Il 1° dicembre 2016 a Milano l'Associazione ETHICANDO, nella persona del suo presidente, Marco Eugenio Di Giandomenico, e lo Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts (SIVA), nella persona del suo vice presidente, ZHOU Bin, hanno firmato un accordo per promuovere iniziative culturali e artistiche in Cina e in Italia e collaborare nello scambio di docenti e studenti con riferimento a corsi di formazione e programmi di ricerca da svolgere insieme, coinvolgendo università cinesi e italiane partner.
Così recita la Convenzione:
" ... The parties agree to promote the following cooperation programs, based on their respective academic and educational needs:
- Exchange of academic staff
- Exchange of undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Exchange of academic information and materials
- Joint research activities and publications
- Participation in co-operative seminars, workshops and academic meetings, conferences on matters of mutual interest
- Articulation agreements and joint programs that give credit towards degrees for courses taken at the partner universities
- Other agreed academic exchanges and cooperation programs, including short courses and summer programs ".
