SPAGNA – Madrid commemorates Rita Levi-Montalcini
Madrid celebrates Rita Levi-Montalcini, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, with a commemoration organised by the Italian Embassy on the eve of what would have been her 104th birthday. The event, organised in collaboration with the Mensajeros de la Paz association, was intended to highlight not just this extraordinary women but also the ample […]
Read moreFlorence will host the General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a UNESCO body, in 2014
Florence will host the General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in 2014. ICOMOS is a UNESCO non-governmental international organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world’s monuments and sites. The General Assembly will be an event of great international significance and will have a great impact on Italy. Indeed, the […]
Read more“Italy of the Future”, excellence in research on display in Tokyo
The opening of the “Italy of the Future” travelling exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo has launched a month of seminars, meetings and events designed to showcase Italian excellence to the Japanese research and industry communities in the fields of science, technology and innovation. Coordinated by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo as […]
Read moreMOZAMBIQUE – Italy funds university research
Young researchers from Mozambique presented “Biotechnology for Health” and “The Genetic Characterisation of Populations”, at the first symposium of biotechnologies masters of the Eduardo Mondlane University. The symposium was organized within the context of the training and continuing education programme of the biotechnology centre funded by the Italian government, Sardegna Research and the Universities of […]
Read moreITALY-USA: Italian Space Agency-NASA collaboration agreement signed
Coinciding with the celebration of the first 50 years of space collaboration between Italy and the United States, the two countries signed a framework agreement today in Washington on cooperation in the use of space for peaceful purposes. The agreement was signed by Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero and Director General for Scientific Affairs of the […]
Read moreItaly-Usa: The Year of Culture will strengthen ties
The year of Italian culture in the United States aims to strengthen ties with the American people, with whom Italy “shares the values of democracy, rule of law, identity and respect for people”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who presented the initiative along with US Secretary of State John Kerry. More than 180 events in 40 […]
Read moreWASHINGTON honours Renato Dulbecco
On the first anniversary of the death of Renato Dulbecco, distinguished Italian biologist and physician and winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on oncoviruses, the Italian Embassy in Washington has organized a conference in his honour. “The Dulbecco Legacy from cancer biology, molecular genetics and novel therapeutic applications, to science […]
Read morePERU’ – Viaggio “italiano” tra le piramidi di Cahuachi (in translation)
L’Italia protagonista di un emozionante viaggio tra le piramidi della Velle di Nazca. Il professor Giuseppe Orefici, direttore della missione di scavo italiana a Cahuachi, ha tenuto nel centro storico di Lima, in suggestivi locali del ministero degli Esteri peruviano, la conferenza “Le piramidi di Cahuachi: progressi delle ricerche sul centro teocratico Nazca”. Feconda collaborazione […]
Read moreSPACE: A PRIORITY FOR Italian FOREIGN POLICY, SAYS VALENSISE
For the Italian Foreign Ministry “supporting the entire system that fosters the development of space initiatives is a key priority”, in view of the sector’s “essential role in an increasingly global economy and its impact on international relations in the sector”. The points were underscored by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]
Read moreInaugurazione anno accademico – Terzi: riportare la cultura al centro del dibattito politico
Riportare il tema della cultura al centro del dibattito elettorale: è l’appello che il ministro Giulio Terzi ha fatto dall’Università di Bergamo, per l’inaugurazione dell’anno accademico. La dimensione culturale, ha rilevato Terzi, è importante “per i giovani e per un’Italia che tutti vorremmo rafforzata e trasformata nei riferimenti fondamentali della nostra coscienza individuale e collettiva”, […]
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