The 2026 Summer School – Teaching on the Adriatic Border will be held in Rome, organized by the Working Group of the Ministry of Education and Merit – Association of Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian Exiles, which also includes the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia.

Monday July 13 2026
14.30 pm Registration of participants
15.00 pm Institutional Greetings
3:30 p.m. “Eighty Years Since Vergarolla” – Prof. Guido Rumici
4:10 p.m. “The Exodus” – Dr. Marino Micich
4:50 p.m. “The Exodus to Rome and the Julian-Dalmatian Village” – Professor Donatella Schürzel
5:30 p.m. “The Parable of Adriatic Italianness” – Prof. Raoul Pupo
6:10 p.m. Presentation and organization of thematic workshops (History, Art, Literature, Primary School)

Tuesday July 14 2026
9.00-12.30 pm Methodological-didactic workshops
14.30-17.30 pm Methodological-didactic workshops
5:30 p.m. “The MEDIF Exhibition” – Prof. Davide Rossi – Architect Massimiliano Tita

Wednesday July 15 2026
9.00 am Visit to the House of Remembrance of the Exodus of Istrians, Fiume and Dalmatians
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Attendance at the "Dr. Geppino Micheletti" Award Ceremony (Queen's Hall in Montecitorio)
2:30 p.m. Guided tour of the Exhibition of Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Fiume at the Vittoriano (MEDIF)
4:30-7:00 PM Visit to the Julian-Dalmatian Quarter

Thursday July 16 2026
9.00-12.30 pm Methodological-didactic workshops
14.30-17.30 pm Methodological-didactic workshops
5:30 p.m. “Dalmatia in the Complex Events of the Adriatic Frontier” – Professor Rita Tolomeo

Friday July 17 2026
9.00-12.00 Presentation of the working groups' educational paths
12.00pm Conclusions
12.15pm Delivery of certificates

Thematic workshops
– History: Departures, Arrivals, and Drifts. The Julian-Dalmatian Exodus, the Refugee Collection Centers, and the Monfalcone Counter-Exodus – Prof. Enrico Miletto
– Art: Artistic Culture in Istria, Rijeka, and Dalmatia – Professor Maria Grazia Chiappori
– Literature: The Literature of Exodus and Oral Testimonies – Prof. Donatella Schürzel
– Primary School: Ten Words to Pack – Professor Mariangela D'Urzo

Classroom tutor: prof. Barbara Mocibob

Coordination by DT Caterina Spezzano

The reports of the seminar part will then be freely available on the CDM Arcipelago Adriatico YouTube channel.