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2 July 2014
Israel – Italian researchers to give lectures in Haifa

A 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”. […]

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25 June 2014
“Italy of the Future” exhibit in Stockholm

“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 […]

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19 June 2014
“Italy and space” – Parmitano and Cristoforetti meet the UN in Vienna

Italian 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 […]

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12 June 2014
Varsavia – Ricercatori italiani al ‘Science Picnic’ (in translation)

C’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 […]

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27 May 2014
Minister Mogherini opens Africa Day at the Farnesina

The 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 […]

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27 May 2014
Africa Day – Science cooperation for sustainable development

The 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 […]

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20 May 2014
Trieste – Mauro Giacca to lead global genetic engineering

Italy’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.

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24 April 2014
Argentina – Young people “narrate” Italian science

Young 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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22 April 2014
Science – Rizzolatti awaited in Copenaghen to receive the Brain Prize

The Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen is preparing to welcome Giacomo Rizzolatti, neuro-scientist of International renown who coordinated the research group in the 1990s that discovered the “mirror mechanism”. This professor of Human Physiology at the University of Parma is among the three winners of the prestigious Brain Prize 2014, and the first Italian ever […]

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25 March 2014
Support for internationalisation – MFA-INFN protocol of understanding signed

The need for more synergies to support the internationalisation of scientific research and greater collaboration between Italian actors on the global scene led to the signing today of a protocol of understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), intended to provide greater impetus to the two institutions’ […]

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Speeches
21 March 2014
Commissione Tecnica Bilaterale – Progetto Everest K2

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) I would like to take this opportunity of closing the Bilateral Technical Commission of the Everest K2 program to congratulate both the NAST and the Ev-K2 –CNR team for the outstanding scientific research activities carried out with consistency, determination and passion. The areas on which their work focuses […]

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21 March 2014
Commissione Tecnica Bilaterale – Progetto Everest K2

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) I would like to take this opportunity of closing the Bilateral Technical Commission of the Everest K2 program to congratulate both the NAST and the Ev-K2 –CNR team for the outstanding scientific research activities carried out with consistency, determination and passion. The areas on which their work focuses […]

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