A signing ceremony between Tsinghua University and Italian Impregilo Company over the project of an environmentally-friendly and energy saving building was held in the Main Building on December 7.

Tsinghua President Gu Binling, Mr. Shi Dinghuan, general secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Mr. Matteoli, minister of Italian Ministry of Environment and Territory, Mr. Romiti, President of the Impregilo company attended and gave the brief remarks at the ceremony. They all spoke highly of the launch of this project which is expected to ultimately bring far-reaching impacts on relations between these two nations.

After the meeting, as the representatives of two sides, Tsinghua vice president Cen Zhangzhi and Mr. Romiti signed the contract.

The Project is the largest cooperative project between the Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R.C and the Ministry of Environment and Land of Italy .

The Building is expected to be an intelligentized energy-saving and environment-protecting research building. It will inosculate traditional and modern architecture style and use the most advanced technology to show its superiority of energy saving.

Reported by Liu Yifu & Jiao Huiru