Adventure begins: #welcometobocconi
Starting a new adventure is a very emotional feeling, one that more than 5 thousand young people - freshmen, graduate and exchange students - are experiencing in these days as they enter via Sarfatti 25 for the first time or with a new goal. To all of them, on behalf of the Bocconi community, I extend my personal welcome. A slightly different welcome from those of recent years, because it is the last in my role as Rector - the end of an adventure for me.
All adventures, however wonderful, do come to an end, but they enrich us and stay with us throughout our lives as we gather experience and build relationships. This is exactly what I wish for our new students: take advantage of these years to build an album full of memories, make friends and learn from the mistakes that inevitably happen. Bocconi will be close to all of you and help you to grow and to seize opportunities. Together we can rely on a community that is united but rich in diversity, a community that carries over 90 different passports, speaks just about all the world's languages and engages the globe thanks to more than 250 partner universities and a network of employer and alumni spread across all continents.
But before straying so far from our campus, I invite you all to take full advantage of the many opportunities the University offers. University life is an experience that must be lived to the full, inside and outside the classroom. That's why Bocconi prepares a varied program of Campus Life activities each year: from theater to music, art, sports and the student media center and its three outlets, Radio Bocconi, BocconiTv and Between the Lions magazine. Choose your student association among the more than 90 that already exist - they are an integral part of university living.
You will have time over the years to find out about everything that Bocconi and its community can provide, but in the meantime enjoy the Welcome Days we have arranged to introduce you to everything. And then, share the excitement of the new adventure you are about to begin: #welcometobocconi