Valeria Zanier

Contracts, marketing, economics and finance, modern and contemporary history, media, food and beverage, environmental technologies

MOTHER TONGUE : ITALIAN LANGUAGE COMBINATIONS:
English-Italian; Italian-English; Chinese-Italian; Italian-Chinese; Russian-Itallian

Present Position:
Institution:
Universita’ Ca’ Foscari - Venezia – Italy – Department of East-Asian Studies
Lecturer in Chinese language


Education:
Institution: Jointly organised by Italian Trade Commission (Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero), Università Ca’ Foscari (Venezia) and Istituto Universitario Orientale (Napoli)
Date: July 1997
Degree: Post-Graduate Diploma in International Trade for Oriental Languages (Cor.C.E.)
3rd graduated out of 200 candidates

Institution: Universita’ degli Studi di Perugia “La Sapienza” – Perugia - Italy
Date: June 1996
Degree: M.A. in Foreign Modern Languages – 110/110 Full honours
Major: Russian Language and Culture; Minor: Chinese Language and Culture
Final Paper: “The Treaty of Nerchinsk in Early Russian-Chinese Diplomatic Relations. A Historical and Cultural Perspective.”


Professional Experience:
March 2001 - December 2002 I.E.M. srl - / VERONAFIERE (Verona – Italy / Beijing, Shanghai - China)
Manager for China operations

September 1998 - December 2000 China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (Beijing)
Assistant Director


Relevant Experience as a Consultant:
November – December 2004 Italian Trade Commission (Shanghai - China)
Assistance and P.R. activity for ‘Forum Made in Italy in China’ jointly organised by ICE and Confindustria

January – June 2002 Umbria Regional Government – Ministry of Economic Development (Perugia – Italy)
Adviser to the Regional Minister / Organiser of the Conference “Strategies for the Chinese market – Approaching China from the SME’s Point of View” Perugia, February 2002

Professional Experience as translator for official and business delegations:
EU Delegation – Beijing office; California Environment Commission;
Italian Embassy; Italian Ministry of Foreign Trade; Lombardy Regional Government; Veneto Regional Government; RAI; FIAT – Beijing Office; Mistral Tour

EU Delegation – Beijing office; California Environment Commission;
Italian Embassy; Italian Ministry of Foreign Trade; Lombardy Regional Government; Veneto Regional Government; RAI; FIAT – Beijing Office; Mistral Tour