REMINDER
PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE
NURTURING INTERNATIONAL TALENT: THE SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE “SISTEMA ITALIA”
Farnesina, 04 March 2025
On Tuesday, 4 March 2025, at 11:00 a.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will open the event “Nurturing international talent: the scholarships of the ‘Sistema Italia’” at the Farnesina, in the International Treaties Hall.
Also speaking at the event will be the Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, the General Commander of the Guardia di Finanza, Andrea De Gennaro, and the President of the National Association of Bodies for the Right to University Study, Emilio Di Marzio.
Scholarships for international students are one of the key instruments for the internationalisation of Italy’s higher education system, helping to attract talented young foreigners to Italian universities while promoting the global outreach of Italian universities and academies.
During the event, the Government’s initiatives to promote scholarship programmes for international students and Italian citizens residing abroad will be presented. Particular attention will be given to the measures undertaken, in collaboration with the Guardia di Finanza, to prevent the illegitimate acquisition of scholarships, ensuring fair treatment for all university students.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in attending can apply for accreditation by sending a request, by 5:00 p.m. on Monday 3 March, by e-mail to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it (tel. 06 3691 8210 – 8573 – 3432 – 3078), as follows:
For representatives of the Italian press organisations:
– a copy of the identity document,
– a letter of assignment from the newspaper of affiliation or – in the absence of the latter -, a copy of professional identity card.
For representatives of foreign press organisations not accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
– a copy of the identity document,
– letter from the newspaper of affiliation,
– Verbal note of the Embassy in Rome of the country of the press organisation represented.
For representatives of foreign press already accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the request must be sent with a copy of an identity document attached.
The accredited press will be able to access the Farnesina from the main entrance, on the left side, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Submitting the above-mentioned personal data means authorising the use thereof in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003 and the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the data controller, for strictly professional purposes and/or purposes related to the performance of the event in question.
