Our panels

Professors, diplomats and analysts in conversation with students, on the questions shaping today's international order.

About our panels

Meet the people who study the world

Our panel discussions bring professors of the University of Bologna, international guest speakers and partner organisations to the Forlì Campus.

Each panel is organised by our Academics committee and is open to all students. It is a chance to hear from those who research, negotiate and report on international affairs, and to ask them your own questions.

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Past panels

May2026
Flyer of the UNSA Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day

The Case of Rwanda

The UN and Responsibility to Protect — Never Again Genocide?

A moderated discussion on one of the darkest moments in modern history and the international community's failure to prevent it: the role of the United Nations, international accountability and the principle of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). In the afternoon, a workshop with Prof. Sunga on current violations of international law and the use of force.

Date
25 May 2026, 11:00–13:00
Venue
Aula 3, Teaching Hub
Support
With the contribution of the University of Bologna
Prof. Lyal S. Sunga
Prof. Lyal S. SungaJohn Cabot University of Rome; former Human Rights Officer at the UN OHCHR
Prof. Marco Balboni
Prof. Marco BalboniFull Professor of International Law, University of Bologna
April2026
Flyer of the panel EU Trade Policy as a Geopolitical Tool
In collaboration with Orizzonti Politici

EU Trade Policy as a Geopolitical Tool

Brussels Effect, Energy Crisis and Climate Conditionality

A discussion on the European Union's trade policy as an instrument of geopolitics, starting from the reports of the think tank Orizzonti Politici.

Date
23 April 2026, 17:00–19:00
Venue
Aula 3, Teaching Hub
Prof. Carlo Tovo
Prof. Carlo TovoTenure-track Researcher, Department of Sociology and Law and Economics
Prof. Riccardo Rovelli
Prof. Riccardo RovelliProfessor, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna
Beatrice Manaresi
Beatrice ManaresiAnalyst at Orizzonti Politici
Gianluca Magrini
Gianluca MagriniAnalyst at Orizzonti Politici
November2025
Flyer of the panel The Contested Middle East
Panel discussion

The Contested Middle East

International Law and Energy Markets on the Line

The Middle East at the crossroads of international law and global energy markets.

Date
20 November 2025, 17:00–19:00
Venue
Aula 3, Teaching Hub
Prof. Francesca Ragno
Prof. Francesca RagnoFull Professor, Director of BIS, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna
Prof. Arūnas Molis
Prof. Arūnas MolisAdjunct Professor, Vytautas Magnus University
Prof. Francesca Biancani
Prof. Francesca BiancaniAssociate Professor, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna
October2025
Flyer of the panel The United Nations at 80
Panel discussion

The United Nations at 80

Reflections on Its Present and Future

On United Nations Day, eighty years after the entry into force of the UN Charter, a reflection on the present and the future of the Organization.

Date
24 October 2025, 17:00–19:00
Venue
Aula 3, Teaching Hub
Prof. Angela Romano
Prof. Angela RomanoAssociate Professor, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna
Prof. Matteo Dian
Prof. Matteo DianAssociate Professor, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna