DiDEC's Activities in the Local Area

The Department has a natural inclination to engage with its local area, consistently promoting initiatives and activities aimed at responding to the needs and requests arising both from the province of Como and from the province of Varese. Alongside these grassroots demands, the Department also offers a steady range of cultural services designed to engage those same local communities. These services reflect the Department’s work in both teaching and scientific research, united by a shared emphasis on interdisciplinary exchange and dialogue.

DiDEC and Businesses

Over the years, DiDEC has developed numerous initiatives both with the Chamber of Commerce and with the Industrial Unions of Como and Varese. In addition, several initiatives have been launched directly with businesses, with particular reference to the following macro-areas.

Companies in the tourism, hospitality and cultural sectors, with particular regard to the activities carried out within the Degree Programme in Tourism Studies. In collaboration with businesses in the hospitality sector, the Master’s programme in “International Hospitality Management (higher apprenticeship)” has also been organised in partnership with the Lombardy Region.
Companies in the textile and fashion sectors, with which, starting from 2013, the first advanced training course dedicated to the legal issues of the fashion and luxury supply chain was established.
Companies or business associations operating in environmental protection, land management and environmental sustainability.
Companies operating in the import/export sector, for which the advanced training course in customs law and international trade is specifically designed.

Within the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures (DiDEC), a Contract Certification Commission has also been established. It carries out all certification activities and provides support for contractual autonomy as assigned by law to commissions set up pursuant to Article 76 of Legislative Decree No. 276/2003 within universities, including the certification of contracts involving, directly or indirectly, a work performance. The Commission also serves as a protected venue under Article 2113 of the Civil Code for the settlement of labour disputes and for the signing of agreements concerning the termination or modification of employment relationships. These services are available to companies and employees, also through professionals and representative associations.

Highlights

NODES Project – North-West Digital and Sustainable – Spoke 3
The aim of the project, and specifically of Spoke 3, is to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of businesses through the implementation of innovation and digitalisation processes tailored to the local area.
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COSMO – Climate Change Observatory of Social Mobilization
COSMO Project link

Initiatives for the public

Each year, DiDEC organises a range of initiatives for citizens, with the aim of disseminating the results of its research. These include:

a Film Festival dedicated to highly topical issues, which each year opens the doors of the Sant’Abbondio campus to the public;
the initiative “Strategies for a New World – Perspectives on Managing Migration Flows from Africa”, organised in partnership with the CRA (Centre for Relations with Africa), featuring a series of public events;
the annual CeSGReM Lectures, open to the public, recorded and published on the Centre’s YouTube channel;
the “Canton Ticino Project”, involving meetings in secondary schools in Canton Ticino on current issues and topics of shared interest;
the “Ecoschools Project”, במסגרת which meetings are organised with upper secondary schools in the Como area, including orientation activities and school engagement initiatives;
the “Lawyers’ Days”, aimed at exploring professional roles such as in-house counsel and business lawyers, with orientation and engagement activities for secondary schools;
the “Legality Project”, organised by CeSGReM with secondary schools in Como, featuring outreach initiatives for children and young people;
a free legal advice desk at the Como correctional facility, organised in agreement with the Department of Prison Administration, Regional Directorate for Lombardy;
the Sustainable Tourism Day (now in its third edition), focusing on sustainability in tourism from multiple perspectives, including environmental sustainability and the enhancement and protection of cultural heritage.

Conferences and Seminars

Previous years archive (in Italian)

All University Initiatives

Continuing Education

DiDEC has always been highly committed to Third Mission activities. In particular, regarding continuing education, the Department, through its faculty and in collaboration with its affiliated research centres, constantly organises multiple "Refresher Courses," "Advanced Training Courses," and "In-depth Lecture Series," all aimed at promoting lifelong learning.

The overall objective of these initiatives is to provide both theoretical and practical-professional knowledge, along with opportunities for significant updating and exchange, targeting a diverse audience including recent graduates, professionals such as lawyers or notaries, and other practitioners working in public or private institutions.

Collaboration with professional associations and local organisations is particularly strong, aimed at offering or jointly developing professional development initiatives.

Within the framework of continuing education, the Department offers the following courses:

For a complete list, please consult the University pages:

Other programs

Summer and winter Schools

Award for a Bachelor’s or Master’s Thesis in Swiss Law

The study series “Sovereignty, Federalism, Rights” of the Centro di Ricerca sul Federalismo e le Autonomie locali of the University of Insubria awards a prize for the best Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis in Swiss Law, dedicated to Nicola Jaeger and Gerardo Broggini: jurists of the borderlands.

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