Italian Research Day in the World 2020
The 2020 edition of Italian Research Day in the World, celebrated on April 15, the anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Da Vinci, falls at a crucial historical moment, when Italy and the whole world are confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Italian Research Day in the World allows reflecting on the importance of scientific […]
Read moreItaly China – Scientific and Technological Collaboration: Action Plan towards 2025
A study on scientific and technological cooperation with China, addressed to industries, universities and research institutions, which presents the issues on which to focus the efforts of the next five years. The document – which renews MAECI’s commitment to the coordination of bilateral cooperation with China – was created with the contribution of the Italian […]
Read moreFarnesina, women’s cancer prevention
During the Women’s Day week, an information point for women’s cancer prevention was set up at the Farnesina. The medical unit was activated by the staff of the Health Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and was visited today by the Secretary-General, Amb. Elisabetta Belloni, in the presence among others […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: on show the exhibition Italy: the Beauty of Knowledge
For three weeks, the Kirchner Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires hosted the exhibition “Italy: the Beauty of Knowledge”, promoted and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and designed by the National Research Council together with Italy’s four major science museums: the City of Science in Naples, the Muse in Trento, the […]
Read moreIsrael’s Year of Leonardo: between Humanism and Science
A synthesis between Humanism and Science. This was the leitmotif, so natural to a man of the Renaissance, of the events organised in Israel by the Italian Embassy and by the Italian Institutes of Culture in Tel Aviv and Haifa to celebrate the Year of Leonardo. It was also a way of conveying a comprehensive […]
Read moreAlgiers to host seminar on “Energy Transition: challenges, opportunities”
Today, also hydrocarbon producing countries need to get started on ‘energy transition’, which implies investing in de-carbonisation processes, enhancing energy efficiency and increasing the pcontribution of renewable sources to the energy mix. To this end, the Italian Embassy in Algeria, in conjuction with the International Affairs Institute (IAI), promoted a seminar in Algiers on 11 November which […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction for the re-election of Gianotti a the CERN
The Foreign Ministry expresses great satisfaction for the re-election of Professor Fabiola Gianotti as Director General of the CERN for the 2021-2025 five-year period at the Organisation’s extraordinary Board meeting today. It is the first time that an outgoing Director General is confirmed for a second term in office in this organisation that operates the […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction for the re-election of Gianotti a the CERN
The Foreign Ministry expresses great satisfaction for the re-election of Professor Fabiola Gianotti as Director General of the CERN for the 2021-2025 five-year period at the Organisation’s extraordinary Board meeting today. It is the first time that an outgoing Director General is confirmed for a second term in office in this organisation that operates the […]
Read moreItaly and Israel: 70-year-long relations and the key role of science
As part of the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Israel, on 5 November the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) organised the seminar titled “Celebrating 70 years of Diplomatic Relations. Italy and Israel Side-By-Side for Innovation”, dedicated to the most successful projects developed under the Agreement […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry at the Genoa Science Festival
Living cities, the batteries of the future and the marvel of microsensors: these are the themes chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to participate in the Science Festival 2019, the scientific promotion event held in Genoa from 24 October to 4 November. This participation is part of the scientific diplomacy […]
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