{"id":8001,"date":"2026-03-02T22:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/news\/dal_consolato\/2026\/03\/hong-kong-il-sistema-universitario-italiano-alla-fiera-apaie-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:16:51","slug":"hong-kong-il-sistema-universitario-italiano-alla-fiera-apaie-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dal_consolato\/2026\/03\/hong-kong-il-sistema-universitario-italiano-alla-fiera-apaie-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong: Italian university system at APAIE 2026 Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twelve Italian universities \u2014 <strong>Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Bergamo<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Trento<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 Iuav di Venezia<\/strong>, <strong>Libera Universit\u00e0 di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Verona<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Pavia<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Udine<\/strong>, <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Firenze<\/strong>, and <strong>Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Torino<\/strong> \u2014 joined together in a national pavilion coordinated by <strong>Uni-Italia Study in Italy<\/strong> to take part in <strong>APAIE \u2013 Asia Pacific Association for International Education<\/strong> Fair held in <strong>Hong Kong<\/strong> from 23 to 26 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The city provided the Italian university system with an international platform to promote Italy&#8217;s higher education, with the aim of strengthening academic exchange and cooperation. Within the framework of the exhibition \u2014 a key meeting point for institutions across the Asia-Pacific region \u2014 participating universities showcased the breadth of their academic programmes, the excellence of their research, and the wide range of international mobility opportunities available to students and scholars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Organised for the third time as a collective national participation, Italy\u2019s presence continues to grow, bringing together an increasing number of academic institutions committed to fostering student and researcher mobility, developing joint projects, and consolidating the global standing of the Italian higher education system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Italian Pavilion offered a dedicated space for dialogue and engagement between Italy\u2019s higher education community and international counterparts. The event welcomed approximately 3,000 participants from over 70 countries, confirming its significance as a leading global forum for academic collaboration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consul General Carmelo Ficarra and Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Alice Fratarcangeli underscored the importance of coordinated action and institutional support in strengthening Italy\u2019s presence abroad and in identifying new opportunities within a context such as Hong Kong \u2014 a particularly dynamic and high-profile academic environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alongside the exhibition, and once again thanks to the coordination ensured by Uni-Italia Study in Italy, the participating universities also took part in a dedicated presentation event for students and families in Hong Kong. With more than 300 registrations, the initiative offered valuable guidance and information ahead of the upcoming enrolment deadlines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Twelve Italian universities \u2014 Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Bergamo, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Trento, Universit\u00e0 Iuav di Venezia, Libera Universit\u00e0 di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Verona, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Pavia, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Udine, [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8001"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8006,"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8001\/revisions\/8006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshongkong.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}