Festival Meetings

During the festival there will be a series of meetings, which all participants can attend. They represent an opportunity for you to learn more about different aspects of the festival theme, "Challenging Attitudes". These meetings will also give you the possibility to meet the students and inhabitants of Rome.

Grand hall sessions

Plenary meetings will be held in the Grand Hall at the Students Society. These meetings, which raise questions connected to the main theme of the festival, feature lectures by prominent personalities within the different fields concerned. Participants at these meetings will be given the opportunity to put questions to the speakers.

Thematic meetings

These meetings will further develop aspects of the theme, "Challenging Attitudes". They will be smaller than the Grand Hall meetings, and therefore allow dialogue and debate to a greater extent than the plenary meetings.

The Students Peace Prize

This prize was first introduced at the 1999 festival, and aims to give recognition to a student or a student organization that has shown a special initiative to promote peace, reconciliation and human rights. ISFiR awards the prize, with the support of the institutions of higher education in Italy. Candidates can be nominated to receive the prize.

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Culture

Who are the most eager ones to challenge attitudes? Throughout time, the world's most famous artists and actors have challenged time and place. Art and cultural expressions find their way through the heart and mind of people, and the cultural program of ISFiR 2003 is no exception.

Through every aspect of culture the goal is to appreciate the language of art as a common language to us all - showing the theme of this years ISFiR in a totally different way. We want to give you a "kick in the head" through experiencing the energetic atmosphere of the very special red and round house of our student's union. Both Italian and international artists will perform and as a participant you are most welcome to contribute. All participants will have free entrance to the cultural events.

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