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The Impact of Low Cost Airlines on the Airline Industry – the case of Ryanair

In 33 years, Ryanair has grown to become Europe’s largest airline, carrying 142m customers annually, on more than 2,400 daily flights from 84 bases, connecting over 200 destinations in 37 states on a fleet of over 460 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737’s on order. Ryanair is constantly undergoing a program of improvement, to provide business travelers and families with more services and more destinations at the lowest cost. But what is Ryanair successful business strategy? And what has been the impact of Ryanair on the European travel industry, since its beginning of operations in 1985? What does the future hold for the Irish company and the whole aviation industry?

23 Apr 2019, 12:30
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Egypt: Three Revolutions in One Century

Spring 2019 marks the centenary anniversary of the Egyptian upheaval of 1919 which paved the way to the nominal independence of the country in 1922.
In master narratives of modern Egypt, 1919 is often referred to as the 'first' revolution, followed by two more in 1952 and 2011.

18 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli,16
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The Children of Tehran

On August 25, 1941, the British and Soviet armies invaded Iran and deposed the Iranian king Reza Shah. After the invasion, the Allied armies, with the support of the Polish government-in-exile, decided to transfer 33,000 Polish soldiers and 11,000 refugees, including 3,000 children, to Iran.

17 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Trash Talk: Refuse and Reuse in Roman Cities

As anyone who lives in modern Rome knows: where humans gather, so does garbage, a statement as true for the ancient world as it is today.

16 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Business lecture with Giovanni Rizzo, Italian Economics Ministry executive

A lecture presented by Giovanni Rizzo of the Italian Ministry of Economy & Finance.

10 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Europe in a global platform society: public values in a connective world

Online digital platforms, which are overwhelmingly American-based and operated, have penetrated every sector of American and Western-European societies, disrupting markets and labor relations, circumvent

4 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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What if Satellites stopped working for a day?

Aerospace consultant, Pat Costantini will share his 35 years of experience in the satellite industry to discuss how we are dependent on satellites in our everyday lives.

4 Apr 2019, 14:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Eating for 1.5°C: Contested pathways to ‘cooler’ diets

Last October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) produced a report on why we should endeavour to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C.  This briefly triggered media attention on the need to decarbonise transport and energy sectors leading to zero emissions by 2040.

3 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Saving the Past to Build a Future: NATO and Cultural Heritage Protection

Cultural heritage is a casualty of war. When the goal is to destroy families, communities, and sometimes even entire cultures, adversaries and extremists target the elements of heritage; historic structures, works of art, sacred places, and treasured objects.

2 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Chaucer in Italy

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) was ahead of his time. Having visited Italy twice on diplomatic missions he modeled a significant number of his narratives on works by Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch, long before these writers were ‘discovered’ during the English Renaissance.

1 Apr 2019, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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