Opening of the Piedmont Region's Congress Centre to the University of Turin
Date of the event:
On 9 November 2026 the Piedmont regional government approved a memorandum of understanding with the University of Turin for making available the premises of the Piedmont Region's Congress Centre. The spaces, with a total of five hundred seats, were made immediately available to ensure the continuity of in-person teaching for students of the Turin university [1].
The context
The decision follows the closure of the Campus Luigi Einaudi, which had been occupied for about two weeks at the time of the announcement. The unavailability of the campus's classrooms had made it necessary to find alternative spaces to allow lessons to continue [1].
The agreement
In the days before the approval, inspections were carried out at the premises of the regional Congress Centre to work out the technical details of the agreement between the Region and the University of Turin [1].
Statements
The president of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio, stated that the halls of the Congress Centre are ready and available for the University of Turin, stressing the need to guarantee continuity of in-person teaching for students unable to access the Einaudi Campus. Cirio said the right to dissent must always be guaranteed, but so must the right to study of the majority of students asking to return to in-person lessons [1].
Sources
- ANSA Piemonte — 9 November 2026