A relevant academic agreement has been signed between the Department of Land, Environment Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF) of the University of Padova (Italy), and the College of Soil and Water Conservation of the Beijing Forestry University (China) (English link / Chinese link).

The purpose of this agreement is the joint academic cooperation, in the following six years 2020-2026, through one or more of the following activities:

• scientific research;
• educational activities in subjects of common interest;
• mobility of academic staff and researchers;
• mobility of students and doctoral candidates for academic activities to be recognized through a procedure jointly agreed by the Parties;
• exchange of information and bibliographic materials, sharing of know-how about high complex technical-scientific sets, higher education extension activities, included the mobility of technical, administrative and librarian staff connected to these goals;
• participation in seminars and academic meetings.

In order to coordinate and monitor the jointly agreed activities, each University shall appoint its own representative. The University of Padova appoints Prof. Paolo Tarolli, the Beijing Forestry University appoints Prof. Zhiqiang Zhang. The two persons appointed shall periodically monitor the outcomes of this Memorandum.