Chengdu – April 26, 2016

The Roadshow for the promotion of the Italy-China Science, Technology & Innovation Week 2016 taking place in the South-West of China continues and illustrates to the Chinese organizations and institutes the initiatives, the results obtained in the past editions and the upcoming events of the cooperation program of the Week 2016.

On Tuesday, April 26, the CEO of the Città della Scienza, Vincenzo Lipardi, the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing and Chinese partners of ITTN and BMSTC were welcomed by the Commission for Science and Technology of the Municipality of Chengdu for the second day of the Roadshow promoting the Week 2016 to be held in Italy in October from 25 to 27.

The schedule of the visit included the Sichuan University, one of the oldest universities in China and ranked among the top ten most famous Chinese universities. Undertaken a considerable number of projects at national, ministerial and regional levels, the Sichuan University is well known to be active in the scientific research and for the strong interest in the cooperation with Italian universities and research centers in the field of aerospace, chemicals and biomaterials as demonstrated by the numerous collaborations agreed with the Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies of the Italian National Research Council.

The last promotion day in Chengdu ended with the visit to the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, specialized in IT and where some of the major figures who are now working in the IT industry in China, such as Huawei, studied. During the meeting it was announced the intention to cooperate with Italy in the areas of Health and Smart Cities.

Roadshow di Promozione della Italy-China Science Technology & Innovation Week 2016: Lunedi 26 Aprile - CHENGDU