“Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina. Settlement and customs along Lake Puruhuay in Peru”, is the title of a book by Carolina Orsini to be presented on August 26th at the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium in the Peruvian capital, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItalo-Chinese cooperation in architecture and design is increasing. A ceremony was recently held in Chengdu for the opening of an Italian innovation and design centre, created in collaboration with the association of interior decorators of that city and the Milan Polytechnic Institute (Polimi). The event was attended by the association’s president, Mrs. Zhang Daiying, architect […]
Read more“We must be Europeans. There has to be integration and interconnection. We have to feel Italian, French, Spanish and German, but at the same time transform ourselves into Europeans – without losing our identity”. This was the message launched by Luca Parmitano, Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian air force pilot, […]
Read moreLe opportunita’ di cooperazione scientifica tra Unione europea e Stati Uniti nella ricerca in ambito della Cyber Security. E’ questo il tema centrale di un seminario, organizzato dall’Ambasciata italiana a Washington, che si e’ appena tenuto. Obiettivo dell’iniziativa e’ stato mettere a confronto esperti e tecnici Ue e Usa per pavimentare la strada verso iniziative […]
Read moreA 4-month series of events organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society closed with a lecture on “The Genius of the Brain”, by Maurizio De Pittà. The programme, which featured the work of young Italian researchers, was entitled “Giovani ricercatori italiani in viaggio tra Oriente e Occidente”. […]
Read more“Italy of the Future” is the title of an exhibition on the excellent results of major Italian research institutes, and will open on 27 June in Stockholm within the context of the events planned for Sweden for the Italian Presidency of the EU Council. The exhibition has been organised by the National Museum of Science […]
Read moreItalian astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Parmitano were guests of honour at “Italy and Space”, the event organised in Vienna by Italy’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The event was organised with the support of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the collaboration of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the Italian […]
Read moreC’erano anche i ricercatori dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanita’ di Roma al ‘Science Picnic’ organizzato come ogni anno a Varsavia dalla Radio Polacca e dal Centro di Scienza Copernico. Sono state 200 le istituzioni scientifiche, tra polacche ed estere, che hanno preso parte alla manifestazione, arrivata ormai alla 18esima edizione e considerata la piu’ grande del […]
Read moreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its annual Africa Day, this year in celebration of the 41st anniversary of the creation of the Organisation of African Unity, and the opening speech was delivered by Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini. “Italy wants to be part of the virtuous dynamism of the continent by making the […]
Read moreThe foreign ministry held its traditional Africa Day today, and annual event that this year coincided with the 41st anniversary of creation of the Organisation of Africa Unity, which became the African Union in 2002.Minister Mogherini gave the opening speech and Under-Secretary Mario Giro closed the event. Invited guests included the Mission Heads of the […]
Read moreItaly’s Mauro Giaccahas been chosen to lead ICGEB, the international centre for genetic engineering and biotechnologies, headquartered in Trieste with branches in New Delhi and Cape Town. The 55-year-old former director of the organisation’s Italian component will,as of 31 December, replace the current director, Argentine Francisco Baralle. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreYoung Argentines “narrating” the influence of Italian science and culture on that Latin American culture was the subject of a recently concluded competition organised by our embassy in Buenos Aires in collaboration with the Associazione Veronese L’Arena of Buenos Aires. Awards went to young participants between the ages of 17 and 31 who submitted their […]
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