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7 October 2013

Unesco: Giro, bene riconferma Bokova a Direttore Generale

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, has congratulated Irina Bokova on her re-election as Director General of UNESCO. “Italy supported Director Bokova’s re-election”, declared Under-Secretary Giro. “We shall continue to work with her to enhance Italy’s role in the organisation. Our country is one of the main contributors to UNESCO and is home to […]

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4 October 2013

Yemen: Italy aids transition

A conference entitled Window on Yemen will be held in Urbino on 9 and 10 October, organised by the foreign ministry and the University of Urbino’s inter-departmental “Europe and others” research centre (CREA). The event will be a political-diplomatic as well as a cultural one as a result both of the level of its participants […]

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4 October 2013

Giro hails passage into law of culture bill

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro today hailed the conversion into law of a culture bill that earmarks resources for the UNESCO Forum on Cultural Industries scheduled to take place in Florence in 2014. “My congratulations to Parliament and to Minister Bray” Under-Secretary Giro said. “The Florence event, which will take place during our European […]

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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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2 October 2013

Usa – Winners of the New York Prize for Italian artists announced

The two winners of the 11th New York Prize for emerging Italian artists – Giorgio Andreotta Calo’ and Sven Sachsalber – are headed for a 4-month stay in the Big Apple, where they will have an opportunity to develop their creative talents. Read more, in Italian.

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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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