Fondazione Rui Residenze Universitarie Internazionali
Fondazione Rui Residenze Universitarie Internazionali

Calarossa Summer School

Working to make a difference: July 24-31, 2025

Calarossa Summer School

About

Calarossa Summer School, organized by Fondazione Rui in collaboration with IESE Business School, provides an international and interdisciplinary environment where discussing how to find one’s own path to make a difference in personal and professional life.

Immersed in the scenario of Calarossa bay and inspired by guests’ personal stories, participants engage in presentations, teamwork and case study discussions to debate the link between service and excellence and to learn how to build a career with social impact.

In collaboration with:

IESE Business School

Learning and fun

Participants enjoy the alchemy that results from a community of students with acumen, passion and commitment to make a difference for the common good. The packed 7 days program includes sport and leisure activities and two days of sightseeing in Western Sicily: Agrigento Valley of the Temples, Palermo, Monreale or Selinunte.

The Summer School takes place every year in the last week of July and is hosted by Arces – Centro Internazionale Calarossa located in Terrasini (Palermo). The first edition was in 2004, and since then hundreds of international students have been welcome at Calarossa, as well as dozens of guests and lecturers.

Lecturers and guests

Since its first edition, high level professionals guided the students through the program of the school, among them:

Alberto Ribera

Alberto Ribera

Professor of Managing People in Organizations, IESE Business School, and Academic Coordinator of Calarossa Summer School

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Pietro Cum

President of Centro Elis

Marco Giorgio

Marco Giorgio

Director of Cultural Center “Pier Giorgio Frassati”

Luciana Delle Donne

Luciana Delle Donne

Founder of the social cooperative “Officina Creativa”

Mauro Magatti

Mauro Magatti

Professor of Sociology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano

Lucia Avantaggiato

Lucia Avantaggiato

Prison Director

Guido Damini

Guido Damini

Historian

Martin Schlag

Martin Schlag

Professor of Ethics and Business Law, University of St Thomas, Minneapolis

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