The youth-oriented ProgettoDiventerò is acquiring an international dimension

The youth-oriented ProgettoDiventerò [Project ‘I will become’] is acquiring an international dimension thanks to a partnership agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

On Wednesday 18 December 2024, the Deputy President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Rt Hon. Antonio Tajani signed an agreement with Diana Bracco, Chair of the eponymous Bracco Foundation, at the National Conference on Business Exports and Internationalization being held at Bocconi University in Milan.

 ProgettoDiventerò is intended for Italian schools abroad. As of 2025, the project will initially be launched in seven Italian state schools in Zurich, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Athens, Istanbul and Addis Ababa, and later extended to 40 Italian schools across the globe.

At the heart of the project are the promotion of scientific culture and the major contribution to the field by Italian researchers, as well as gender inclusion in STEM subjects and the  adoption of the #MindtheSTEMgap manifesto. The project, fruit of an agreement between our Foundation and Department 5 of the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, cements the commitment to the education and instruction of young people that has been at the heart of the Bracco Foundation's mission since 2012.

Under the guidance of their teacher, a class or group of students will create an individual or joint digital project revolving around the principles of the Mind the STEM Gap Manifesto and focusing on the life and work of a leading female scientist from their respective country. Three prizes are on offer, one for each of the three levels of school involved. The Bracco Foundation will also be offering  the winning school an opportunity to mount a photographic exhibition on the theme of STEM subjects.

"The aim,” declared Minister Antonio Tajani, “is to use the Italian language also in scientific fields, and to support young people doing scientific subjects."

Find out more about the project below