Ambasciata d'Italia - Canberra

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Dorothy Hill Medal for prof. Raffaella Demichelis - Curtin University03/17/2023

The awards presented each year by the Australian Academy of Sciences to Australian researchers who have most distinguished themselves for their contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge were announced today. Among the 22 awardees this year is an Italian researcher. Raffaella Demichelis, Associate Professor at Curtin University, received the 2023...

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Bandi di lingua italiana03/08/2023

BANDO FONDAZIONE UGO DA COMO PER L'ASSEGNAZIONE DI N.6 RESIDENZE ESTIVE A TRADUTTORI STRANIERI DI LIBRI ITALIANI IN TEDESCO, INGLESE E FRANCESE. Bando "Essays" per l'assegnazione di n.6 posti, riservato a traduttori di lingua madre tedesca, inglese e francese per un soggiorno mensile da realizzarsi nel mese di luglio 2023 presso la Fondazione Ugo da Como, sita...

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Italian participation to AVALON 202303/01/2023

Melbourne. Strengthening bilateral cooperation with Australia is at the heart of Italy's participation in the Avalon 2023 International and Air Show, which takes place between 28 February and 5 March in Geelong. It is the largest event dedicated to the aviation and aerospace industry in the Southern Hemisphere. It hosts 798 exhibiting companies, up 14 per cent...

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National Multicultural Festival 202303/01/2023

The National Multicultural Festival took place in Canberra from 17 to 19 February 2023. This iconic event, which started in the 1980s, is the largest celebration of cultural diversity in Australia, with over 170 nationalities attending the Festival. The Italian Embassy participated with a stand in Bunda Street on Saturday 18 February from 10am to 4pm. At our...

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Local EU Statement on the occasion of one year from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine02/22/2023

The Delegation of the European Union to Australia issues the following statement   One year on from Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, the EU Head of Delegation and the EU Heads of Mission welcomed Ukrainian Ambassador, Vasyl Myroshnychenko to discuss the situation in the country and reaffirm that they will stand with Ukrain...

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Scholarships for the Accademia d'arti e mestieri dello spettacolo Teatro alla Scala02/20/2023

For many years now, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has enjoyed a fruitful cooperation relationship with the 'Accademia d'Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala', a training institution in the performing arts sector that is renowned on a global scale. This relationship provides for the granting - regulated by a special...

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Candidatura di Roma per Expo 203002/14/2023

  Italy with Rome has submitted its candidacy to host the 2030 Universal Exposition!   The only capital city in the European Union to be a candidate for Expo 2030, in its development of almost three thousand years, Rome has been able to reinvent itself through the centuries, to the point of deserving the nickname 'the eternal city'. Its roots, w...

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Italian and Australian women in Science02/13/2023

The United Nations General Assembly declared the 11th of February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Italian Embassy in Australia celebrated this recurrence by recording a double interview to two brilliant young women scientists, highlighting the analogies and the differences that a young woman could face when pursuing a scientific career...

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Giornata della Memoria 2023 - La lettera dà vita. Letture sulla Shoah02/02/2023

In occasione della Giornata della Memoria 2023, per commemorare le vittime dell’atrocità nazista, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Sydney ha organizzato una presentazione e lettura, da parte di vari docenti universitari, in particolare la UTS-University of Technology, di brani letterari e poesie dedicate al tema dell’Olocausto. La s...

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Meeting between Undersecretary Tripodi and Australian Deputy Minister Ayres01/24/2023

Maria Tripodi, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Tim Ayres, the Australian Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, at the Farnesina (the Italian Ministery of Foreign Affairs). The Undersecretary explained to her interlocutor how Italy looks at Australia as a partner and a key player in the Indo-Pacific region, one...

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IDENTITA' DIGITALE: ULTERIORE PROROGA01/17/2023

Si informa che l'art. 13, comma 1, del c.d. "Decreto Milleproroghe" (D.L. n. 198 del 29 dicembre 2022) ha disposto un'ulteriore proroga del termine del 31 dicembre 2022 relativamente all'impossibilità delle Pubbliche Amministrazioni di rilasciare o rinnovare credenziali per l'identificazione e l'accesso dei cittadini ai propri servizi in rete, diverse da...

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PhD Programme “UNIPhD - Training the next-generation talents” at the University of Padua (Italy), Academic Year 2023/2412/21/2022

PhD Programme “UNIPhD - Training the next-generation talents” at the University of Padua (Italy), Academic Year 2023/24 | Call deadline 31 January 2023 The University of Padua (Italy) has published the global call for applications "UNIPhD - Eight century legacy of multidisciplinary research and training for the next-generation talents” (clos...

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National Space Day in Canberra12/08/2022

    On Wednesday 07 December in the occasion of the Italian National Space Day, the Italian and Australian space communities gathered together in the scenic location of Mt. Stromlo observatory, Canberra. The common feeling that emerged from the day was of deep and solid connections at every level, institutional, industrial scientific and human and the colla...

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Evento Giornata Nazionale dello Spazio12/05/2022

On Wednesday 07 December in the occasion of the Italian National Space Day, the Embassy of Italy in Australia is organizing a conference, hosted at the Mount Stromlo Astronomical observatory, to discuss the potential offered by the space sector to scientific and technological collaborations between Italy and Australia. Guests of the day will be prof. Michele...

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Announcement of the winner of Premio Italia 202212/05/2022

As part of what has been proclaimed the 'European Year of Young People', this year's Settimana della Lingua identifies the younger generation as its target audience, with the sub-theme “L’italiano e i giovani. Come, scusa? Non ti followo! “ . For the occasion, students at Australian universities were offered a competition with the produ...

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