Grants for foreign and Italian citizens abroad awarded by the Italian Government. Deadline: 7th of June, 2019
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants in favor of foreign citizens not residing in Italy and Italian citizens living abroad (IRE) for the academic year 2019-2020 in order to foster international cultural, scientific and technological cooperation, to promote Italian language and culture and to support Italy’s economic system in the […]
Read moreSpatialism and its legacy, with Opera Gallery London
The Embassy hosts Spaziale!, a discussion and exhibition to celebrate one of the greatest Italian artistic movements of the 20th century, in partnership with Opera Gallery London Spaziale! the event held yesterday at the Embassy of Italy in London, in partnership with Opera Gallery London, celebrated the spatialist movement and its legacy in the panorama of […]
Read moreA2B: “A Touch of Opera” with the Arena di Verona Foundation and Unicredit UK
The Arena di Verona Foundation and Unicredit feature in the third Art to Business (A2B) event The third Art to Business (A2B) event, “A Touch of Opera”, was held yesterday at the Embassy of Italy in London. The guests were Cecilia Gasdia, formerly a world-renowned opera singer and now the superintendent and artistic director of […]
Read moreThe Embassy of Italy in the UK celebrates Leonardo da Vinci on the 500th anniversary of his death
Five hundred years after his death, the great Renaissance genius is celebrated at the embassy in a talk between the director of the National Gallery and the chief culture writer at the Economist. The Embassy of Italy in the UK celebrated Leonardo da Vinci, on the 500th anniversary of his death, with an event entitled […]
Read moreItalian Research Day: three UK-based Italian researchers present their work
The Embassy of Italy and the Association of Italian Scientists in the UK hold a presentation of projects carried out by Italian researchers with the support of the European Research Council. Over 116 events were held by the Italian diplomatic network in 78 countries to mark the second edition of Italian Research Day in the […]
Read moreSmau | Italy RestartsUp in London joins up with Italy4Innovation to promote Italian innovation and technology
The second edition of the SMAU conference Italy RestartsUp in London took place from 10 to 12 April 2019. The conference included a joint event with Italy4Innovation, a series of events launched last year by the Embassy of Italy in London in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency to promote a more structured relationship between […]
Read moreSky News interview with ambassador Trombetta
Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta was interviewed on Sky News “All Out Politics”, ahead of today’s meeting of the European Council. He mentioned that in dealing with the potential extension of Brexit negotiations, the EU council, and therefore also Italy, will be guided by two principles – namely, ensuring that there is an orderly exit, and to […]
Read moreItalian Day, FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta attended the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival for Italian Day on Friday 5 April. The festival, this year in its 22nd edition, is the largest literary event in the UK and was held at the campus of Oxford University. Numerous Italian authors were present for the event, including Alessandro d’Avenia, Nicola Trapani, […]
Read moreMaritime economy: a new centrality of the Mediterranean and the pivotal role of Italy. The case of short sea shipping
The Embassy of Italy hosted the conference “Maritime economy: a new centrality of the Mediterranean and the pivotal role of Italy. The case of short sea shipping” on 7 March 2019, organised in partnership with Intergroup. In his opening address the ambassador, Raffaele Trombetta, pointed out that although the Mediterranean region takes up only 1% […]
Read moreHonours awarded to Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini and Professor Antonio Guarino
Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini received the honour of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy (Ufficiale OSI), while Professor Antonio Guarino was made a Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy (Cavaliere OSI). The honours were awarded on 1 March 2019 by Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta on behalf of the Italian president, […]
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