Unipi branch in Tashkent: the cooperation project with Uzbekistan is growing
With a signature between the rector Riccardo Zucchi, the Uzbek deputy minister of mining and geology, Azam Alisherovich Kodirhodjaev, and the director of the Unipi branch of UGS, Numonbek Rustamovich Dalimov, an agreement was formalized which provides for an expansion of the cooperation project with Uzbekistan. 
The University of Pisa and the University of Geological Science will develop a "Double degree MSc in Geology". The double degree program will be taught in English in accordance with the regulations of the Italian Ministry of University and Research and the Ministry of University of Uzbekistan. the title awarded is recognized as a master's degree valid both in Italy and in Uzbekistan. The two universities also intend to expand the three-year degree program in Geology with the addition of an "environmental curriculum" focused on specific subjects in that sector. The qualification awarded will be the same as the Geology program and will therefore be recognized as valid both in Italy and in Uzbekistan.
Present at the signing of the agreement in the rectorate were the rector Riccardo Zucchi, Azam Alisherovich Kodirhodjaev, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Geology and Mining Industry, Numonbek Rustamovich Dalimov, Operations Manager of the UniPi Branch at UGS, Antonio Mazzeo, president of the Regional Council of Tuscany, Frida Scarpa, councilor for relations with university institutions of the Municipality of Pisa, Giuseppe Iannaccone, deputy vice-rector, Giovanni Federico Gronchi, vice-rector for cooperation and international relations, Giovanni Paoletti, vice-rector for teaching, Luca Pandolfi, director of the Department of Earth Sciences, professors Sergio Rocchi, Francesco Marcelloni, Marco Abate, Giovanni Sarti, Roberta Moruzzo and the head of the International Cooperation Unit Paola Cappellini.
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Didactic Project: “Pisa Meets Tashkent: a journey between geosciences and cultures”
UNIPI funded a study trip for 12 Italian students and 4 teachers of the MSc in Geological Science and Technologies, Exploration and Applied Geophysics, Environmental Sciences.The topics covered during the field trip are:
- to know the environmental problems related to the exploitation of georesources
- to get knowledge regarding geological processes and the formation and mineral resources
- to facilitate integration and cultural interconnection with Uzbek students