Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize 2018 – call for scientific projects
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the CRUI Foundation, in association with the MIUR, launched a call for proposals addressed to Italian Universities and research institutes to participate in a scientific cooperation project between Italy and Israel envisaging a minimum 4-month stay of an Israeli scholar of very high international standing at the Italian proposing entity. […]
Read moreInternational competition “BeamLine for schools – BL4S”
To date, Italy is the only Country that has twice won the CERN international competition, known as “BeamLine for schools – BL4S”. The competition is open to teams of high-school students from across the world. The winning teams is given the opportunity to conduct a scientific experiment at the prestigious research centre of the European […]
Read moreAnnual Conference of Scientic Attachés
Today the Farnesina is hosting a conference of the world’s leading figures from the world of research, universities, innovative companies and start-ups and Scientific Attachés, who have been convened in Rome from their overseas offices for their annual meeting. The central theme of the debate will be the key topic of Health 4.0. The network […]
Read moreItaly elected Member of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict and of its governing body
ALFANO: “GREAT RESULT, ITALY ELECTED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE UNESCO CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS AND TO ITS GOVERNING BOARD “Italy’s election as a member of the International Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict – and its appointment to its governing board […]
Read moreAustria – United Nations and Italy sign new agreements on outer space activities
New agreements give strong impulse to Italy’s space sector and the opportunity to cooperate on new scientific and technological efforts to meet the challenge of space exploration, satellite communication, Earth observation and the management of natural disasters. These are the prospects contained in the New Agreement signed by the Government of the Italian Republic […]
Read moreItaly-China step up their scientific and technological cooperation
Opening remarks at the eighth “Italy-China Science, Technology and Innovation Week” in Beijing were made by the Minister of Education, Universities and Research, Valeria Fedeli and the Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, Wan Gang. The event is held on alternate years in the two countries to foster dialogue on technological innovation and scientific research. […]
Read moreRegenerative medicine, the Rita Levi Montalcini Award assigned to an Israeli researcher
A gel 98% composed of water that enables the establishment of an environment favourable to the growth of human tissues with important implications for regenerative medicine and biomaterials. This is the field of research of Drod Seliktar, the Israeli researcher at the Technion in Haifa who was awarded the “Binational Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry at Genoa’s Festival of Science 2017
The Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the time of ISIS, the Italian Way to Digitalise Industry, and Technological Innovation in Society are the topics of the three conferences that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will organise from 27 to 28 October at Genoa’s 2017 edition of the Festival of Science. The Festival, […]
Read moreThe 2017 International Space Forum in Nairobi
The ministerial meeting on the International Space Forum that will be held in Nairobi on 28 November 2017 was presented on 25 October 2017 at the Farnesina, with the attendance of the diplomatic missions of the African countries in Italy. About 20 senior officials from various countries attended the meeting, with introductory remarks by the […]
Read morePresentation of the legal magazine “The Italian Law Journal”
The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the legal magazine “The Italian Law Journal”. The journal, published by “Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane” in Naples, aims to promote Italy’s legal tradition and culture abroad, hosting a critical debate on Italian law among the international community. The meeting opened with remarks by Andrea Caputo, the head of the cabinet […]
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