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4 October 2013
Italian schools around the world – “Let’s design a new banknote”

Students were asked to design a new banknote in a competition promoted by the Bank of Italy and the Ministry of Education, University and Research, aimed at raising economic awareness among primary and secondary school children. The foreign ministry saw to it that the initiative was extended to Italian schools around the world. Read more, […]

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2 October 2013
Italy-Saudi Arabia: Italian and Saudi students discuss their countries’ future

The occasion was an encounter between Italian and Saudi students at the foreign ministry during a bilateral forum held from 1 to 3 October for the celebration of 80 years of diplomatic relations. The event was an open debate on prospects for the student’s respective societies, the future of international and inter-cultural dialogue and the […]

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2 October 2013
Italy and Saudi Arabia celebrate 80 years of diplomatic relations in Rome

Italy and Saudi Arabia celebrate 80 years of diplomatic relations in Rome on 3 October during the Italo-Saudi Arabian Forum, co-chaired by Minister Emma Bonino and her Saudi colleague HRH Prince Saud Al-Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud that will be followed by a joint press conference. The forum will include the official “twinning” of the […]

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1 October 2013
Tirana – Bibliopride, Open House at the Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute will hold an open house on Thursday 3 October as part of the events surrounding “Bibliopride”, National Library Day. The Cultural Institute will offer an exhibition of children’s works followed by the screening of a film for children. Read more, in Italian.

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1 October 2013
Argentina: Youth competition on Italian science and culture

Young people between the ages of 18 and 31 in Argentina will participate in a competition aimed at disseminating Italian culture in the world, particular its impact on the development of science and industry in Argentina. The competition consists of an essay (maximum of 4 pages) on three topics: the role of FIAT in building […]

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1 October 2013
Chicago – Technology, culture and tourism “Made in Italy”

A workshop entitled IT Tissue – Italian Technology Experience, will be held in Chicago on 10 October, following a conference by the same name held in Lucca from 22-30 June. The workshop, which is scheduled to travel to Sao Paolo, Toronto, Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Istanbul and St. Petersburg, is aimed at presenting Italian culture […]

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30 September 2013
Principality of Monaco: Italian Culture Month

“Italian Language and Culture Month” is under way in the Principality of Monaco, an initiative now in its 3rd edition, promoted and curated by the Italian Embassy in Montecarlo, under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and Albert II, Prince of Monaco. Read more, in Italian

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30 September 2013
USA – Bursaries to 78 students of Italian

A total of 78 of the 1,980 students who sat the “Advanced Placement” (AP) exam will have a chance to improve their Italian in Italy, thanks to as many bursaries awarded in a ceremony held at the Italian Embassy in Washington. Read more, in Italian

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27 September 2013
Blumm Prize – 20 artists in Embassy in Brussels

With her work “Vasi Comunicanti”, Venetian artist Maria Elisabetta Novello is the winner of the Contemporary Art Prize organised by the Pomilio Blumm agency. The award ceremony was held in the splendid Caraman-Chimay Palace in Brussels, which since 1910 has been home to the Italian Embassy in Belgium. Read more, in Italian.

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26 September 2013
Shangai – Homage to Sergio Leone

Shanghai has discovered Sergio Leone, thanks to the retrospective devoted to the great Italian director that will be running at the city’s Film Museum until 30 September 2013. The exhibition was organised with the collaboration of the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute. Entitled “Once upon with Leone”, it will include screenings […]

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Accreditation Notices
26 September 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Reminder: Accreditation notice – Award Ceremony for Umberto Eco (Farnesina, 27 September 2013)

A reminder that the ceremony to award the “Gold Medal for Italian Culture in Argentina” to the writer Umberto Eco will take place at the Foreign Ministry at 12.00 on Friday 27 September. The award is presented each year to personalities who have distinguished themselves in disseminating Italian culture in Argentina. Organised by the Ministry […]

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