(6 March 2017) Sicily and Argentina are in close collaboration for research and international collaborations in the academic field. The Inter-university of Palermo was the star of the 2017 “Giornate argentine” (Argentina Days) of the Italian Universitary Consortium for Argentina (CUIA). After a local and nationwide selection, 3 workshops financed by CUIA were selected involving students from UNIPA and three of their Argentinian partners. Next April 3 teams of students from Palermo will conduct the workshops to create or implement international networks for collaborations between Italy and Argentina with a budget co-financed by CUIA for transportation costs. According to Professor Caradonna it is “a great success for our university and a sign of great cultural interest that many of our students have shown for international collaborations with Argentina in particular”. Professor Caradonna is also the delegate for relations between the University of Palermo and CUIA. 28 universities fall under CUIA which also includes a network of Argentinian students of a variety of disciplines. It represents an organised platform in both Italy and Argentina with institutions filled with qualified faculty members that are capable of supporting the development of scientific and educational collaborations.
