Ecuador – Two FIE-funded projects completed
A delegation from the Embassy of Italy in Ecuador, the Italo-Ecuadorian Fund (FIE) and the Chancery of that Latin American country visited the Province of Carchi, an area at the border of Colombia where the FIE has funded a seriesof initiatives. The area has been afflicted for years by chronic instability as a result of […]
Read moreCartoline dall’altra Italia – The “spatial” brain that made it in Russia
His is not a question of a brain on the run but of one on the road: a professional track that led him to Russia by way of the United States. After completing a doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics at MIT in Boston, in 2012 thirty-year-old Romanian born Alessandro Golkar moved to Moscow to become […]
Read moreDei – Canada: BC Hydro chooses Peace River Hydro Partners for dam project
BC Hydro, Canada’s state-run energy monopoly in British Columbia, selected the Peace River Hydro Partners consortium as its preferred proponent for the main contract for the construction of the “Site C” system of hydroelectric dams. The project is valued at an overall 6 billion euro and once installed will have a capacity of 1100 MW. […]
Read moreAmsterdam – Francesco Candeloro’s “Other Lights” charmes Holland
Venetian artist Francesco Candeloro opens his exhibition “Other Lights” on Saturday 5 December at the Red Stamp Gallery of Amsterdam. Designed especially for the exhibition the piece “Suspensions of Light (Amsterdam)” is dedicated to the Dutch capital and belongs to a series of works on skylines that the artist was able to capture photographically while […]
Read moreMusic Diplomacy – The 49th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni” airs on Radio LUISS on Tuesday December 1st
The theme of the 49th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni” is “Music Diplomacy”, and will air on Radio LUISS on Tuesday December 1st. Music has always been considered a means for fostering understanding among peoples, a common language that facilitates communication and is therefore capable of bridging the differences between cultures and traditions. It can […]
Read moreLisbon – The Triennale di Milano leaves for Portugal
The Triennale di Milano will be in Lisbon from 2 April to 12 September 2016 with “21st Century, Design After Design”. Thanks to an institutional synergy involving Italy (Embassy of Italy, Italian Cultural Institute and the Triennale itself) and Portugal (the Mude, the Esad and curators of the ‘Objects after Objects’ projects), however, a preview […]
Read moreItaly – Cuba: Collaboration growing thanks to culture
The two main themes of the 18th edition of Italian Culture Week in Cuba are the National Art Schools of Havana (designed by Cuban architect Ricardo Porro and two Italians, Vittorio Garatti and Roberto Gottardi) and Pier Paolo Pasolini. The event has been organised by the Italian embassy in Cuba along with the local Ministry […]
Read moreItaly- Kirghizstan – Minerva 2015 prize goes to Roza Otunbayeva
Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kirghizstan from 7 April 2010 to 31 December 2011 received the Minerva 2015 prize in the section “Women in the World” as acknowledgement of her political commitment, particularly in the promotion of parliamentary democracy in her country. She has headed the foundation named for her since 2011, and is especially active […]
Read moreTurkey: 125 bn dollar investment in energy sector by 2023
Turkey is planning to invest 125 billion USD in the energy sector within the year 2023. The announcement came from energy minister Ali Riza Alaboyun, who explained that, given the country’s energy demand and dependence on foreign suppliers, the country plans to increase generating its capacity from 72 to 130 MW within 2023 and diversify […]
Read moreDublin – Public reading in Ireland of The Divine Comedy
For the 750th anniversary of Dante’s birth, Ireland will be hosting a public reading, in instalments, of the Divine Comedy. It begins tomorrow at the National Gallery of Ireland with a reading of 34 cantos from the Inferno. President of the Republic Michael D. Higgins will be the first of 100 readers who will alternate […]
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