A ceremony took place
today to officially name the Faculty of Engineering at
the Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
(University of Modena) in honour of Enzo Ferrari in
recognition of the Prancing Horse company founder’s
steadfast commitment to its creation. Ferrari Chairman
Luca di Montezemolo and Vice-Chairman Piero Ferrari both
attended.Piero
Ferrari, in fact, remembered his father’s passionate
determination that Modena should have its own faculty of
engineering: “My father always believed in young people
– right from the time he founded the company. Proof of
that is that he called in Luca di Montezemolo as his
assistant when he wasn’t much over 20.”
For his part,
Montezemolo stressed how Enzo Ferrari’s teachings are
still very much alive in the company even though it has
changed over the years, adding that the founder would
most certainly approve of the firm as it now stands. “I
learned a lot from Enzo Ferrari,” he continued. “I
learned to give young people responsibility, to never
give in, to always look ahead. Naming the faculty of
engineering after Enzo Ferrari is a great
acknowledgement both of the founder himself and Ferrari
as a whole. Like all the other companies in the area,
our relationship with the University is fundamental.
It’s an open University that will always be able to
count on its relationship and dialogue with Ferrari.”
Montezemolo encouraged
the many students attending the ceremony to focus on
their work, set themselves ambitious goals and keep
dreaming. “It’s important for the company, for Modena
and for the nation as a whole that young people that
deserve to are given the opportunity to shine.”
At the end of the
ceremony today, the head of the faculty, Professor
Giuseppe Cantore, presented his illustrious honorary
degree holders with a commemorative plaque.
