Naples, Federico II University meets colleagues from Central Asia

Federico II University welcomed with great enthusiasm the colleagues coming from ten universities and research institutes of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as part of the new Erasmus+ CirculEC project. The project, which will end in 2026, aims to develop an innovative university Master’s degree focused on the strategic themes of sustainable development and the circular economy, with a multidisciplinary approach that combines skills and knowledge from different areas of knowledge.

It was held on Monday 29 April at the TeMA Lab of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering the first meeting in Italy with Asian colleagues. The meeting saw the participation of very representative institutional figures, including the Kazakh rectors of Alikhan Bokeikhan University and Ualikhanov University, two vice-rectors from the East Kazakhstan Technical University and the Tajik State University of Commerce, and some faculty deans of the universities involved .

«The collaboration with the universities of Central Asia represents an extraordinary opportunity, for our University and our Dicea Department, to transfer not only know-how but also visions and ways of approaching scientific research», declared Professor Carmela Gargiuloscientific manager of the project together with the engineer Gerardo Carpentieri. «This project will allow us to exchange knowledge and skills in a strategic sector such as sustainable development, and to strengthen ties with a rapidly growing geographical area».

Asian partners have already expressed their desire to start further collaborations with the Federician community, expanding the synergy in research, training and third mission. The event represents a further step forward in internationalization path of the Federico II Universitywhich confirms itself as a point of reference in the international academic panorama, always attentive to promoting valuable cultural and scientific exchanges.

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