811 participants on the whole, 351 teachers and scholars from 25 European, Asia, American countries took part to the initiatives included in the 2004-2005 Foundation program. The new international students' workshops and the other initiatives for 2005-2006 will be visible since June on www.fondazione-delbianco.org

As usual, in March the program 2004-2005 for international integration, without competition and respecting each own identity, came to a conclusion. On the whole, 13 weekly workshops for students from different countries were organised in Florence in various fields such as architecture, art history, fine arts, music, economics, urban design, fashion, comics and others; those who are interested, may read a detailed description of each workshop (including photos and works) on our web site
The Foundation expresses a sincere gratitude to all those persons and institutions that supported her activity, thus making it possible to achieve year by year a satisfactory result; in particular the Superintendence for Florentine Museums and the staff of VivaHotels “Art in our HeArt”.
Besides the traditional activity, the 2004-2005 included also some other important initiatives that will be described in the following focus pages. Here below, we just remind the reader about some interesting initiatives for next fall 2005.
on the left foto: Some highlights of the 2004-2005 international students’workshops in Florence; on the right foto: The "Low Energy Archtecture" projects exhibition

A NEW INTERNATIONAL PROJECT OF THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
A new project promoted by the Foundation has been selected together with other 233 projects that in 2005 will receive the financial support from the European Commission, within the Culture 2000 program: “Rescuing hidden European wooden religious heritage: an international methodology for iplementing a database for restoration projects”. The project is aimed to work out a model for restoration, preservation and studying the architectural-artistic wooden heritage of the Central-Eastern Europe. Being a result of a fruitful collaboration between the universities of different countries this model will be applied to each specific case of religious architecture in the countries participating at the project. The program contains several meetings in Florence and in the cities involved in the project and will unite professors and university students.
The institutions involved are the following: Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana (Scientific coordinator), Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic University in Krakow, Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic University in Warsaw, Department of Restoration of Monuments of the Polytechnic University in Brno, Faculty of Architecture of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Architecture of the University of Architecture and Construction in Kharkiv. We would like to thank the listed institutions for their reliance towards the Foundation and to remind that we accept ideas and proposals for new projects to be presented to the European Commission, by e-mail: info@fondazione-delbianco.org
on the foto: Historical reconstruction of the church Dovge in Schidnycija, Drogobich, Ukraine (1723)

THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT “SMART HISTORY” SOSTAINED BY THE PROGRAM “CULTURE 2000” WAS CONCLUDED 1372
On May 27-28 in Castello di Riomaggiore (La Spezia) the presentation of the results of the Smart History project was held. The event was promoted by the Foundation and realized in collaboration with National Park of Cinque Terre and Universities of Antwerp, Belgrade, Bratislava, Krakow, Florence and Odessa. The upgrading plans, projected by a team of about 80 persons, professors, researchers and students specialised in architecture, urban design, engineering, economy and computer science and worked out for the large net of paths (mainly for the so called “via dei santuari” that goes above the usually visited places, along the crest of the mountain that connects the sanctuaries of Cinque Terre) were presented as well as new proposals for the administration of the rich cultural heritage of the upper National Park with the support of the most advanced technology. The aim is to transform the marvellous and full of rare botanical species garden that is still not very visited, into one of the most important tourist places that can offer much to its visitors. The running project is extremely important for the fragile and complicated territory of Cinque Terre that has almost 3 millions visitors a year.
on the foto: The group of Professors of the Project

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR “EUROPE. FRONTIERS, CULTURES, HISTORIES”, FLORENCE, 5-10 SEPTEMBER 2005
The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, the Department of History and Civilization of the European University Institute (Florence) and the Department of the Studies on the State of the University of Florence are promoting a series of seminars on general themes of European history. The purpose is to encourage close relations between scholars of countries, either belonging or not to the European Union, who have research experience or are involved in projects related to the history of Europe. The goal of this initiative is to establish a first contact of co-operation between European researchers that would help to promote and coordinate a series of conferences for post-graduate students and young lecturers on general themes related to the history of Europe. At the end of the conference it is planned to value a possibility of opening in Florence a permanent Historical Research Centre.
The first seminar will be held in Florence from 5 to 10 September 2005. The official languages of the conference are English and French. The Foundation will cover accommodation expenses for 7 scholars. The regulation, program and participation form are available online

PARTICIPATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR PROFESSORS AND DOCTORS “REFLECTIONS ON TODAY ASSISTANCE TO HEART PATIENT”, FLORENCE, NOVEMBER, 21-24 2005
The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, in collaboration with the Unità Cardiologica (Cardiologic Unit) of the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital of Florence, is organising an international conference due to compare the different cardiologic approaches of some European Countries, with special focus on those of Central Eastern Europe. The conference is open for cardiologists and internal doctors.
Those doctors who are interested in taking part at the conference should send to the Foundation a brief synopsis (max 2 pages in English, by choosing one of the three topics here below enlisted), a brief CV and fill the attached form up, by specifying one of the three fields of interest: the different ways of assistance to heart patients; the organisation of a cardiological ambulatory as a link between family doctors and high speciality; different standards of communication with the patient, meeting points between technology and assistance. The deadline for applying is October, 15, 2005.
For further information, programme and application form please see www.fondazione-delbianco.org.

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