Italian Ambassador to Iraq Gerardo Carante signed a university collaboration agreement on 22 May with Kurdish MInister for Education Ali Saeed providing for the complete financing by the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan of over 100 bursaries for Kurdish masters and doctorate students to study in Italy.
Read moreHow Italy compares with emerging economies, particularly Brazil, Russia, China and Turkey, will be the central theme of the annual conference of ASILS, an association of private Italian schools for foreigners that attract over 22,000 persons to our country every year. Report on the study of the Italian language The conference is to be held […]
Read moreThe Italo-Scottish Research Centre (IRSC) has been created in Edinburgh as an interdisciplinary centre for the study of Italian emigration to Scotland and bilateral relations between the two countries. The centre was promoted by the Department of Italian Studies of the University of Edinburgh, and is directed by Prof. Federica Pedriali. It operates in partnership […]
Read moreMomento Italia-Brasile event is further embellished by a major exhibition of hte works of Caravaggio that opened at the “Casa Fiat de Cultura” in Belo Horizonte and will be followed by others on De Chirico, Modigliani and Imperial Rome. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreCoordination is under way for “Italy in Japan 2013”, a bi-annual event promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo aimed at taking advantage of the visibility offered by the major cultural events on the calendar to strengthen economic collaboration, particularly in the energy and IT sectors. The event, hosted by the foreign ministry in […]
Read moreOn Wednesday 23 May at 11.00 Rome’s Complesso di San Michele a Ripa hosted the first edition of the Shanghai Prize, which awards art residencies to emerging young Italian and Chinese artists. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Cultural Institute – Shanghai […]
Read moreMay 9th was the first day for the Italian school in Istanbul. The opening event, promoted by the Consulate General of Italy, brought together the main Italian scholastic and cultural institutions of Istanbul, to both strengthen ties between them and to encourage the resident Italian community to help their Turkish neighbours to gain a deeper […]
Read more“Italia in Luce” is a new initiative aimed at promoting Italian cinema abroad that also involves the MFA. Working together are the Istituto Luce – cinema both private and public – and four ministries: Culture, Economic Development, Foreign Affairs and Tourism. The project will be presented tomorrow at Cannes by Minister for Culture Lorenzo Ornaghi, […]
Read moreDo the social network and new media influence diplomacy? Can they be a credible source for the formation of public opinion on international policy issues? These are some of the concerns that will be the focus of the forum entitled “Diplomacy in the age of Twitter” organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the […]
Read moreThe first exhibition in the Czech Republic of Francis Bacon’s celebrated “Italian drawings” opened on 18 May at the Gate Gallery in Prague, and will run through 22 July. Guest of honour at the opening was Italian art critic Vittorio Sgarbi. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreOn May 22 the House of Cinema of the city of Sofia will host the presentation of the Bulgarian edition of Franco Zeffirelli’s autobiography, to be followed by a showing of his film Othello, based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The event has been organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia in collaboration […]
Read moreA dedicated internet website, four cities involved, 22 events, 21 business sponsors, refurbishing of the Residence completed free of charge by Italian firms – these are some of the highlights of Festival Italiano 2012, this 4th edition being promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Bucharest in collaboration with the ICE and the Italian Cultural […]
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