Among the most internationally known Italian economists, he was director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund and is now Director of the Program for Education in Economic and Social Sciences (UCSC - Milano).
Enrico Franco was called in 2003 by Corriere della Sera to found and direct Corriere del Trentino and Corriere dell'Alto Adige. In 2015 he also became director of Corriere di Bologna. Today he is a columnist for the local newspapers of Corriere.
Palazzo Sardagna, current home of the offices of the Rectorate of the University of Trento, is one of the masterpieces of Mannerism and early Baroque in Trentino. Dating from the 16th century, the building is built around a large central courtyard, the largest among those found in the city's historic buildings. From the exterior, walking through the entrance hall embellished with heraldic coats of arms, one enters the courtyard punctuated by a double order of loggias and long galleries.
