Diplomazia Scientifica

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24 June 2016

The Foreign Ministry supports the promotion of Brand Italy in the world

The Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, Vincenzo De Luca, was heard by the Committee for Italians in the World and the Promotion of Brand Italy of the Chamber of Deputies’ Foreign Affairs Commission. The hearing enabled Mr De Luca to illustrate the strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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17 June 2016

ITALY TOWARDS JUPITER – ASI and NASA together for the Juno Mission around Jupiter

The arrival of the Juno mission around Jupiter, expected on July 4th 2016, will be another success of the long-standing cooperation in space exploration between the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and NASA. The extremely successful partnership of both the Cassini mission, devoted to the exploration of the Saturn system, and of the Juno mission, carried […]

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7 June 2016

Republic Day Celebrations – Italian diplomatic and consular offices around the world celebrated Republic Day

From Baghdad to Basel, Italian diplomatic and consular offices around the world celebrated Republic Day. Conferences, concerts and exhibitions, among other initiatives, focused on personalities from the world  of politics, culture and business. Israel A live performance by the Arakne Mediterranea dance company from Apulia entertained the many guests invited to the reception held by […]

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1 June 2016

Appointment of the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes in Istanbul and Paris

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed the directors of two of the major Italian Cultural Institutes (IIC) abroad, Istanbul and Paris. The appointments were made at the end of the procedure set forth to single out IIC directors of “reputed competence” on the basis of the evaluation of a […]

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31 May 2016

Farnesina-University – The Foreign Ministry’s Legal Service signs a convention with University of Trento

On 31 May 2016, a Convention was signed between the Foreign Ministry’s Legal Service for litigation and Treaty Law and the “Law Faculty” Department of the University of Trento. The Convention was signed, in representation of the Foreign Ministry by Plenipotentiary Minister Andrea Tiriticco, the director of the Service, and on behalf of the Law […]

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31 May 2016

European E-ELT Supertelescope – Big success for Italy’s high-tech industry

On 25 May the European Southern Observatory (ESO) officially awarded the biggest industrial contract every signed, worth almost 400 million euros, to a consortium of Italian companies The contract, won by Italian industries Astaldi, Cimolai, and sub-contractor EIE Group, concerns the construction of the rotating dome of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), ESO’s futuristic project […]

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25 May 2016

Final meeting of the United Nations’ Scientific Advisory Board

The fifth meeting of the United Nations Scientific Advisory Board (UN SAB), established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to boost awareness on the ties between scientific research and sustainable development, is under way in Trieste on 24 and 25 May The meeting, which is being held in Italy for the first time, has convened the […]

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17 May 2016

Cotec: Italy, Portugal and Spain to meet the challenge of innovation

Italy’s Fondazione Cotec, Spain’s Fundación Cotec and Portugal’s l’Associação Cotec, organisations that support research and technological innovation, will meet in Rome on May 17 to take stock of the state and performance of each country’s research and innovation system. To this end the meeting will provide a wide range of statistics and information about the […]

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6 May 2016

Iraq – An exhibition opens today at the MAXXI which tells the story of Italy’s fight to help preserve a cultural heritage

An exhibition called “Mesopotamia: Rising Again from Beauty” was opened today by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro. It runs from 7 May to 22 May and takes visitors on a journey across a multifaceted experience made of hologram projections, 3D reconstructions, videos, photographs and an original score. The exhibition tells a story […]

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5 May 2016

Lisbon – “Italy and Portugal at the Poles”, a scientific conference at the Italian Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon will resume its scientific conferences on Wednesday May 11 at the Institute’s headquarters  with a meeting entitled “Italy and Portugal at the Poles”. The conference will be attended by Prof. Roberto Azzolini, coordinator of the Italian Polar Programme who will deliver a presentation on “Italian Science at the Poles: history, sites, […]

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28 April 2016

Universities – Gentiloni, attracting brains from around the world a priority

The third “Networks and Internationalisation Agencies in Europe” Conference, organised by Uni-Italia with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, the Ministry of the Interior and the Conference of Rectors of Italian Universities, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. The gathering provided an opportunity […]

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22 April 2016

Gentiloni: meets Finnish Foreign Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Timo Soini, at the Farnesinatoday. Talks focused on the excellent bilateral relations between the two Countries. Mr Gentiloni stressed the natural complementarity of the Italian and Finnish production systems, in the hope of boosting […]

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