After being appointed by the University’s Board of Directors, which convened Thursday, Professor Beccalli succeeds Professor Franco Anelli.
She is the first woman appointed to this role in the history of the university.
Beccalli, who is currently the Dean of the School of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences, made a speech after her appointment.
“Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is a ‘universal’ academic institution by vocation, where dialogue and debate are open, free, interdisciplinary and oriented towards the creation of networks and strategic alliances,” she said.
“It is a university that can offer ‒ with accuracy, creativity, courage ‒ a forward-looking approach to contemporary challenges, thanks to the coordinated efforts of its vibrant academic community.
“[We must] ensure that our university is a natural source from which civil society, institutions, the labour market and, furthermore, the Italian and universal Church can draw.
“A model that can represent the best university for the world.”
Beccalli’s main areas of scientific focus relate to the banking sector analysed from the perspective of industrial organisation, with particular attention to technology, efficiency, cooperation and financial biodiversity.
In recent years, her studies have focused on issues of ethics and inclusiveness, sustainability, artificial intelligence and women’s leadership.
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