A little more than an hour outside of Venice, Italy harbors a secret gem of a culinary melting pot. Bordered by Slovenia and Austria, Friuli-Venezia Giulia is nestled in the northeastern corner of Italy and boasts some of the country’s finest gastronomic artisans. Lush landscapes, quaint villages, and snow-capped mountains provide the perfect backg...

The Origini Italia programme for Export Management & Entrepreneurial Development, is organized by MIB Trieste School of Management, In cooperation with ICE - Italian Trade Agency, with the local administration of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and with other Italian regional organizations. The Program is now in its 17th year, and is aimed at the desc...

By Tara Isabella Burton Blending into the smoky stone edifice of Caffè Stella Polare, a tiny plaque, barely 3 inches across, announces that this is a caffè filosofico, a salon of sorts for philosophical debate. Next to it, another sign marks the popular lunch spot as a stop on the literary " Italo Svevo Itinerary," for devotees of that titan of It...

by Andrea Carli   Cakes and candies, cakes and candies and more cakes and candies, and the diet can wait. At the end of the Easter holidays, families will have taken €400 million out of their pockets to buy confections, estimated Codacons, a consumer association.   Six out of ten Italians will serve the Colomba cake (shaped like a dov...

People with hearing impairments will soon be able to order a coffee more easily in bars in Trieste, thanks to a special menu in sign language. The menu is styled as a 'visual dictionary' that can be used as a clear and unambiguous tool for deaf people and bar staff to communicate with each other.   This is the aim of the project "Listen with...

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a region in Italy's north-eastern side, on the border with Slovenia. It counts many arts cities, offers some nice beaches for families and has a long tradition of wine production.   Trieste is the main city of this region. When walking around in the centre, you can't miss Piazza Unità d'Italia, the largest European s...

O-I Manufacturing Italy, azienda leader mondiale nella progettazione e produzione di contenitori in vetro per alimenti e bevande, tra il 2014 e il 2015 investira' 50 milioni di euro per l'ammodernamento tecnologico del sito produttivo di Villotta di Chions (Pordenone), finalizzato alla riduzione dell'impatto ambientale e al risparmio energetico dei...

A course entitled "Origini Italia", has been promoted by the ITA (Italian Trade Agency) in Rome and also by MIB (School of Management) based in Trieste. The course is for young men and women who already have a university degree or diploma, preferably with a few years of industry experience, interested in learning more about entrepreneurial and man...

The province of Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. Trieste enjoys a beautiful natural location, as it is surrounded by the Carsic hills and the Adriatic Sea.   The province is located in the Friuli-Venezi...

by Carla Ciampalini Tucked away in the corner of northern Italy, Trieste is usually a place more associated with coffee bars and literary cafes than it is with olive oil. However olive cultivation has ancient roots in the area of Trieste, even though it has never been easy because of its northern location.   It was the Phoenicians that firs...