Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Resource Economics and Sustainable Development

Seminars

Students must attend seminars in English and in Italian.

WHAT SEMINARS ARE

Students are invited to attend 5 seminars in English and 3 seminars in Italian chosen from the list of seminars herewith. Hours can be gained only if offered as extra hours compared to regular lessons.

  • SEMINARS in English - 2 credits (at least 15 hours)
  • SEMINARIO DI ATTUALITA' ECONOMICA in Italian - 1 credit (at least 15 hours)

Attendance will be checked through identification and signature for seminars in presence.

HOW TO HAVE CREDITS REGISTERED

2 credits for Seminars and 1 credit for Seminario di attualità economica will be assigned to second-year students ​upon delivery of one final short essay for each  of the above activities (about 2500 characters - 2 pages each) on one of the topics covered in the seminars and one of the topics covered in seminari di attualità economica, together with a list of all the seminars attended.

The documents need to be sent to Professor Elettra Agliardi, Programme Director, and also to cdlm.resd@unibo.it only in exam periods (January, April, May to July, early September, since credits will be recorded during exam sessions). 

The evaluation will be on a pass/fail basis.

No application or registration is required for seminars organized by RESD.

For seminars held by external bodies refer to the relative websites.

All interested students are welcome.

The page will be updated during the year with new seminars.

Seminars are offered mainly in presence . Some seminars may be offered online. Online attendance will be checked through identification and screenshots to be provided by the students themselves.  Besides doing what is indicated above on how to have credits registered, if you attend online, remember to:

-screenshot not only the speaker's presentation, but also the list of participants where your name is displayed, as to prove you joined the seminar;

-submit a short abstract for each seminar attended online.

RESD SEMINARS 2026/2027

8-9 October 2026 | WORKSHOP “NEW TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY”

  • 8 October 2026 

Speaker: Professor Alexander Wagner - Universität Zürich

Title: "Nature risks and opportunities from the perspective of finance"

  • 9 October 2026 

    Speaker: Professor Aude Marie Pommeret - Université Savoie Mont Blanc

    Title: "Critical Raw Materials: From an Energy Transition Issue to a Sovereignty Issue"

    • 9 October 2026 

    Speaker: Professor Xepapadeas - - Athens University of Economics and Business

    Title: "Managing the Global Commons: Taxes, Bonds, and the Equivalence Between Fiscal and  Financial Instruments"


    For the full programme, check the box aside and visit the link https://eventi.unibo.it/workshop-environmental-economics-policy-rimini-2026/

     

    Credits for Seminars in English will be granted to attending students

    Preparing and presenting a poster in the workshop poster session will grant students 2 credits for Seminars in English and 1 credit for Seminario di attualità economica in Italian (second-year mandatory activities)

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    SEMINAR

    6 October 2026 | 4 - 7 pm |   room Alberti 3

    Speaker: Professor Xepapadeas - Athens University of Economics and Business

    Title: "Investing in Resilience: A Cost–Benefit Analysis of Extreme Event Protection"

    Credits for Seminars in English will be granted to attending students

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    INAUGURAL LECTURE “CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES IN PRACTICE: ARE WE SUCCEEDING?”

    5 October 2026 | 3 - 6 pm | room Alberti 13

    Speaker: Professor Xepapadeas - Athens University of Economics and Business

    Title: "Climate change policies in practice: are we succeeding?"

    Credits for Seminars in English will be granted to attending students

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