Between multilateral and scientific diplomacy: Minister Gentiloni on mission in Geneva today
Minister Gentiloni is in Geneva today where, together with the Head of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter, he will be guest speaker at the opening session of the Conference of the Ambassadors and of the External Network of the Swiss Federation on schedule at the United Nations Office, and address more than […]
Read moreUSA – Requalification of endangered Iraqi heritage on show in the US
An exhibition on the requalification of Iraq’s cultural heritage will open in the U.S. on September 7. “Heritage in danger. The Centro Scavi Torino and the requalification of the Iraqi cultural heritage,” the exhibition promoted by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington in collaboration with the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi […]
Read moreReggio Emilia’s educational system on show in Toronto
An exhibition called “Lo stupore del conoscere” (The wonder of learning), promoted by the Ontario Reggio Association in association with the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Toronto, runs until November 13. It was organised by Reggio Children and the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance, and began a world tour in 2008 which ends in 2018. […]
Read moreOslo – In the Arctic Ice with Researchers, Students from Trentino visit the Embassy
A journey across the Arctic sea ice to discover one of the frontiers of Italian and international scientific research. Fourth year students of the Fabio Filzi di Rovereto high-school, left on 20th July for the Svalbard islands and returned to Italy a few days ago after a stop over in Norway. After intense days of trekking, […]
Read moreItaly, the United States and innovation. The Foreign Ministry participates in the Innovation Forum – Driving changes for US an Italian Innovation Systems: finding better ways to learn from each other, Trieste, 28 July 2016
Juxtaposing the economic and industrial scenario in the U.S. with the one of Friuli Venezia Giulia, which features dynamic and innovative SMEs, with a view to relaunching scientific, technological and industrial cooperation across the Atlantic. This is the central theme of the Innovation Forum – Driving changes for US and Italian Innovation Systems: finding better […]
Read moreSpace – The Farnesina presents the International Space Forum for Global Challenges
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is holding today the presentation for Rome’s diplomatic community of the International Space Forum for Global Challenges which will be held in Trento next 24 October. The presentation will illustrate the contents, objectives and agenda of the Trento meeting, which will be the first international ministerial meeting […]
Read moreSouth Korea: Italian Foreign Ministry presents integrated promotion strategy
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has launched a new platform for integrated promotion in science, technology and innovation to support and coordinate activities of research centres, universities and Italian companies in South Korea. It was launched at a meeting at the ministry headquarters with experts and representatives of the Ministry of […]
Read moreThe Farnesina, through a programme for youths all over the world, finances 16 cultural exchange projects
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will allocate approximately 300,000 euros to co-finance 16 cultural exchange projects submitted by non-profit organizations, Italian social organizations (Onlus), universities, foundations, local authorities, also in partnership with foreign partners. The selection of the winners was based on the main aims of the competing projects: the participation of […]
Read moreScientific Cooperation – Rome Sapienza University and the Politecnico di Milano sign new agreements with Jiao Tong University of Shanghai
A Chinese delegation from the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong University was in Italy on an official visit to establish academic cooperation agreements with the Sapienza University of Rome and the Politecnico di Milano. The Chinese delegation, accompanied by Andrea Matta, Professor at the Politecnico and at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and President of the Sanhedrin of Italian […]
Read moreJUNO, Destination Reached – The NASA probe JUpiter Near-polar Orbiter (JUNO), born from an intense cooperation with Italian partners, has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit. It will study the “gas giant” of the Solar System for the next 20 months
After a journey, started on August 5 of 2011, about three billions kilometers distant and lasting almost five years, JUNO has reached its destination. On June, 4th 2016, at 8.53 pm (California time – in Italy it was 5.53 am of June, 5th), JUNO correctly entered the orbit of the biggest planet in the Solar […]
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