ÃÛÌÒTV

The development of cultural exchanges and international collaborations is one of the primary objectives of ÃÛÌÒTV of Genoa, which, through cooperation with foreign institutions, promotes activities aimed at increasing interchange in the educational, scientific and cultural fields, in accordance with ÃÛÌÒTV's guidelines.

The objectives are pursued with the support of the Internationalisation Service (SI) and the International Cooperation Development Sector (ISDN), which act in accordance with the Commission for International Relations of ÃÛÌÒTV.

The activities are carried out, albeit within the framework of the competences of the respective Areas, in a framework of collaboration, exchange of information flows and integration, in close contact with the delegates for internationalisation of the Departments and Schools and with the International Relations Commission.

With reference to the overall framework of funding, projects and actions foreseen by the Erasmus+ Community Programme, the competences are divided as follows:

The conclusion of bilateral cooperation agreements between ÃÛÌÒTV of Genoa and higher education institutes of Member States and Partner Countries is desired by the Government bodies and promoted, in the manner described below, both by the core structures and by the two Support Services.

The purpose of these agreements is to initiate cooperation for the carrying out of integrated teaching and scientific activities, for the development of integrated study programmes for students and for the implementation of joint cooperation projects promoted by the Community Agencies responsible for Higher Education and Culture.

List of academic cooperation agreements edited by the Internationalisation Service (updated to 30.04.2025)

Procedure for the stipulation

In order to proceed with the stipulation of an academic cooperation agreement:

• the lecturer proposes to the Internationalisation Service (relint@unige.it) or to the International Cooperation Development Office (intstrat@unige.it) the academic cooperation agreement, accompanied by a synthetic project plan containing the main aims, the reasons for the choice of the partner(s) and, in the case of more than one partner, the specification of the role played by each
• the offices ascertain the legal status of the potential partner university and any variations to the standard UniGe agreement text made by it
• the proposing professor shares the final agreement text with the Delegate for International Relations of his/her Department, by sending an email in which the central office of reference (relint@unige.it or intstrat@unige.it)
• the office involved submits the proposal to the International Relations Commission, including the ascertainment of legal status and the observations regarding any variations in the text
• if the International Relations Commission accepts the proposal, the offices inform the proposing professor and proceed with the acquisition of the Rector's signature. Once signed, the agreement will be sent to the partner for countersignature. Once both parties have signed, the Delegate for International Relations, duly informed by the offices, shall inform the Department Council
• if the International Relations Commission expresses reservations regarding the proposal, the proposing professor shall be called upon to provide further clarifications in order to have more elements for evaluation.

Schemes of academic cooperation agreement type

• Italian version
• English version
• French version
• Spanish version

Schemes of academic cooperation agreement accompanied by executive implementation programme (PEI)

The adoption of the PEI is suggested in the case of agreements for which the proposers have already defined subjects and topics to be addressed in the short to medium term by application to the European Commission, joint publications and research, Summer School.

• Italian version
• English version
• French version
• Spanish version

Type of mobility implementation agreement

The stipulation of an academic cooperation agreement may be preliminary or concomitant to the stipulation of an implementation mobility agreement focused on the exchange of teachers and/or students at University, School or Department level. The mobility implementation agreement may also be proposed outside an academic cooperation agreement, provided that it is supported by a solid project plan. It must, however, include the fundamental clauses (e.g.: safety, insurance).

• Italian version
• English version
• French version
• spanish version

Type of academic cooperation mobility agreement

This type of agreement is designed to allow individual teaching facilities to sign agreements with homologous foreign facilities in order to initiate mobility of both students and teaching and technical-administrative staff.

• Italian version
• English version
• French version
• Spanish version