Inspection of the Piedmont Region Congress Centre for UniTo lectures
Date of the event:
On 5 November 2026, officials from the Piedmont Region and the University of Turin carried out a joint inspection of the Congress Centre of the Piedmont Region, to assess its suitability for hosting in-person university lectures. The initiative follows an offer made on Tuesday afternoon by the President of the Region, Alberto Cirio, and formally accepted the following day by the Rector of the University of Turin, Cristina Prandi.[1]
Context: the occupation of the Einaudi Campus
The Luigi Einaudi Campus, on Lungo Dora Siena, has been occupied since 26 October 2026. The occupation prevented the regular holding of lectures at the site, prompting the Region to make the Congress Centre, which can host up to 500 students, available as an alternative solution so that students and lecturers could resume in-person teaching.[1]
The inspection and Marrone's statements
The official inspection was carried out by the Deputy President of the Piedmont Region, Maurizio Marrone, who on the occasion criticised the occupation of the Einaudi Campus, describing it as «an opportunity for the orphaned antagonists of the former social centre Askatasuna to sell alcohol on the black market and vandalise the university building».[1]
Marrone also described the Region's offer as an appeal to the Rector's Office to work towards reopening the Einaudi Campus, asking Rector Prandi to reopen access to the classrooms on Lungo Dora, in particular the unoccupied modern buildings, which according to the Deputy President make up about three quarters of the complex and remain off-limits to teaching by decision of the university, while only a few dozen occupiers reportedly control the historic brick building.[1]
Sources
- TorinoOggi — 5 November 2026
- la Repubblica Torino — 6 November 2026