Italy-Bosnia – Cooperating through music
Cooperation between Italy and Bosnia will be taking musical form this summer with a concert for Peace by Milan’s renowned La Scala taking place in Sarajevo in July 2015. The initiative, as the Italian Ambassador in Sarajevo, Ruggero Corrias, explained at the end of a meeting with Bosnia Herzegovina’s foreign minister, Igor Crnadak, “is dedicated […]
Read moreShanghai – display of masterpieces by Renzo Piano
The Auditorium of Rome, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Osaka’s Kansai airport, Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, the New York Times Building and London Bridge Tower: these are just some of the masterpieces of architectural design by Renzo Piano on display in Shanghai. The exhibition “Piece by Piece, Renzo Piano Building Workshop”, at the Power […]
Read moreDiplomazia e Dintorni: How to prepare for a career in an international organisation
Working in an international organisation is an aspiration shared by many young people studying and interested in international relations. What are the real chances of working in an international organisation and what qualities and experience will they need if they are to be considered? Are there opportunities or programmes dedicated specifically to young people? Careers […]
Read moreBrazil – Rio Harp 2015 gets under way
Italy is participating in Rio Harp 2015, one of the largest worldwide harp festivals. A series of concerts to be held from 2 to 20 May will celebrate one of the oldest musical instruments in human history. Italy’s participation has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro and will include performances […]
Read moreItaly-USA – More cooperation to fight counterfeiting
“Fighting Counterfeits: Future challenges and Cooperation between the US & Italy” is the title of a seminar organised by the Italian Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, INTERPOL Secretary-General and several firms that find themselves continually affected by the phenomenon. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSpace- “Astrosamantha” comes to the schools of South Africa
Some 30 students at an elementary school in Mafikeng — a rural northwest provincial area 300 km from Pretoria — had a special treat on 2 May: an encounter with Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian Airforce pilot and astronaut aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) International space station on the “Futura” mission. The radio contact was […]
Read moreSkopje – Manufacturing, first Confimi mission to Macedonia
The Italian manufacturing industry meets Macedonia: Confimi (federation of manufacturing industries) concluded its first industrial and economic mission, a two-day initiative aimed at creating new opportunities for trade and business. Over 100 B2B meetings were organised with the delegation of 30 Confimi firms led by president Paolo Agnelli and president of the national association of […]
Read moreStockholm – Angelo Stano at the International Comics Festival
Fans of Dylan Dog won’t want to miss a chance to meet talented Pugliese artist Angelo Stano in person at the 17th International comics Festival in Stockholm on 9 and 10 May. This year’s edition is dedicated to freedom of expression, since comics and cartoons have, in light of the events in France, become a […]
Read moreVenezuela celebrates Pietro Mascagni
Venezuela pays tribute to Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, at 70 years on from his death, with performances of the “Cavalleria Rusticana” at the Teresa Carreno theatre from 30 April to 2 May. The tribute has been organised by the theatre foundation in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas and falls within the events […]
Read moreKyoto – Fosco Maraini exhibition “Ama” staged
An exhibition was staged in Japan of a photographic series by Fosco Maraini entitled “Ama”, which grew out of an anthropological study conducted in the 1950s on the community of underwater fisherwomen of the islands of Hegurajima and Mikuriyajima. Speakers at the event, one of the headliners of “Kyotographie”, included consul general of Italy in […]
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