{"id":173,"date":"2023-04-11T18:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambislamabad.esteri.it\/diplomazia-culturale\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T19:05:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:05:51","slug":"diplomazia-culturale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambislamabad.esteri.it\/en\/italia-e-pakistan\/diplomazia-culturale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"boxLevel03\"><strong>Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"boxLevel03\">The Embassy of Italy to Pakistan is pleased to inform that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ismeo.eu\/portfolio_page\/italian-archaeological-mission-to-pakistan-maip\/\"><strong>Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has discovered an ancient cemetery, which experts believe was built between 1500 BC to 500 BC.<br \/>\nThe remains, which belong to a pre-Buddhist era civilization, were discovered at Udegram, which was the capital of Swat during the Hindu Shahi period between the 8th and 10th century. The region was identified as \u2018\u2019Ora\u2019\u2019 by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aurel_Stein\"><strong>Aurel Stein<\/strong><\/a>, the city where Alexander the Great fought one of his battles. A total of 23 graves have been excavated at the site, where pottery, ornaments made of bronze and copper, spindles and hairpins, together with skeletons where found.<br \/>\nThe discovery was done in the framework of the \u201cACT (Archaeology, Community, Tourism) &#8211; Field School\u201d, a project carried out by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Pakistan, directed by Prof. Luca Olivieri, and the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan). The ACT was launched to revitalize Swat archaeology, almost 60 years after the foundation of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Pakistan and financed by the Italian-Pakistani Debt-for-Development Swap Program.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery confirms the cultural richness of the Swat area and the commitment of the Italian Authorities to assist Pakistan in revitalizing its very significant archaeological and artistic patrimony, which lists\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/statesparties\/pk\"><strong>6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agreements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cultural\u00a0cooperation between Italy and Pakistan is pursued within the framework of the Agreement on Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation (10 November 2005) and the Executive Programme on Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation 2006-2008 (4 November 2006).<\/p>\n<p>Cultural cooperation is also being promoted by the Italy &#8211; Pakistan Cultural and Friendship Association, established on 30 April 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPO MILAN 2015 :\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Scholarships for Executive Courses offered by CEEP \u2013 Cremona Executive Education Program. Visit \u00a0<\/strong><span lang=\"IT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cremonafoodvalley.com\/courses\/ceep-scholarship.html\">htttp:\/\/www.cremonafoodvalley.com\/courses\/ceep-scholarship.html<\/a><\/span><strong>\u00a0for details.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For information on general scholarships granted by the Government of Italy\u00a0to non-Italian citizens and Italians\u00a0living abroad, please refer to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esteri.it\/eng\/4_28_67_81_93.asp\"><strong>www.esteri.it<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian Language Courses in Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italian courses are available, at a university level, both at\u00a0the National University for\u00a0Modern Languages\u00a0in Islamabad and at the University of Karachi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consular services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More information on schools and univerities in Italy, as well as consular services in this field, is\u00a0available\u00a0at the following link:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ambislamabad.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/albo-consolare-e-altri-servizi\/\">Consular services &gt; Study<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat The Embassy of Italy to Pakistan is pleased to inform that the\u00a0Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat\u00a0has discovered an ancient cemetery, which experts believe was built between 1500 BC to 500 BC. 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