The International University College (IUC) Slow Finance Summer Campus aims to build understanding on complex and challenging issues related to financial systems among younger generations.[web:131]
The purpose is to explore paths that participants can follow in their future careers for the betterment of society as a whole and for personal growth. Cultural change for sustainable financial and social systems will require visionary thinking, creativity, and leadership to achieve a true paradigm shift.[web:131]
The Program
Guiding principles:
- Leadership Development: Communication, critical reflection, action planning, and more.[web:131]
- Experiential Learning: Hands-on, collaborative, and participatory reflection processes.[web:131]
- Systemic Thinking: An interdisciplinary study of financial systems and sustainability.[web:131]
Methodology
Activities include seminars, work-in-group sessions, as well as recreational activities and free time in order to stimulate dialogue and thinking among participants and speakers throughout the week.[web:131]
Through lectures, discussions, design-making, workshops, films, Q&A sessions with experts, and site visits, participants investigate sustainable financial systems, understanding that truly sustainable solutions must address environmental, social, and institutional dimensions together.[web:131]
The Melting Pot Dinner
All participants are asked to bring a piece of food that is traditional of their area; this food is shared during the first dinner together with songs and musical instruments.[web:131]
The Melting Pot Dinner is both a moment of great fun and an opportunity to taste unusual food, understand the importance of local traditions and values, and allow everyone to tune more easily with one another.[web:131]
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, participants should have a solid, coherent understanding of Slow Finance systems and the challenges faced by human communities at both global and local levels.[web:131]
Students also begin the crucial process of thinking critically about what can be done individually and collectively, and feel empowered to act as agents for positive change.[web:131]
Trips & Visits
Field visits deepen the experiential dimension of the Campus:[web:131]
The Venue
Poderi Prunotto Fantolino, Langa Astigiana – Real Monferrato
The Campus takes place in the inspiring location of the Poderi Prunotto Fantolino EcoCenter, in the Langhe Astigiane of Piedmont UNESCO World Heritage Site, at Strada Santa Radegonda 5–7, Mossione, Annunziata, Costigliole d'Asti, near Barbaresco and Alba.[web:131]
Poderi Prunotto Fantolino is managed by the Comunità LaudatoSì Francesco Fantolino, with the support of the International University College of Turin.[web:131]
This old farmhouse has been refurbished according to environmental concerns and is an ideal place to host the Summer Campus activities. See more on tenimentifantolino.it.[web:131]
The Lecturers & Partners
The IUC Slow Finance Summer Campus is supported by a network of institutions committed to rethinking finance and the economy.[web:131][web:133]
Supported by:
In collaboration with:
The Application
Applications for the IUC Slow Finance Summer Campus 2024 must be sent by email to segreteria@iuctorino.it by June 20, 2024.[web:131]
There is no participation fee and accommodation is offered by the Campus partners, but participants will share the cost of logistics and food. Participants will receive a certificate on request.[web:131]
Presenting Slow Finance to Pope Francis
On June 20, 2024, in Rome, the Slow Finance initiative was presented to Pope Francis, highlighting its commitment to ethical, socially grounded financial practices.[web:131][web:133]