International kitchen and bar restaurant contest “Wellness & Zero Waste – Food & Beverage Contest Casargo 2018”, from the 13th to the 17th of March 2018
A.P.A.F. is the provincial agency for educational activities that has managed the Centre for the Professional training (C.F.P.A.) in Casargo since 2009. The Agency is organising an international culinary contest from the 13th to the 17th of March, 2018. The competition is open to students of hotel / catering vocational schools and colleges from Italy […]
Read moreCalls for application for the “Academy of Performing Arts and Crafts of Teatro alla Scala Theatre”
The call for application for the “Academy of Performing Arts and Crafts of Teatro alla Scala Theatre for the two year period 2018-2020” will be open until the 6th of March 2018. The call is directed to young opera singers who want to attend the lyric singing specialization course.The call, concerning the two-year period 2018-2020, […]
Read moreInauguration of the “First Italian Design Days in Latvia”, 1st March 2018
For the first time, the Italian Design Days (1st-2nd of March 2018) are organized in Latvia by the Embassy of Italy in Riga. The inauguration will take place at the prestigious Riga Motor Museum (S. Eizenšteina iela 8), Thursday 1st of March at 18:45. During the inauguration ceremony, Prof. Zbigniew Maurer, lecturer in Automotive Design […]
Read more25th international tourism fair “BALTTOUR”, 2nd-4th February 2018
Within the framework of the 25th international tourism fair “BALTTOUR”, which took place in Riga from February 2 till 4, 2018 (at the Exhibition Centre “Kipsala”), the Embassy of Italy organized – in cooperation with “JLK International” SIA (Apulia Region), the Association “Bruneck Kronplatz Tourismus” (Trentino-Alto Adige Region) and the Marche Region – a national […]
Read moreScholarships for Italian students in Latvia
The State Education Development Agency of the Republic of Latvia offers scholarships to Italian students and researchers who wish to study or doing research in Latvia, or for participating to summer schools. All the information and deadlines for the application are available here: http://www.viaa.gov.lv/scholarships.
Read more23rd and 24th January: “International Training Seminar on Reduction of Shadow Economy Related to Turnover of Cultural Objects”
On the 23rd and 24th January, at the Latvian School of Public Administration in Riga, a seminar on protection of cultural property took place whose title was “International Training Seminar on Reduction of Shadow Economy Related to Turnover of Cultural Objects”. Among the experts that participated to this event, realized also thanks to the support […]
Read moreNew APP “Invisible City”
Since last December is available online for free download on GooglePlay and AppStore the new app “Invisible City”, that gives information about the cultural events that are organized all around the world. The acquisition of the data is made automatically by connecting to the Facebook profiles of local institutions in the cities where the service is […]
Read moreFamous baritone Franco Vassallo to the Riga Opera and masterclass in “Riga Cathedral Choir School”
Sunday 14th of January the famous Italian baritone Franco Vassallo sang “Ernani” by Giuseppe Verdi in the Opera Theatre in Riga. Thanks to the kindess of Mr. Franco Vassallo, the interest of the Latvian students of music, and the collaboration of the Italian Embassy, it was also possible to organize a masterclass in the music school […]
Read moreRIGA FASHION WEEK – AUTIMN EDITION 2017
The Embassy of Italy already for the 4th time participated to the “RIGA FASHION WEEK” (www.rfw.lv) organized by the“Baltic Fashion Federation”. The “AUTUMN EDITION 2017” took place from October 24-28 and saw a rich Italian presence: – the famous Italian designer LIBORIO CAPIZZI with his brand “DI LIBORIO” (www.diliborio.it) already for the second time participated […]
Read moreInternational Day for the elimination of Violence against Women
Protecting and upholding the rights of women and promoting the fight against any form of discrimination and gender-based violence are Italy’s priorities in the action it carries out, also at the international level. On the occasion of the International Day for the elimination of Violence against Women, the Farnesina wishes to reaffirm its firm commitment to […]
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