Riyadh – The Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University of Pisa was warmly welcomed by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), one of the most technologically advanced universities of Saudi Arabia, with advanced research centers and excellent equipment and infrastructure. In early October, a delegation from Pisa visited KAUST to start a scientific cooperation and student exchange with the Saudi University which, although recently established (founded in 2009), is quickly gaining a reputation of excellence in the university world, relying on collaborations with high-quality researchers from institutes at the top of international rankings. The delegation, composed of Department Director Roger Fuoco, Lorenzo Di Bari, teacher coordinator of the Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Materials, and Tarita Biver, coordinator for the Internationalization of the Chemistry Department, was welcomed by the president of the Departmentt of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Ives Gnanou and his closest collaborators. (9Colonne)
