Growing up today means moving through a complex landscape: a horizon made of endless possibilities but also constant uncertainties. Young Campus was created to inhabit this space of transition, to allow for a moment of reflection and to shift perspective on one’s own path.
It is not an event that provides immediate solutions, but an experience that sparks questions, encourages dialogue, and creates connections.
Young Campus will take place on May 7, 2026, in Cesena, in the Salapolivalente of Cesena Campus on Via dell’Università 50, and will be co-designed together with the Department of Computer Science - Science and Engineering (DISI) of the University of Bologna, Cesena Campus. The event stems from collaboration among students, faculty, and local professionals to build a shared path around the theme of the Journey and its various forms: digital, inner, spatial, and professional.
The 2026 theme: the Journey
The guiding thread of the fifth edition is the Journey, understood as both a personal and collective process.
A journey that does not follow predetermined maps, that changes direction, pauses, and begins again. A journey that crosses education, work, technology, life choices, failures, and transformations.
Telling the story of the journey means valuing the path, not just the destination.
Within Young Campus, there is room for stories, visions, and cross-pollinations.
Different experiences interact with each other to show how change can become an opportunity for growth and how the local area, with its energy and expertise, can be a starting point rather than a limitation. Young Campus grows thanks to the contributions of those who have something to share: an idea, a project, or an unconventional path.
Think Tables: a journey across disciplines
The collaboration with the Cesena University Campus, with its excellence in Engineering and Computer Science, Architecture, Psychology, and Food Science and Technology, led to the creation of the Think Tables: thematic discussion tables guided by faculty, professionals, and students.
Each table interprets the theme of the journey in a particular dimension:
THE DIGITAL JOURNEY
Engineering and computer science
Metaverse, AI, and Big Data as new frontiers to explore.
How is technology reshaping the boundaries of the world? Is digital nomadism the future of work?
THE JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE AND FORM
Architecture
Designing the places of the future.
Urban regeneration as a journey from the past to tomorrow.
Sustainability, mobility, and transitional spaces.
THE INNER JOURNEY
Psychology
The human mind as a territory to map.
How can we manage anxiety about the future?
Which skills help us adapt to change?
THE JOURNEY OF SENSES AND SUSTAINABILITY
Food science and tech.
The journey of food, from land to table.
Food as a cultural experience and as a compass for sustainability.
Contribute to the journey: the Survey on the Journey
To create an event truly aligned with the needs and questions of young people, we have created a short survey dedicated to the theme of the Journey: inner, educational, digital, and professional.
To participate in the event, contact us at the email address info@forumyoung.it.