(November 4, 2016) In recent days a delegation from the University of Bologna left for China to meet with representatives of some universities and institutions. Dean Francesco Ubertini is leading the delegation: with him the director of the Confucius Institute, Prof. Marina Timoteo, the chairman of the China College Association, prof. Roberto Grandi and the director of the Interpretation and Translation department, prof. Rafael Lozano Miralles. For them – as stated on the website of the university – a week full of events and meetings, including the “China-Italy University Presidents Forum”, organized on the occasion of the tenth anniversary celebration of the Sino-Italian Campus: Two round table to talk about sustainable model for cooperation between universities and industry, and interdisciplinary training for scientific research. During the forum a joint statement by five parts was signed (University of Bologna, University of Florence, Milan Polytechnic, Turin Polytechnic and Tongji) to confirm the interest and commitment to strengthen cooperation in training and research. Among the meetings scheduled, in Shanghai, the one with the representatives of the Shanghai International Studies University – SISU and Prof. Yang Xianjin, Chairman of University Council of Tong-ji University. In Beijing, visiting the CUPL – China University of Political Science and Law, the BFSU – Beijing Foreign Studies University and the UIBE – University of International Business and Economics. At RENMIN University of China it was also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Cooperation (MoU) to confirm the exchange between teachers and researchers, and cooperation in science. (Red)
