The event, titled “UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIONS WITH AFRICA FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: A new agenda from the ITACA project”, will take place on December 4, 2025, in Milan, at ALTIS, Aula SV013-SV014, Via San Vittore 18, starting at 9:00 AM and concluding at 5:00 PM.
Uniurb is directly involved in the program: Prof. Barbara Francioni (Associate Professor, UNIURB) will participate in Panel 1 (10:00 – 10:45 AM), focusing on university collaborations on research & teaching between Italy and Africa.

The day’s program includes:

  • Institutional introduction with the participation of Rector Prof. Elena Beccalli, the Director of ITACA and the Piano Africa Unicatt Prof. Mario Molteni, and representatives from the MUR

  • Panel dedicated to Italy–Africa academic collaborations, with interventions from UNITO, UNIVPM, UNIURB, and UCSC

  • Impact stories from partners and students involved in the activities

  • Panel on innovative models of cooperation

  • Thematic working tables on inequalities, climate change, culture, and academic mobility between Italy and Africa

  • Keynote by the European Commission on the opportunities of the AU–EU Research and Innovation Agenda

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