Cameroon – Footballers outfitted by Italy thanks to accord

Cameroon footballers will be wearing uniforms produced by the Italian firm Garman, which signed a contract with the Cameroon Professional Football League as official supplier of sports apparel to 36 A and B series teams for the next 4 years. The 1.2 million EUR contract calls for a mix of sponsorships and 300,000 EUR in […]

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Hanoi – Vietnam Fashion Week gets under way with Italian designers

Vietnam’s Autumn/Winter 2015 Fashion Week got under way in Hanoi, where the creations of 19 Vietnamese and Italian designers will grace the runways for four days through Sunday. Italy’s participation, now a constant in the annual event, is part of the activities of the Italy-Vietnam Fashion Council, which also promotes joint initiatives such as meetings […]

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Accreditation Notice – Sustainable Soil Management (Farnesina 18 March 2015)

On Wednesday 18 March at 15:00, the Farnesina will host the event “Sustainable soil management, reducing global threats, protecting local resources”. Introductions will be delivered by Director General for Development Cooperation Giampaolo Cantini of the Ministry of Forieng Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), and Director General for Sustainable Development, Environmental Damage and Relations with the […]

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Buenos Aires – Books, a journey into 16th century Venice

An erudite, exuberant and passionate journey into the daily life of 16th century Venice is what Isabella Palumbo Fossati Casa offers in her book “Dentro le case. Abitare a Venezia nel Cinquecento” (2013, 360 p., Editore Gambier Keller collana Recto/verso). The book was the result of the study of 600 state archival inventories that chronicle […]

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Tokyo – A restored Fellini’s “8 1/2” comes to Japan

It was 1963 when Federico Fellini made his autobiographic masterpiece “8 ½”, portrait of a director rethinking his life and the meaning of existence, in which dreams and nightmares mix with an equally surreal reality. A newly restored version of the film, considered one of the greatest pieces of cinema of all time, will be […]

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Denmark – Embassy puts Italian research at centre stage

The third day in a series of encounters on the status of research in both Italy and Denmark at the historic residence of the Embassy of Italy in Copenhagen saw the participation of leading experts from the scientific and academic worlds. There are hundreds of Italian researchers living and working in Denmark, attracted by generous […]

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RomeMUN – Expo 2015: from 14 to 18 March 2000 young people from 100 countries to debate the themes of the Milan Universal Exposition

Five days of intense sessions, from 14 to 18 March, await the 2000 young people from 100 countries participating in the latest edition of Rome Model United Nations (RomeMUN), the largest simulation of the workings of the United Nations for university students in Europe. The 10 commissions will be tasked with using their best diplomatic […]

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Egypt: D’Apollonia /RINA awarded consultancy for Golden Triangle project

Italian group D’Apollonia /RINA won a competition in Egypt for a 1.7 million USD consultancy contract to draft the Masterplan for the Golden Triangle (Safaga, Qena, El-Quseir – Upper Egitto) mega project regarding mining, industrial, logistics, tourism and farming development in the region. The Egyptian government’s intention is to build a “special economic zone” in […]

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Munich – Jazz, Rosario Giuliani and Enrico Pieranunzi tribute to Duke Ellington

Two Italian jazz musicians, pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and sax player Rosario Giuliani, will give a concert entitled “Duke’s Dreams” at Munich’s Jazzclub Unterfahrt on Saturday 21 March at 21:00 in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of that city. The concert will pay tribute to the great Duke Ellington, featuring selections from the great 20th […]

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Budapest – Italian firms in Hungary: the 6-legged dog

For the cycle “Italian firms in Hungary tell their story”, on Thursday 19 March (18:00) the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest will host “The 6-legged dog. A symbol from memory to the future”. Participants at the encounter, organised by the Institute with the collaboration of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, will include Fabrizio […]

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Accreditation Notice – G7 Foreign Ministers (Lübeck, 14-15 April 2015)

Please be reminded that the Meeting of the G7 Foreign Ministers will take place on 14 and 15 April 2015 in Lübeck, Germany. All press representatives are asked to apply for accreditation at https://www.akkreditierung.bundesregierung.de/onlineakkredi/, no later that 8 April 2015. For further information see: http://www.g7germany.de/Webs/G7/EN/G7-Gipfel_en/g7summit_node

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Brussels – Cycle of meetings on tomorrow’s Italy

All eyes are on “Tomorrow’s Italy”, a cycle of encounters in Brussels hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute with the support of Nova-Il Sole 24 Ore. Four appointments to reflect on what the country’s future holds, and what Italians are doing to make that a reality. Topics will range from innovation, to sustainably farming, artisanship […]

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