Belgorod State University Strengthens Its Ties with the University of Florence

The meeting involved the Rector’s team, Mr Paolo Coppi, who represented the interests of the University of Florence, and Francesco Feraboli, the CEO of Feraboli Zootech. Professor Polukhin was keen to restart the initiatives that were curtailed by the pandemic, and to reaffirm the universities’ commitments to each other.

Ignat Ignatenko, who heads our University’s Institute of Earth Sciences, was in discussions with the University of Florence to create a joint laboratory for monitoring the air quality at livestock enterprises using geographic information systems. Mr Coppi was speaking on behalf of Professor Matteo Barbari, who heads the Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Systems Management. Both parties were enthusiastic about the work they had undertaken so far, and were keen for it to continue. The meeting progressed with discussions on new areas for cooperation in agribusiness.