Rome, Italy – October 2024 – The solemn inauguration of the 2024/2025 Academic Year of the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome was celebrated on 23 October. The theme chosen for this year, "On a journey with young people, pilgrims of hope", inspired the entire event, underlining UPS's mission to accompany students in the challenges and opportunities of their educational and personal journey. The Eucharist celebrated in the parish church of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom by Fr Stefano Martoglio, Vicar of the Rector Major and Grand Chancellor of the UPS, opened the event, which then continued in the Aula Magna of the university with an address by the Rector Magnificus, Fr Andrea Bozzolo, and the introduction by Prof. Isabella Guanzini, theologian and philosopher, professor of Fundamental Theology at the Catholic University of Linz. The event continued with awards for deserving students and ended with the solemn proclamation of the opening of the 2024/2025 Academic Year announced by the UPS Grand Chancellor, Fr Stefano Martoglio.