Where do students go to study? Where do they come from? The Unesco Institute for Statistics publishes the data on the mobility of students
UIS (UNESCO Institute for Statistics) data on the mobility of students shed light on the shifting demand for higher education, particularly in the developing world. For further information, explore the data of the Global Flow of Tertiary-Level Students
Read moreUnite4Heritage Task Force: training courses by the Carabinieri from the TPC Department in Baghdad and Erbil
In the framework of the Unite4Heritage Task Force, the Carabinieri from the TPC Department are engaged in the “Inherent Resolve/Prima Parthica” operation and provide training courses for polices forces in countries at risk. Namely, in: · Baghdad, where the 3rd Heritage Safeguarding Training Course for the Tourism and Antiquities Security Directorate of the Iraqi Ministry […]
Read moreItalian region of Lombardy establishes a Forum for Research and Innovation
The Italian region of Lombardy is about to establish a Forum for Research and Innovation, a consulting independent body for regional governing bodies. The latter will be composed of 10 among the most prominent international experts in the fields of scientific and technical innovation for society and economy with the aim of providing food for […]
Read moreOnline consultation in preparation for UNESCO’s 10th Youth Forum
UNESCO’s 10th Youth Forum will take place next 25 and 26 October in Paris and will host youth representatives from all over the world in order to debate about the Organization’s fields of competence. A list of recommendations and priorities to guide UNESCO’s action for youth will be drawn and presented to the 39the General […]
Read more“With its 53rd site inscribed on the World Heritage List, Italy confirms its culture and beauty superpower role”, declared the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
“During the World Heritage Committee meeting which took place in Cracow, two new Italian properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List. The first – the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe – is a transnational site shared with eleven other European countries. The second, the Venetian Works of […]
Read more41st Session of the World Heritage Committee, Decision on « Venice and its lagoon »
During its 41st Session which is currently taking place in Krakow, the World Heritage Committee adopted a Decision on the « Venice and its lagoon » site. The latter expresses satisfaction for the work of the Italian Government, the municipality of Venice and the local Authorities, which was carried out in close cooperation with the Italian Ministries […]
Read moreItaly is elected to the Executive Council of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
For the first time after ten years, Italy has been reelected to the Executive Council of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) on June 28, during the 29th Assembly of the IOC. The IOC was founded in 1960 and possesses a functional autonomy inside UNESCO. It is the only UN body which deals with marine research. […]
Read moreAward ceremony of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Prize to Giuseppina Nicolini, former mayor of Lampedusa
UNESCO’s Director General Irina Bokova awarded the edition 2017 of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Prize to the former mayor of Lampedusa, Giuseppina Nicolini. The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize was created in 1989 by the Ivory Coast under the patronage of UNESCO, in order to honor individuals, public and private bodies or institutions that have made a […]
Read moreTepilora, Rio Posada and Montalbo, new UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserves
The Italian site of Tepilora, Rio Posada and Montalbo, which is located on the island of Sardinia, has been nominated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. During the 29th session of the International Coordination Committee of the MAB programme which is taking place in Paris, the Committee approved the Italian Reserve into the World Network of Biosphere Reserves […]
Read moreFifteenth edition of the L’Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women and Science
The award ceremony of the 15th edition of the L’Oreal-Italy Award for Women and Science took place this morning in the main hall of the University of Milan. This joint initiative by L’Oréal and UNESCO aims at promoting women in scientific research. Six researchers were chosen for their projects and were awarded a 20 000€ scholarship […]
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