The Italian Embassy in Singapore donates books on Dante and Rodari
The Italian Embassy in Singapore, with the support of APICS, has donated to the National Library Board some 15 Italian children’s books translated into English. These include books on Dante and The Divine Comedy, Gianni Rodari’s Telephone Tales and books on Italy’s major art cities, including Venice, Florence and Milan. Ambassador Mario Vattani and NLB […]
Read moreOpportunities in Brazil for Piedmont’s Technology Pole
A Protocol of Cooperation for commercial, industrial, cultural relations and technology exchange was signed between the Piedmont Technology Pole and the Commercial Association of the Federal District of Brasilia. The Protocol was signed last 24 February via videoconference with the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. It is the first technological cooperation agreement that the Federal District […]
Read moreCameroon: projects set up by Cameroonian students returning from Italy are presented
A number of young Cameroonians who studied and trained in Italy have set up six projects on their return to Cameroon, in sectors including renewable energy, agricultural transformation, cosmetics and the production of building materials. The projects were presented during a conference in Yaoundé, held in the Casa Italia at the Promote Salon. Participants included […]
Read moreOnline conference on gender equality in cities
The network of Italian Cultural Institutes in the Nordic area – Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm – along with the Italian Embassy in Sweden, present “Equal Cities – Planning for equality, inclusion and an effective presence of women in the civic landscape”, an online conference scheduled for 3 March on gender equality in contemporary cities. […]
Read moreMission by Ambassador Greganti in Iraqi Kurdistan
Ambassador Maurizio Greganti travelled to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq for his first mission outside the capital city Baghdad. During his five-day visit, accompanied by the Consul in Erbil, Michele Camerota, and the Defense Attaché of the Embassy, Col. Luigi Sambin, the Ambassador met with the main Authorities of the Autonomous Region, including […]
Read moreBerlin: ‘’Laboratorio Leopardi’’ inaugurated at Potsdam
At the initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and with the sponsorship of the Italian Embassy, the ‘’Laboratorio Leopardi’’ was opened at the University of Potsdam with the aim of making the first unabridged translation of the ‘’Zibaldone’’, supplemented with a critical comment on the relationship between Leopardi’s work and German culture. The […]
Read moreLos Angeles: Muccino writes about himself in a book
On the occasion of Filming Italy Los Angeles, the Italian Cultural Institute scheduled a meeting with the director and screenwriter Gabriele Muccino, who will present his new book “La vita addosso. Io, il cinema e tutto il resto. Un’autobiografia” [Life on me. Me, cinema and everything else. An autobiography] published by Utet. The book is written […]
Read moreOslo: seminar on architecture in Italy and Norway
The Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo organized a seminar on “Architects’ travel. Routes, connections and resonances between Italy and Norway in the 20th – 21st centuries”. Architect Antonello Alici (Università Politecnica delle Marche) will be the protagonist of the event. The travels of artists and architects, as a direct experience of a place, have proved […]
Read moreAmbassador Lombardi meets with President of Zanzibar, Hussein Mwinyi
Italy’s Ambassador in Dar es Salaam, Marco Lombardi, met with Hussein Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, yesterday, 22 February. During their meeting, Ambassador Lombardi presented a number of initiatives that aim to bring benefit to both Italy and Zanzibar. Lombardi pointed out that Italy supported, in 2021, the creation of Hotel Association Zanzibar (HAZ) and that […]
Read moreItaly-Iran digital forum on pharmaceutics and medical devices
Yesterday, 22 February, Italy’s Embassy in Teheran, along with the local ITA (Italian Trade Agency) office, hosted a virtual business forum on the opportunities Iran can offer to Italian businesses as regards pharmaceutics, medical devices, dentistry equipment and food supplements. For the occasion, Italy’s Ambassador to Teheran, Mr Giuseppe Perrone, pointed out that the initiative […]
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