Healthcare highlight of Italy-Russia cooperation
A conference entitled “Cooperation in healthcare: a bridge between Russia and Italy” (“La collaborazione in ambito sanitario: un ponte tra Russia e Italia”) was hosted by the Italian Embassy in Moscow. The event was opened by Russia’s Health Minister, Veronika Skvartsova, and by Italian Ambassador Cesare Ragaglini, who were followed by top officials from major […]
Read moreMalta through photos by Giovanna Di Lauro
Pictures taken on a simple smartphone by a young Italian woman, Giovanna Di Lauro, have captured the essence of Malta and given birth to the “MaltaInMyEyes” exhibition, which is open to the public in La Valletta’s Palazzo Ferreria till July 15. The exhibition is the result of an unexpected initiative taken by Ms Di Lauro […]
Read moreHaifa – ‘A Selfie with Design’, a photography contest to celebrate Brand Italy
Brand Italy, art, tradition and history compounded with imagination, creativity and originality. Especially in the design of domestic objects, the history of Italian design is plotted with significant milestones. Indeed, many are the objects that have made the history of our Country, that have changed our way of life while, at the same time, keeping […]
Read moreFarnesina – All the figures of 2015
The Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni presents the 2016 Annual Statistics Report on the structure, resources, activities and services of the diplomatic network abroad, illustrated on a chart containing the most relevant figures of 2015. The figures relative to 2015 tell the story of the commitment of an Administration at the service of […]
Read moreJoint statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the United States
The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the agreement between National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman Mustafa Sanalla, and NOC Board member, Dr Nagi el-Maghrabi, strengthening the unity of the Corporation. We urge all Libyans to work together to restore Libya’s oil production and exports, and stress the […]
Read moreInvest Your Talent in Italy – Italy now attracts talents: 600 candidates apply for 55 scholarships
The selection of the candidacies received from young foreign students for the Invest Your Talent in Italy programme has been successfully completed. A total of 587 applications were filed for the 55 scholarships offered by the partners of the programme (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Agenzia ICE and Uni-Italia, in association with […]
Read moreUrbino Press Award, a bridge between the Marche Region and the Unites States
The journalist of the New York Times, Mark Mazzetti, is the winner of the 2016 Urbino Press Award, the Italian prize that is awarded every year to American reporters who distinguished themselves for their work during the year, by informing the general public. The award was conferred on 2 July during a ceremony held in […]
Read moreBrazil – The Association of Italian Researchers founded in Brazil
The Association of Italian Researchers in Brazil has been founded at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia, which supported the initiative. The Embassy hosted the constituent assembly for the organisation, which was attended both in person and by video-conference by 15 Italian professors and researchers from various local universities, who represented the three scientific macro-categories: Humanities; […]
Read moreThe Project – RomAfrica Film Festival, 4 days of cinematographic partnership
Four days will be dedicated to the cinematographic partnership between Rome and Africa: the ‘Casa del Cinema di Villa Borghese’ in Rome will host the second edition of the RomaAfrica Film Festival from 13 to 16 June, also thanks to the sponsorship of the Italy-Africa Initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]
Read moreJUNO, Destination Reached – The NASA probe JUpiter Near-polar Orbiter (JUNO), born from an intense cooperation with Italian partners, has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit. It will study the “gas giant” of the Solar System for the next 20 months
After a journey, started on August 5 of 2011, about three billions kilometers distant and lasting almost five years, JUNO has reached its destination. On June, 4th 2016, at 8.53 pm (California time – in Italy it was 5.53 am of June, 5th), JUNO correctly entered the orbit of the biggest planet in the Solar […]
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