Brussels. A collaboration agreement between the University of Pisa and the European Court of Auditors was signed in Pisa – the first between a European Institution with a University. It will allow doctoral students, researchers and professors of the University to conduct targeted research at the Court, as well as developing projects of common interest. The document was signed by Rector Paolo Mancarella and the Secretary General of the European Court of Auditors, Eduardo Ruiz García, in the presence of Professor Giovanna Colombini, Professor of
Public Institutions at the University of Pisa and Member of the Presidency Council of the Italian Court of Auditors, as well as professionals in the fields of Law, Political Science, and Economics. In particular, the agreement provides a permanent partnership for research, training activities in areas of common interest, such as public sector finances and accounting and European Union law. (9colonne)