On the final day of the Milan segment of the Conference of Ambassadors, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, chaired\u2014on behalf of Minister Tajani\u2014two events devoted to the internationalisation of the Italian university system and to cooperation between finance and diplomacy in support of investment attraction and growth.<\/p>\n
At the event \u201cItalian Universities Abroad\u201d, organised with and hosted by the Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, the Undersecretary underscored how the internationalisation of universities constitutes a strategic instrument of growth diplomacy, as does the attraction of international talent. Tripodi recalled the increase in scholarships for international students, with particular focus on the African continent within the framework of the Mattei Plan and highlighted the value of initiatives such as the Universit\u00e0 Cattolica\u2019s Africa Plan and E4IMPACT, which are able to combine education, development and opportunities for Italian enterprises.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternationalisation means projecting the Italian university system onto the global stage, bringing together culture and the economy, diplomacy and enterprise,\u201d the Undersecretary stated.<\/p>\n
At the subsequent event, \u201cFinance and Diplomacy for Italy\u2019s Growth\u201d, held at Palazzo Mezzanotte in collaboration with Borsa Italiana, Tripodi emphasised the central role of private finance as a natural ally of growth diplomacy.<\/p>\n
She also dwelt on the solidity of the national macroeconomic framework, the improved assessments by credit rating agencies and the importance of foreign direct investment for the competitiveness of Italy\u2019s productive system. Reference was also made to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Borsa Italiana, ELITE and the Italian Trade Agency, as well as to the contribution of the financial instruments of the Export Plan\u2014implemented with SIMEST, SACE and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti\u2014in support of exports and the internationalisation of Italian companies.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinance is an essential infrastructure of growth diplomacy, capable of transforming savings into productive investment and development,\u201d Tripodi stated.<\/p>\n
In closing, the Undersecretary reiterated Italy\u2019s support for greater integration of European capital markets as a strategic lever for growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the final day of the Milan segment of the Conference of Ambassadors, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, chaired\u2014on behalf of Minister Tajani\u2014two events devoted to the internationalisation of the Italian university system and to cooperation between finance and diplomacy in support of investment attraction and growth. At […]","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":165587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[32,3,25,387],"class_list":["post-165671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunicati","tag-diplomazia-culturale","tag-diplomazia-economica","tag-farnesina","tag-sottosegretario-maria-tripodi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165673,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165671\/revisions\/165673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}