{"id":7997,"date":"2026-10-15T11:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/?p=7997"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:27:30","slug":"xxvi-week-of-the-italian-language-in-the-world-initiatives-in-ho-chi-minh-city-october-19-25-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dal_consolato\/2026\/10\/xxvi-week-of-the-italian-language-in-the-world-initiatives-in-ho-chi-minh-city-october-19-25-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"XXVI Week of the Italian Language in the World: Initiatives in Ho Chi Minh City (October 19\u201325, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 19 to 25 October, the 26th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World will take place under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. The event is dedicated to promoting the Italian language and sharing the richness of Italian culture worldwide.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme is \u201cLanguage of Genius: Conceiving, Designing and Creating in Italian\u201d, an invitation to discover how the Italian language expresses creativity, innovation and the ability to imagine the future. From technology to science, engineering to design, fashion to gastronomy, literature to cinema, and art to history, Italian conveys the knowledge, ingenuity and creativity that make our country unique.<\/p>\n

Full programme of events in Ho Chi Minh City:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

19 October 2026 09:30-10:00 USSH THU DUC CAMPUS – B4 219<\/p>\n

Official greetings and opening ceremony – Message from the Consul General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City<\/p>\n

Italian Genius: 20 Italians Who Changed the World<\/em> – Opening of the educational exhibition and interactive quiz \u201cThe Hunt for Genius\u201d. Organised by students of the Department of Italian Linguistics and Literature. For campus students and teaching staff<\/p>\n

20\/10\/2026 13:30-16:00 USSH THU DUC CAMPUS – B4 205<\/p>\n

Influencers from the Past: The Social Media Profile of an Italian Genius<\/em> – Students create social media profiles of historical Italian figures using the language of contemporary communication. Shared on the Department\u2019s and ITADEMICA\u2019s social media channels<\/p>\n

21\/10\/2026 08:30-11:00 USSH THU DUC CAMPUS – B4 302<\/p>\n

Guess the Author:<\/em> An interactive quiz featuring questions, clues and quotations, together with short videos produced by students, to discover authors and works of Italian literature and encourage engagement with students from other degree programmes. For campus students and teaching staff<\/p>\n

22\/10\/2026 13:30-16:00 USSH THU DUC CAMPUS – B4 216<\/p>\n

Italian Fairy Tales in Comics: Creating, Drawing and Storytelling with Calvino –<\/em> A creative workshop on writing, illustration and retelling traditional Italian fairy tales in comic-book form. Organised by students of the Department of Italian Linguistics and Literature. For campus students and teaching staff<\/p>\n

23\/10\/2026 08:30-11:00 USSH THU DUC CAMPUS – B5 202<\/p>\n

Pinocchio in Saigon:<\/em> A creative writing and literary adaptation competition under the patronage of the Carlo Collodi National Foundation and the Carlo Collodi National Committee, inviting participants to reinterpret Pinocchio\u2019s story while remaining connected to the original work. Organised by students of the Department of Italian Linguistics and Literature.<\/p>\n

25\/10\/2026 14:00-18:00 USSH \u2013 VNU-HCM 10\u201312 \u0110inh Ti\u00ean Ho\u00e0ng, Ho Chi Minh City<\/p>\n

\u201cStudy in Italy\u201d Fair: An event organised in collaboration with Uni-Italia, featuring 16 Italian universities and presenting study opportunities in Italy to Vietnamese students.<\/em><\/p>\n

Closing ceremony with Consul General Alessandra Tognonato.<\/p>\n

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Promotional Video<\/a> of the XXVI Week of the Italian Language in the World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From 19 to 25 October, the 26th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World will take place under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. The event is dedicated to promoting the Italian language and sharing the richness of Italian culture worldwide. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cLanguage of […]","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":8000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[12,7],"class_list":["post-7997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diplomazia-culturale","tag-italiani-nel-mondo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7997"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8021,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7997\/revisions\/8021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}