For the year 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, DGDP, supports and encourages the carrying out of missions abroad and in Italy by, respectively, Italian and foreign researchers, teachers, experts, personalities and cultural operators invited by university and cultural institutions.

The main objective of the financing is to encourage the development of strategic partnerships, cultural and scientific projects, between foreign and Italian institutions in the medium and long term. For the year 2024, the DGDP will provide contributions from Chapter 2619/7 upon request by a party to finance travel and accommodation expenses.