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		2011 Hot News
The winners of the final awards for the 2011 are finally announced: The 12 most voted projects during the year that will also win the free entrance to the Florence World Festival! The names on this page! WINNERS OF NOVEMBER- DECEMBER The winners of the bimester November-December are now on-line on this page! Soon coming the 12 MOOST VOTED projects of the year!!   The winners of the bimester September-October are now on-line on this page! WINNERS OF JULY - AUGUST The winners of the bimester July-August are now on-line on this page! COMMENTS BY THE WINNERS Timur Kadyrov comments his prize: "Hello! My name is Timur Kadyrov. I'm from the city of Kazan in Russia. Since 2008 I have actively participated in Florence Festivals Degree and Profession. In 2010 I graduated with honors from the Architectural Faculty of Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering. In 2011 I presented my diploma project "The concept of urban development of the Kazanka river's bank within the boundaries of the Kazan city." The Festival Jury appreciated my work and awarded me a medal on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano. This victory opened new opportunities for me. It helped me to enroll in the most prestigious architectural University in Italy: Politecnico di Milano. However the main thing - is the experience and communication that I got at the international level with colleagues and well-known specialists from all over the world. For this I am very grateful to the Foundation Romualdo Del Bianco® and everyone who helped me." WINNERS of 2011 of the Florence Festival                 An international committee of experts assessed the degree projects enrolled in the competition connected to the Festival, awarding the following prizes: "LIFE BEYOND TOURISM" AWARD OF 2.000 € Dai Nguyen Xuan London - United Kingdom   MEDALS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, GIORGIO NAPOLITANO Laurian Ghinitoiu Iasi - Romania   Timur Kadyrov Kazan - Russia   Keti Matiashvili Tbilisi - Georgia   Go to the page of the winners of 2010 to see their degree projects and dissertations! Read the report with the results of the 2011 Florence World Festival! University Delegates New opportunities for young graduates and students The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation announced the opportunity for young graduates and students to come for one month in Florence to help the dissemination of the concept of “Life Beyond Tourism® - For Intercultural Dialogue” (www.lifebeyondtourism.com). The program is oriented to the promotion of the portal and the photo-blogs of “Life Beyond Tourism®” to foster the enlargement of its “community” and to make the young generations aware of regarding topics of international interest such us the intercultural dialogue, the enhancement of traditional knowledge and preservation of heritage, therefore contributing to the development of a ‘tourism based on values, not only on consumer services’.

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