Stefania Giannini
Senator Stefania Giannini | |
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Minister of Education, Universities and Research | |
In office 22 February 2014 – 16 December 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Matteo Renzi |
Preceded by | Maria Chiara Carrozza |
Succeeded by | Valeria Fedeli |
Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
In office 15 March 2013 – 23 March 2018 | |
Constituency | Tuscany |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-11-18) 18 November 1960 Lucca, Italy |
Political party | Democratic Party (2015-present) Civic Choice (2013-2015) |
Stefania Giannini (born 18 November 1960) is an Italian politician and linguist. She served as Minister of Education, Universities and Research from 2014 until 2016.
Contents
1 Early career
2 Political career
3 Career with the United Nations
4 Other activities
5 Recognition
6 Bibliography
7 References
8 External links
Early career
Born in Lucca, Giannini in 1991 became a professor at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, holding the chairs of Phonetics and Phonology (1992-1994), Sociolinguistics (1994-1998) and of Glottology and Linguistics (1998-2013).[1] In 2004 she also became rector of the Perugia University for Foreigners.[1]
Political career
As a candidate in Tuscany with the Mario Monti's party Scelta civica, Giannini was elected senator in February 2013.[1] In November the same year, she was appointed secretary and coordinator of the party Scelta civica.[2]
On 21 February 2014, Giannini was appointed as Minister of Education, University and Research in the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.[3] During Italy's presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2014, she also chaired the Education and Competitiveness Council of the European Union. She was succeeded by Valeria Fedeli in 2016.
From 2017, Giannini served as adviser to the European Commissioner for Research and Innovation Carlos Moedas.[4]
Career with the United Nations
In 2018, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay appointed Giannini as one of four new members of the organization's senior management team.[5] Giannini has since been serving as Assistant Director-General for Education, making her the top United Nations official in the field of education.[6]
Other activities
Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM), Member of the Advisory Board[7]
Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Member of the Board of Directors[8]
Recognition
- 2008 – Honorary degree, awarded by the College Reges-Rede Gonzaga De Ensino Superior (Brazil)[1]
- 2015 – America Award, presented by the Italy-USA Foundation
Bibliography
Tra grammatica e pragmatica: la geminazione consonantica in latino (Giardini, 1989)
Percorsi metalinguistici. Giuliano di Toledo e la teoria della grammatica (FrancoAngeli, 1996)
La pubblicità comparativa. Una via europea (FrancoAngeli, 1999)
Il cambiamento linguistico. Suoni, forme, costrutti, parole (Carocci editore, 2003)
La fonologia dell'interlingua. Principi e metodi di analisi (FrancoAngeli, 2003)
References
^ abcd Valentina Santarpia (21 February 2014). "Stefania Giannini , glottologa e linguista Un'altra rettrice come ministro dell'Istruzione". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 23 February 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Scelta civica, è scissione. Giannini nuovo segretario, Bombassei presidente". La Repubblica. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Il neo ministro Stefania Giannini: "L'istruzione è una priorità"". Il Tirreno. February 22, 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ UNESCO Executive appointments UNESCO, press release of 29 March 2018.
^ UNESCO Executive appointments UNESCO, press release of 29 March 2018.
^ Assistant Director-General for Education UNESCO.
^ Advisory Board Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM).
^ Board of Directors Global Partnership for Education.
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Preceded by Maria Chiara Carrozza | Italian Minister of Education 2014-2016 | Succeeded by Valeria Fedeli |
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