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20 October 2016

Exhibitions – Venice to host ‘The world of Han Meilin’ exhibition

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice will host the press conference presenting the exhibition “The world of Han Meilin” on 27 October. It is the first time that the works of Han Meilin, the only Chinese artist to be designated “UNESCO Artist for Peace”, will be exhibited abroad. The initiative was promoted by Ca’ Foscari University, […]

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19 October 2016

Italy-India: scientific and technological cooperation relaunched

On 19 October 2016, the Farnesina hosted a meeting of the Indo-Italian Joint Committee established under the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement signed between Italy and India in New Delhi on 28 November 2003. The Indian delegation was led by Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science and Technology, while the […]

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10 October 2016

Italy and the Arctic on the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Declaration

On the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Declaration, which established the Arctic Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosts a two-day international event dedicated to the Arctic on 10 and 11 October, 2016. The event will start on 10 October with the international conference “The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective”, which […]

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7 October 2016

​The Farnesina at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean

Capri played host to the International Conference on “Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean Area: Energy and ICT Networks of the Future”(5-7 October) “Mediterranean Countries must multiply their efforts to relaunch  dialogue and economic and social development,” said Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, in his address to conference participants. “We believe that cooperation in energy […]

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7 October 2016

Belgium – TechItaly 2016 focuses on “Circular Economy”

TechItaly 2016 “Circular economy”, an exhibition to showcase Italy’s latest technological innovations in different sectors, from the aerospace industry to meeting global challenges, will be held in Brussels on 29 and 30 November. This annual event – which started in 2012 – is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in […]

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28 September 2016

United State – Annual Conference of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF)

The Italian Embassy in Washington will host the annual conference of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) on 17 and 18 October. The occasion will offer the members of Italy’s scientific community an opportunity to meet with representatives of institutions, the industry and the academic world and to discuss innovative ideas […]

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23 September 2016

Malta – Science in the City 2016 – European Researchers’ Night Festival

“CODE SWITCH #1” is a research project combining science and art and, more specifically, epigenetics and video and performance art. It is the brain child of Italian artist Cristina Ghinassi and Maltese geneticist Edward Duca. The key question is: can performance art bring about epigenetic changes in the individuals participating in the art form? By […]

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16 September 2016

The Farnesina promotes Research and Development. Italy and Israel have stepped up their scientific, technological, and industrial relations

The Mixed Committee for the implementation of the Italian-Israeli Cooperation Agreement on industrial, scientific, and technological research and development held its 15th session in Tel Aviv on 13 September. With the assistance of the Italian Embassy, the Italian delegation led by Fabrizio Nicoletti, Head of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Unit at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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26 August 2016

Lithuania – Vilnius Science Festival with 5 famed Italian experts

Five noted Italian experts will take part in the Science Festival “Spaceship Earth” in Vilnius on Sept. 8-17. Chiara Zuccato, Eugenio Coccia, Giuseppe Novelli, Giorgio Metta, and Fiorenzo Conti will hold a series of lectures at the event, now at its 13th edition. The first lecture, “Brain evolution and neurological disorders: the example of Huntington’s […]

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24 August 2016

Albania – Two Italian professors hold workshop on high energy physics

On 26-27 September the Department of Physics and the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Tirana will host the second international workshop on the latest developments in high energy physics achieved thanks to the LHC particle accelerator. The workshop is organized by Professors Giuseppe Iaselli and Nicola De Filippis of the Polytechnic of […]

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22 August 2016

Between multilateral and scientific diplomacy: Minister Gentiloni on mission in Geneva today

Minister Gentiloni is in Geneva today where, together with the Head of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter, he will be guest speaker at the opening session of the Conference of the Ambassadors and of the External Network of the Swiss Federation on schedule at the United Nations Office, and address more than […]

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19 August 2016

USA – Requalification of endangered Iraqi heritage on show in the US

An exhibition on the requalification of Iraq’s cultural heritage will open in the U.S. on September 7. “Heritage in danger. The Centro Scavi Torino and the requalification of the Iraqi cultural heritage,” the exhibition promoted by  the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington in collaboration with the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi […]

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