Since 2008, Italian language teaching has been conducted at the Italian Studies Department of the “Magtymguly Piragy” State University, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures – Department of Romance and Germanic Languages, where 150 students are currently enrolled in a five-year language and culture course. The teaching is entrusted to a native Italian lecturer, directly appointed by the company ENI Turkmenistan, which bears the financial burden. At Magtymguly University, some local teachers who graduated from the same University also teach Italian.
From September 2017, Italian language and culture teaching in Ashgabat has also had a second lecturer, funded by the Italian Government, working with first-year students at the English-language “International Humanities and Development Studies” University.
Italian Cinema in Turkmenistan
The knowledge of Italian film production, particularly classical cinema, is widespread and highly appreciated in Turkmenistan.
On October 28, 2023, as part of the “Fare Cinema” festival, which features a series of similar initiatives organized by the entire Italian diplomatic-consular network worldwide, the Italian Embassy in Ashgabat organized the screening of the animated film “Trash” (by Italian directors Luca Della Grotta and Francesco Dafano), dedicated to the theme of sustainability through the reuse of objects and materials at the basis of the circular economy.
Ultimo aggiornamento: 1 marzo 2024