic field. The importance of investing with conviction also in the human side was reiterated by Fossa, who emphasized that welcoming young people also means taking on the responsibility «to support them in a complete educational path, characterized by the solidity of academic preparation integrated with a healthy set of values». Technical skills, in fact, according to the president, are «certainly fundamental, but ethical values, responsibility, and team spirit are also needed, to become first and foremost aware citizens and entrepreneurs of themselves. It is this synthesis that will make our students ready to lead tomorrow’s society».
A similar vision was expressed by Luiss general director Rita Carisano, who explained that the university’s main goal remains «to train people first and foremost. People who can achieve what they desire but who are also able to give back their intelligence to society. We don’t want perfect students: we especially want people who know how to look inside themselves and become what they aspire to be».
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