Air Force Centenary Celebration
Historical notes On 28 March 1923, Italy decided to equip itself with an Air Force independent of the other Armed Forces of the State. Italian aviators finally saw their desire for independence fulfilled, developing the skills that had arisen in the skies during the Great War and strengthened by the visions of the first visionaries […]
Read moreDorothy Hill Medal for prof. Raffaella Demichelis – Curtin University
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 Dorothy Hill Medal, dedicated […]
Read moreItalian participation to AVALON 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 […]
Read moreScholarships for the Accademia d’arti e mestieri dello spettacolo Teatro alla Scala
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 […]
Read moreCandidatura di Roma per Expo 2030
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 […]
Read moreNational Multicultural Festival 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 […]
Read moreItalian and Australian women in Science
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 […]
Read moreMeeting between Undersecretary Tripodi and Australian Deputy Minister Ayres
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 of the […]
Read morePhD Programme “UNIPhD – Training the next-generation talents” at the University of Padua (Italy), Academic Year 2023/24
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” (closing date: 31 January 2023). This […]
Read moreNational Space Day in Canberra
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 […]
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