Hong Kong, Italian Design Takes Centre Stage at Business of Design Week 2025
The Hong Kong Business of Design Week 2025, Asia’s leading design event organized by the Hong Kong Design Center, has just concluded, with a highly acclaimed edition entirely dedicated to Italy. The opening of the Summit, focused on the theme “Curiosity Provokes Design Innovation,” was held by the Secretary for Culture, Sport, and Tourism, Rosanna […]
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Geneva, Italian Creativity on the Runway
As part of the Italian Fashion Days in the World, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Consulate General of Italy in Geneva, the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland (CCIS), and the Italian Women’s Group Switzerland (IWG Switzerland) presented the new edition of Italian Creativity on the Runway, which took […]
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November issue of the SFIM Newsletter now online
The SFIM Newsletter provides monthly updates on developments in Italian education abroad, highlighting major initiatives, educational projects, and cultural activities promoted by the Italian Education System in the World (SFIM). SFIM encompasses Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses, and lectureships at foreign universities. Among the highlights of this issue are the […]
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La Sfera. The new podcast from the Italian Foreign Ministry produced with Adnkronos
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with Adnkronos, presents its new podcast, “La Sfera”, offering an insight into Italian diplomacy. Featuring a variety of guests and personalities from our events, the podcast explores the key priorities of Italy’s foreign policy. The first episode introduces the vision for the “New Farnesina”, […]
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Paris, National Space Day
The celebrations for National Space Day 2025, organized by the Permanent Representation of Italy in Paris, kicked off on December 3 with the conference “Earth observation from space for the protection of our Planet,” hosted at the prestigious University of Paris 1 Sorbonne Panthéon. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Luca Sabbatucci highlighted the significant growth […]
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Geneva: Presentation of the book Spiritualità by Pistoletto and Spadaro
The Permanent Representation of Italy to the International Organisations in Geneva and the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See, in cooperation with the Association of Italian Executives Abroad (ADIE), the Dante Alighieri Society of Geneva and the Caritas in Veritate Foundation, hosted two days of events dedicated to the presentation of Spiritualità by Michelangelo […]
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Tokyo: “Study in Italy Fair”
The sixteenth edition of the Study in Italy Fair took place on 8–9 November 2025. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Japan and the Italo-Japanese Association. Once again, the initiative attracted high levels of participation and engagement from the Japanese public interested […]
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Sofia: Italian Cuisine Week in the World
On 24 November, the Italian Ambassador to Sofia, Marcello Apicella, inaugurated the traditional Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (SCIM) at the Italian Residence with an exclusive event dedicated to agri-food innovation and the promotion of Italian gastronomic excellence, entitled “Italian innovation supporting the development of the agri-food sector”. Ambassador Apicella emphasised that “events […]
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Madrid: 18th edition of the Italian Film Festival
The 18th edition of the Italian Film Festival in Madrid was inaugurated on 1 December 2025 by artistic director Giulio Base and the director of Chiara Fama of the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid, Elena Fontanella. The opening took place in a packed Cine Callao theatre and is a highly anticipated event in the Spanish […]
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Bulgaria, Milan-Cortina at the Bansko Film Fest
The selection of Italian films at the 24th Bansko Mountain & Adventure Film Festival, a film festival dedicated to winter and adventure sports, was a resounding success. Mountaineers Stefano Ragazzo and Matteo Della Bordella, a member of the renowned Ragni di Lecco mountaineering group, introduced the screening of the documentaries “Eternal Solo” by Andrea Cossu […]
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