Rector Jörg MONAR will be on a mission to Florence and Rome from 3 until 6 May 2016. In Florence, he will participate in the annual meeting of the Research Council of the European University Institute (EUI) and also make a contribution to the EUI’s annual State of the Union Conference. On Friday 6 May, the Rector will travel on to Rome to attend the award of the Internationale Karlpreis zu Aachen to His Holiness Pope Francis.