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UNLP UNESCO Chair director joins Lucca's Planet Earth Festival during October tour of Italy
Francesco Vigliarolo, who directs a UNESCO Chair at Argentina's National University of La Plata, took part in several international events in Italy in October 2026, the university reported.
Why it matters: The National University of La Plata's UNESCO Chair took its academic debates to international events in Italy, including the Planet Earth Festival in Lucca.
The National University of La Plata (UNLP) reported that Professor Francesco Vigliarolo, director of its UNESCO Chair, made an academic tour of Italy in October 2026 and took part in international events.
According to the university, the events were intended to promote academic debate alongside major international initiatives, as the UNESCO Chair itself provides for.
The university said one of the engagements was participation in the International Planet Earth Festival (Festival Internacional Planeta Tierra) in Lucca.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
The tour involved UNLP's UNESCO Chair and its director, whose October 2026 programme in Italy included the Planet Earth Festival in Lucca, according to the university.
