Kingston – Fincantieri and the University of Rhode Island, through its International Engineering Program (IEP), signed an agreement establishing the beginning of mutual collaboration to develop academic and cultural interchange. The agreement, of an initial duration of three years with renewal possibility, will begin in the first half of 2017 and will be dedicated to undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Rhode Island. In particular, Fincantieri will consider the insertion of some of the most skilled students from the Departments of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the American university, in an internship program in Italy. After a training period, the American students will be given the chance to increase and upgrade their systemic and transversal skills within the Italian company. (9colonne)