At the meeting, joint work was defined in the areas of academic, scientific and cultural exchange, with a view to strengthening the international ties of the house of higher education.

A productive meeting was held by the Rector of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, and the Italian Ambassador to Chile, Dr. Mauro Battocchi, visiting the Coquimbo Region.

At the meeting, both authorities decided to formalize a working alliance that will allow addressing the field of student exchange between the ULS and Italian universities, as well as a cultural program defined in the area of ​​links with the environment and extension, to commemorate in La Serena, the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci.

In this regard, the Rector of the University of La Serena, stated: “we will work to value the contribution that the Italian colony has made to the development of our region, addressing through academic and cultural lines, an exchange that allows us to strengthen the relationship between both countries, but mainly, between the city ​​of La Serena and Trento. “We will work to be a link for the promotion of culture and language.”

Meanwhile, the Italian ambassador, Mauro Battocchi, emphasized that “we seek to develop projects that allow an academic and research relationship through joint work that materializes in the signing of a work agreement where agronomy, engineering in Food, among other topics, will be of great interest to us.”

The ambassador's delegation was made up of the head of the school area of ​​the Italian Embassy, ​​Gianfranco Rosso, the Italian consul in La Serena, Franco Dalbosco, and the Rector of the Scuola Italiana Alcide de Gasperi, Carlos Slomp.

Written by Karina Damke, Rectory