Giovanni Finocchio, PhD
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences,
University of Messina

Zhongming Zeng
Professor
Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO)
Indirizzo No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu
Province, 215123, China

The cooperation agreement between the University of Messina and the Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Science has been officially approved by the two parties. The University of Messina, in particular, ratified the agreement with number 518/2016, protocol 76371, date 05 December 2016.
The two parties are committed to promote joint didactic, research and cultural activities as well as scientific exchanges in the area of mutual interest, and to maintain the highest standards of teaching and research. The cooperation, therefore, may consist in cultural and scientific activities such as mobility of academics, researchers, and students, joint research projects in areas of common interest, exchange of information, scientific works and other scientific and didactic materials of mutual interest, joint initiatives such as seminars, lectures, symposia. The agreement will be valid for a period of 5 years and will be renewed if none of the parties notifies to the other the decision not to renew it.
This agreement represents the proper framework for the project “Nanoscale broadband spin-transfer-torque microwave detector”, funded by the Italian Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, within the “Executive programme of scientific and technological cooperation between Italy and China 2016-2018”.