20/08/2026
🇮🇹🎓 From Singapore to Italy: a new academic journey begins!
Ambassador Dante Brandi met Damien Lim Jia Hao, who has been awarded an Italian Government scholarship for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Damien will soon head to Italy to pursue a two-year Master’s degree in Geosciences for the Earth, Environment and Planets, specialising in Earth Dynamics, at the Università di Padova.
The University of Padua ranks 1st in Italy and among the top 100 universities worldwide in Geology, Geophysics and Earth & Marine Sciences, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
The scholarship is part of the MAECI Farnesina 🇮🇹 programme offering study, training and research opportunities in Italy to foreign students and Italian citizens living abroad (IRE).
We wish Damien every success for this exciting new chapter! 🇮🇹🇸🇬✨