CICC meets CI-LAM delegation in Beijing

On July 15th, the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) met with master’s and PhD engineering students from the China-Italy Joint Laboratory on Advanced Manufacturing (CI-LAM) at the auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Beijing.

Attendees included Federico Antonelli, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Alessandra Guidi, Scientific Attaché at the Embassy of Italy, Anna Costa, First Secretary of the Economic and Commercial Office at the Embassy of Italy and Lorenzo Riccardi, CICC Chairman who presented the roles and opportunities of their respective organizations and institutions and explained the cohesive operation of Sistema Italia in China.

The event was an important opportunity to strengthen the ties between students and Italian institutions providing them with valuable knowledge and networking opportunities, underscoring the importance of collaboration and mutual support in fostering international careers and enhancing bilateral relations between Italy and China.

The China-Italy Joint Laboratory on Advanced Manufacturing (CI-LAM) is the primary collaboration platform between China and Italy in advanced manufacturing. It is supported by the University of Bergamo, the University of Naples Federico II, and its incubator, Campania NewSteel, on the Italian side, and by Tsinghua University and the China Sci-Tech Automation Alliance on the Chinese side. Launched in 2017 with the signing of a strategic agreement in the presence of Chinese and Italian Ministers of Research, CI-LAM has been recognized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as the main strategic bilateral platform on intelligent manufacturing in the "Italy-China S&T Cooperation Action Plan towards 2025."