Ambassador Varricchio at the Conference on Space Economics
On September 13, 2018 the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC hosted an event on cooperation in the space field and on the new frontiers in terms of investments, innovation, and international collaboration. “Space Economics: challanges and opportunities, Investment, Innovation and International partnerships” was organized in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency, the Space Economy […]
Read moreThe Italian healthcare system helps China manage their growing senior population
As is widely known, Italy is a Country of senior citizens: this is why China, faced with a growth in the population of over-60s, expects an active collaboration from our health organisations. This is the reason why Italy will be the Guest of Honour Country at the West China International Fair (Changdu, 20-24 September). In […]
Read moreMeerKAT telescope inaugurated in South Africa
The MeerKAT radio telescope was inaugurated a few days ago in the Karoo desert, in South Africa. MeerKAT is an integral part of the multinational project Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in which Italy participates in an active and qualified manner. The inaugural ceremony was held in the presence of the Vice President of the Republic […]
Read moreItaly-ASEAN cooperation on Higher Education, Science and Research
The group of Southeast Asian Countries comprising the ASEAN is a major player on the global economic scene. Fully aware of its importance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italy-ASEAN Association and Uni-Italia organised the Conference titled “Italy-ASEAN cooperation on Higher Education, Science and Research: Public and Private Synergies” on 10 July […]
Read moreAssociation of Italian Researchers in the Netherlands launched at The Hague
The first Italian Research Day in the World was celebrated on 25 April at The Hague. The symposium, which was dedicated to Italian researchers and scientists who work in centres of excellence, universities and companies in the Netherlands, was held at the residence of the Italian ambassador. It was organised by ION (Italiaanse Onderzoekers in Nederland – […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Day of Italian Research in the World
The Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Prague will launch the first attempt to map Italian researchers and scientists working in the Czech Republic. The initiative will be launched on the “First Day of Italian Research in the World”, which will be held on 17 April in the Biology Park of the Research Centre of […]
Read more“The Wireless Pioneeer. Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937”
On Monday 16 April the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon, with the support of the Emilia Romagna Region and the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi, will host the screening of Enza Negroni‘s documentary entitled “The Wireless Pioneer. Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937.” The event will mark the First Italian Research Day in the World, which is meant to recognize the work of Italian researchers abroad and make […]
Read moreItalian Research Day in the World
“Science allows us to overcome cultural and language barriers, while effectively supporting and sometimes even getting ahead of political and diplomatic actions. Italy is proud of its researchers, who are recognized in Italy and in the world for their competence and creativity. They are the ambassadors of our culture, our customary pursuit of knowledge and […]
Read moreRita Levi-Montalcini Prize 2018 – call for scientific projects
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the CRUI Foundation, in association with the MIUR, launched a call for proposals addressed to Italian Universities and research institutes to participate in a scientific cooperation project between Italy and Israel envisaging a minimum 4-month stay of an Israeli scholar of very high international standing at the Italian proposing entity. […]
Read moreInternational competition “BeamLine for schools – BL4S”
To date, Italy is the only Country that has twice won the CERN international competition, known as “BeamLine for schools – BL4S”. The competition is open to teams of high-school students from across the world. The winning teams is given the opportunity to conduct a scientific experiment at the prestigious research centre of the European […]
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