Lisbon: birth of Ipazia, the Association of Italian Scientists
The Italian Embassy in Lisbon hosted the birth of the Association of Italian Scientists and Researchers in Portugal, “Hipácia”, which is the Portuguese name of the scientist from Alexandria, Hypatia, a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer of ancient Greece. The founding members of the Association are fifteen, comprising Italian researchers, both men and women, who work […]
Read moreBelgrade hosts a meeting on sustainable development
Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Carlo Lo Cascio, and the Rector of the city’s Ivanka Popovic University co-chaired the first Italo-Serbian meeting on sustainable development goals. The event draws inspiration from the meetings organized by the Club of Rome – a non-profit NGO whose members are notable scientists, economists, businessmen/women, civil rights activists, high level civil […]
Read moreA catalogue of the 2018 promotional campaign is available online
The online publication of the catalogue of all the activities included in the 2018 promotional campaign conducted by the overseas diplomatic-consular network along with the Italian Cultural Institutes marks the opening of a window on Italian diplomacy’s cultural activities. It is an initiative that enhances the image of Italy abroad according to a shared logic […]
Read more“Appuntamenti Italiani” in Shanghai
The “Appuntamenti Italiani” column is posted weekly by the Italian Consulate General in Shanghai through its WeChat account, a social platform with more than 1.08 billion users a month. The column is a space dedicated to the principal events organised in eastern China on the theme of Italy, news of which are fed into the […]
Read moreIndonesia – Jakarta: Italian excellence in research and technology
“Italy: The Beauty of Knowledge”, an exhibition on Italian excellence in research and technological innovation, was inaugurated in Jakarta by the Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Indonesia, Vittorio Sandalli.The exhibition, hosted at the National Museum of Jakarta, which will remain open to the public until 31 March 2019, is a showcase of Italian know-how and […]
Read moreItaly-Netherlands: 2019 dense billboard of events paying homage to Vanvitelli
A dense programme of cultural, economic and scientific events has been organised for 2019 by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in the Netherlands. The events underpin the close bilateral relationship between the two Countries in the wake of having shared the seat on the UN Security Council for 2017-2018, and within the framework of […]
Read more‘Italian scientists at school’ in Frankfurt
Paolo Ferri, the father of the Rosetta mission and leader of flight operations for all ESA satellites – including the BepiColombo probe, an interplanetary mission that will reach Mercury in 2025 to discover its geophysical mysteries – was a guest of the European School in Frankfurt as part of the “Italian scientists at school” initiative […]
Read moreVienna: Italian-Chinese satellite for studying earthquakes
The Italy-China scientific cooperation for the Chinese satellite CSES (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) was presented in Vienna during the meeting of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space of the United Nations (COPUOS). Ambassador Maria Assunta Accili, Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations, presented the project while the more technical aspects of […]
Read moreCelebrating Leonardo da Vinci: Exhibitions, conferences and performances
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is planning more than 150 events this year to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. They will include exhibitions, conferences, films and theatrical performances celebrating the great genius of the Renaissance. Engineer, artist, scientist and polymath, Leonardo left an immense body of work to study, […]
Read moreAgreement between the Milano-Bicocca University and the Republic of Maldives
The Agreement between the Milano-Bicocca University and the Government of the Republic of Maldives to renew the presence of the University in Magoodhoo Island through its MaRHE Research Centre was signed at the presence of Italian Ambassador Rita Giuliana Mannella, the Rector Cristina Messa, the pro Rector Andrea Giovanni Maria Biondi and the Director of the […]
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