(April 25, 2016) The University of Florence and Tongji University are increasingly closer. Confirmation of a new agreement. The chancellor of the University of Florence, Luigi Dei and Vice President of Tongji University, Jiang Bo have in fact signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a College dedicated to research and advanced training on intellectual property, competition regulations, and international law. The college will be established in Shanghai. In particular, the “Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property” will start the next academic year with strong skills in the field of Commercial Law, in the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Florence. The goal, however, is to extend the partnership to other influential international research institutions in the field of intellectual property. The college will offer Masters and PhD programmes and will be open to students from all over the world. One third of the Teaching and Research Staff is made up of students coming from outside of China. Academic programmes and evaluation systems will be formulated jointly with the University of Florence triggering an exchange of teachers and students with Tongji University.
