The MeMo orientation project kicks off: 658 students meet Stefano La Rovere, Amazon's Global Director of Robotics

The MeMo project, a university orientation program involving 658 fourth-year students from high schools across Italy and funded by PNRR resources, has been launched. The project is aimed specifically at first-generation students, with the aim of providing them with useful tools to make more informed choices about their future.

The project was inaugurated by Stefano La Rovere, Amazon's Global Director of Robotics, who shared his personal and professional journey with the students, marked by decisive steps, crossroads, and difficult decisions, choosing, at crucial moments, the most daring path, the one capable of leading him towards ever new challenges. During the meeting, La Rovere invited the students not to fear moments of uncertainty: when faced with a crossroads, they can go beyond their comfort zone and also consider risks as possible opportunities for growth.

Among the advice that emerged, one piece in particular struck the participants: the importance of cultivating a broad education and not just a strictly technical one. Even for those who wish to pursue engineering or scientific studies, according to La Rovere, disciplines such as Latin can offer a valuable contribution, as they help to develop logic, critical thinking, and the ability to interpret reality.

The meeting was the first significant step in a journey that will accompany participants throughout the year, with the aim of supporting them in building their future with greater awareness and confidence. The project, funded under the PNRR, is coordinated by the Sant'Anna School of Pisa together with the Scuola Normale Superiore, the Collegio Superiore di Bologna, the Scuola Galileiana di Padova, and the Scuola di Studi Avanzati della Sapienza di Roma.