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sPark of Change: at Bocconi, the Olympics Become an Experience Worth Exploring

Starting February 6, Bocconi University hosts sPark of Change, an exhibition dedicated to the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics and Paralympics. An urban and interactive journey that explores sport as an economic, social, and cultural phenomenon, featuring data, research, augmented reality, featuring the voices of athletes and sports executives. The project is funded by Lombardy Region as part of the Cultural Games and is part of the official program of the Cultural Olympiad.

The Bocconi of Tomorrow: Science Led, Human Centered and AI Ready

The Strategic Plan 2026–2030 prepares Bocconi for a future in which scientific research, human skills and AI drive the evolution of teaching, knowledge production and the University's international positioning

Work That Creates Wellbeing

From company adaptation to new health needs, and to digital platforms that turn benefits into wages: Bocconi research and alumni experiences show that putting workers at the center means building stronger companies and more cohesive communities

Commerce Never Sleeps

From market-supporting platforms to omnichannel strategies, from unified models to Chinese-led innovations, to the race against time in deliveries: Bocconi researchers and alumni discuss fast-paced change in the industry

Inside the School System: Inclusion, Exclusion and Decisions

From classroom discrimination to teacher bias, from Artificial Intelligence to frontal teaching, four studies by Bocconi researchers and an interview with Yellowtech’s founder serve to open the black box of the school system. They show the permanence of gender gaps in grades, the adverse effect of children excluded from networks of friends, and the effects of smartphones and AI on shaping the individual destinies of children and adolescents. A journey through data and results that question the education system's promise of equality in learning.

Where Knowledge is Born to Change the Rules

From the equations that describe turbulence to the mechanisms of finance, from labor market policies to the institutions of the state: the six new research projects by Bocconi scholars funded in 2025 by the European Research Council explore the principles that govern economic, social, and mathematical complexity. With these additions, Bocconi now hosts 36 active ERC projects and a total of 72 awarded to date – a testament to the University’s ability to generate knowledge that interprets the present and helps shape the future.