The Mountain University – Edolo Campus of the University of Milan – has been invited to present projects to encourage the development of enterprises in alpine and mountainous areas at the zero stop in Milan of the Coldiretti Tour in Italy called “Il villaggio delle idee”.
In order to create an event involving the general public as a whole, Coldiretti has organized an initiative that focuses on the theme of rurality: from Friday 29th September to Sunday, 1st October, the Italian countryside will conquer the city of Milan. From Piazza del Cannone to Piazza Castello, the Coldiretti “Villaggio delle idee” will be an opportunity to share, develop and elaborate new ideas about the future of food.
The Mountain University, which has trained many young entrepreneurs in recent years, has been invited to present the experience and the development of entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector in mountain areas. Through the project “Young Entrepreneurs“, UNIMONT wants to find out about and showcase the situation of companies active in mountainous areas, with a specific focus on businesses managed by young people and on enterprises that are particularly innovative and relevant to the growth of the territories in which they operate. In addition, to overcome physical distances between places and create new opportunities for mountain areas, UNIMONT has implemented the “Antennas Project“: the “antennas” are points that bi-directionally stream scientific knowledge and general information regarding mountain themes, making them available to all interested parties residing in mountainous areas.
The Mountain University is a testimony that many young people are showing real interest in staying in, or returning to, the mountains, and that it is only human capital that can promote real change.