Italy-Argentina – Grasso launches youth “think-tank” – Bicultural project, ceremony at Baires “Palazzo Italia”
“Italy must go back to believing strongly in the value of its cultural, literary, artistic and scientific legacy, which can be a driver” in regaining the role it deserves, asserted President of the Senate Pietro Grasso as he launched a new “Italo-Argentine think-tank” during a meeting at the Italian Cultural Institute. Present also was Italian […]
Read moreItalian Language Week Ankara – History and Literature
The Italian culture conquers Turkey with a packed calendar of events for the 14th Italian Language Week. Opened by Ambassador Gianpaolo Scarante with deputy dean of the Faculty of Languages, History and Geography of the University of Ankara Leyla Uzun, various Italian language events focusing on history and literature will be open to professors, students […]
Read moreUsa – Italian on the rise in “Advanced Placement” programme
There is a rapidly growing demand for Italian in the Advanced Placement (AP) programme that allows American high school students to earn university credits by sitting exams in the language of Dante. According to recently published College Board data, 2331 students took the exam on 30 June 2014 – an increase of 17.7% over the […]
Read moreAustria: Vienna showcases Italian excellence – Concert at the embassy in honour of Cremona, with Guarneri violin
An special evening concert was held yesterday at the Metternich Palace, home to the Embassy of Italy in Vienna, performed on the strings of a precious violin made by historic luthier Guarneri del Gesu’. Attendees included Governor of the National Bank of Austria Ewald Nowotny, Mayor of Cremona Gianluca Galimberti and another 200 esteemed guests […]
Read moreMontevideo – Italian Language Week in grand style
The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Uruguay offers a vast array of events, beginning with the hypothetical reconstruction of a voyage from Italy to the Americas presented by Sicilian actor Salvatore Motta and Italian-Swiss actor Mathias Britos in a show entitled “Quadri”. Present at the opening event will be the Italian and Swiss […]
Read moreCape Town – Italian Ambassador’s benefit regata
On the strength of the success of the 2013 “Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy”, the benefit event will be repeated on November 1st, when noted local South African celebrities, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, artists, business persons and sailing enthusiasts will set sail. They will be joined by the socially underprivileged youth sponsored by the Rcyc Sailing […]
Read moreFrance – Prime Minister visits Italian Pavilion at Sial
French prime minister Manuel Valls and agriculture minister Stephane Le Foll visited the Italian Pavilion at SIAL, the most important international agri-food industry exhibition, where 660 Italian companies are participating. Valls and Le Foll were accompanied by Italian ambassador to France Giandomenico Magliano. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreEqual Opportunity – Conference on the Beijing Platform for Action
The high-level presidential conference “Gender Equality in Europe: Unfinished Business? – Taking stock 20 years after the Beijing Platform for Action” is taking place in Rome on 23 and 24 October, within the framework of the Italian six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event is being held in the International Conference […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – Marocco: missione di Governo con banche ed imprese (in translation)
Marocco: missione di Governo con banche ed imprese Si conclude oggi la missione imprenditoriale di tre giorni organizzata dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Confindustria, ICE-Agenzia, ABI e Rete imprese Italia, alla quale partecipano più di 70 aziende e 7 gruppi bancari. L’iniziativa, guidata dal Vice Ministro per […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – “Identidad desaparecida” on display
The “Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos” in Buenos Aires will host an exhibition by artist Silvia Levenson from 21 October to 21 November entitled “Identidad desaparecida”. The show consists of a series of sculptures, installations and photos alluding to the absence of bodies that instead exist through objects, clothes and toys that have remained frozen […]
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