On October 15, 2025, JCU hosted its fourth annual Transatlantic Policy Dialogues, titled "New Horizons in Transatlantic Security and Defense Cooperation." The event opened with remarks by Armando Varricchio, Italy’s former ambassador to Germany and the United States.
After completing her undergraduate studies in Georgia with a dual degree in Business and Mathematics, Megan Zeldenrust decided to pursue an MA in International Affairs at JCU. She did an internship with the World Food Programme as part of the Community Feedback Mechanism team.
Tavaka Mutungamiri traveled from Zimbabwe to to be a student in the MA program in International Affairs. Over the summer, Tavaka attended the UNICRI summer school at JCU. He has also worked with the Fact Zimbabwe NGO.
John Cabot University kicked off the Fall 2025 semester by welcoming over 1,040 new students to its vibrant urban campus in the heart of Rome’s historic Trastevere neighborhood.
The 10th edition of the Summer School on Migration and Human Rights organized by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and John Cabot University was successfully held at JCU in Rome from 7 to 11 July, 2025.
President Franco Pavoncello and Ambassador Armando Varricchio signed a new agreement establishing the Guarini Senior Fellowship on Transatlantic Relations last week during a visit of the Ambassador to John Cabot University.
John Cabot University welcomed Arif Husain, Chief Economist at the World Food Programme (WFP), for a talk on food security and crisis prevention.
Kayla Muller is an International Affairs major from Bend, Oregon. She is the editor-in-chief of the JCU student-run newspaper, The Matthew, and is the first RA representative for Student Government.
Professor Michael Driessen, Director of JCU's MA program in International Affairs, recently travelled to Indonesia to give an address at an international conference of political scientists and scholars of Islam and democracy titled “Nahdlatul Ulama and Humanitarian Islam.”
On Monday October 21st, John Cabot University held its third annual Transatlantic Policy Dialogues on the theme The Political Economy of Food Emergencies.
On December 4, 2023, JCU welcomed Rodney Hunter, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, and Ambassador Stefano Gatti, Special Envoy for Food Security at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for its second annual Transatlantic Policy Dialogues. The theme of this year’s workshop was “Food Security after Ukraine.”
Professor Michael Driessen was recently appointed inaugural Director of the soon to be launched MA in International Affairs.
