The University of Trieste welcomed the visit of the Rector of Alpen-Adria Universität in Klagenfurt, prof. Ada Pellert, to consolidate the close relationship between the two universities in education and research and to open up new opportunities for cooperation on sustainability and public engagement issues. Particular attention was paid to relations with the economic and productive world.

During the meeting, Rector Vianelli recalled the key points of the collaboration with the Austrian university: the exchange agreements in various academic disciplines and departments within the Erasmus+ mobility programme, the joint commitment to the Summer School in Bovec and the joint participation in the activities of the Alps-Adriatic Rectors’ Conference.

There was great mutual interest in working on the future opening of joint courses in entrepreneurship training and in the area of Artificial Intelligence, as well as on the development of greater connections between research and local industries. The commitment to strengthen existing collaborations in the areas of Political Science and International Science, Engineering and Humanities was also confirmed.