Tim Cook in Naples for an honorary degree

Today, Thursday 29 September 2022, an honorary degree in Innovation and International Management will be awarded to Tim CookCEO of Apple. The ceremony will take place at 10.30 in the Aula Magna Storica of Federico II and will be broadcast live on YouTube.

The merits of Tim Cook will introduce the interventions of Matteo LoritoRector of the University of Naples Federico II, and of Adele Caldarelli, Director of the Department of Economics, Management, Institutions of Federico II. He will hold the Laudatio Academica Luigi Cantone, Professor of Economics and Business Management at the Federico University. He will follow the Lectio Magistralis of Tim Cook and the conferral of the Degree.

The ceremony can be followed live on YouTube.

Tim Cook in Naples for an honorary degree

“Hello Italy. Happy to be in Naples “. So declares the CEO of Apple on Twitter in which he greets the city where today he will be awarded an honorary degree in Innovation and international management. The new Italian Silicon Valley is ready to receive its noblest blessing with the visit of Tim Cook who today could surprise with a lucid and punctual speech, perhaps focusing on current events or talking about the future of Apple.

Since the opening of the Naples Developer Academy in 2016, nearly 2,000 students have passed through the Academy’s program, which provides tools and training to find and create jobs in the growing iOS app economy – which supports over 1.7 million jobs. of work throughout Europe. The path of the Apple Developer Academy ranges from professional programming, design and marketing skills preparing students with the full range of knowledge needed not only to participate in the iOS app economy but also to start their own businesses.

Apple also announced a major new investment in its Apple Developer Academy in Naples, which will provide learning and career opportunities for thousands of aspiring programmers, creators and entrepreneurs across Europe. In partnership with Federico II University, Apple extends the Academy’s programs until 2025 and launches a new program with resources for alumni that will allow them to have more opportunities to build and develop their business ventures.