Second IBAC Italy day at the Farnesina – Gentiloni cites reforms to facilitate foreign investments

The Farnesina is hosting the 5th edition of IBAC Italy, and event organised by the MIUR, MiSE and ICE-Agenzia to promote the attraction of investments in Italy. Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and Minister for Education, Universities and Research Stefania Giannini and Minister for Economic Development Federica Guidi opened the first day’s sessions. Knowledge, development […]

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University – Maeci-Miur-Fondazione Crui sign convention on internships at Italian diplomatic missions

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, Minister for Education, Universities and Research Stefania Giannini and President of the Fondazione CRUI (conference of Italian university deans) Angelo Riccaboni signed an accord this afternoon at the Farnesina on a programme of curricular internships at Italian diplomatic missions. The initiative, which garnered ample consensus in […]

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Dei – Ghana – Italian architects build new GNPC headquarters

A group of young Italian architects (under 40) of the Bicuadro, O.C.R.A and Studio 3+1 firms will build the headquarters of the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) in Accra, under the leadership of architect Stefano Farcomeni. The group was awarded the 80 million euro project after an international invitational competition. Construction is scheduled to begin […]

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Beijing – Stories of Italian masks and tales of the folk of Trentino

Music, song, festivities, rituals, culture, memory and tradition: these and much more will be the topic this evening in Beijing (at 19:00) at the theatre of the Italian Cultural Institute, where the project “Stories of Italian masks and tales of the folk of Trentino” will be presented. The project is one of cultural dissemination curated […]

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Madrid – Photo exhibit “Mirada interior” by Valerio Bispuri

Italian photojournalist Valerio Bispuri’s “Mirada interior” photography exhibition will go on display from 12 June to 11 September at the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid. The event coincides with PhotoEspaña 2015, and includes some of the photographer’s most significant work from the 1990s to the present, particularly in Latin America. Read more, in Italian

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Buenos Aires – “Ipotesi dell’inferno” staged

“Ipotesi dell’inferno”, a theatrical tribute to Dante by actor Ivan Espeche, will be staged on 16 June at the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires. For the 750th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important authors of Italian and world literature, the “Mate Kusasai” group will present a technologically revolutionary theatrical piece […]

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Italy-Vietnam – Accord on 7.7 million euro fund

Italian ambassador Cecilia Piccioni and Deputy Minister for Finance of Vietnam Truong Chi Trung signed a technical accord regulating the use of a 7.7 million EUR fund to be used for a number of projects in priority sectors of socio-economic development and environmental protection in the poorest areas of central Vietnam. During the ceremony, both […]

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Buenos Aires – Italian 20th century graphics on display in Argentina

The Sala Roma of the Italian Cultural Institute will host an exhibition, which opens tomorrow (19:00 hours) and runs through through 30 June, of the graphic works of Italian artists of the 20th century from the collection of the Sartirana Foundation of Pavia. The Foundation is collaborating on promotion of the exhibition along with the […]

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Lisbon – Amalia Ercoli Finzi to hold conference on Rosetta, “the wings of man on a comet’s tail”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Lisbon (Rua do Salitre, 146 – 1250-204 Lisbon) will host a conference entitled “Rosetta: the wings of man on a comet’s tail” at 18:30 on Tuesday 16 June, as part of a cycle of events associated with the dissemination of scientific discoveries. Chairing the conference will be Hon. Prof. Amalia Ercoli […]

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Accreditation Notice – Signing of MAECI – MIUR – CRUI Convention (Farnesina 11 June 2015)

At 16:40 on Thursday 11 June, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, Minister for Education, Universities and Research Stefania Giannini and President of the Fondazione CRUI (Conference of Italian University Deans) Angelo Riccaboni will sign a convention relaunching the programme of curricular internships at foreign missions. The convention regulates the running of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Change In Admission Schedule – IBAC Italy 2015 (Farnesina, 11-12 June 2015)

The Farnesina will host the event IBAC Italy 2015 on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June 2015 in which Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will take part along with Minister for Economic Development Federica Guidi, Minister for Education, University and Research Stefania Giannini and Chairman di IBAC (International Business Advisory Council) Sir Martin Sorrell. IBAC, […]

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Communiqué for Libya meeting in Berlin – June 10th

1) Senior officials of the Governments of China, France, Germany, Italy, the Russian Federation, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America as well as of the EU met today in Berlin with the Libyan delegates to the UN-led Political Dialogue and in the presence of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Bernardino […]

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