The Campania Regional Executive Board agreed on the go-ahead to the completion of the University Centre of San Giovanni a Teduccio by signing the framework agreement. It will replace the former Cirio Plant and the Biotechnological Centre of the CNR (National Research Council) of Via Pietro Castellino, as venues of the ICB (Bimolecular Chemistry Institute). President of Regione Campania Stefano Caldoro, Vice president and Regional Minister for University and Research Guido Trombetti, Regional Minister for Public Works Edoardo Cosenza, President of CNR Luigi Nicolais, Dean and Vice Dean of the University Federico II Massimo Marrelli and Gaetano Manfredi attended the meeting. President Caldoro explained the actions envisaged for the San Giovanni a Teduccio district in East Naples, where thanks to the agreement with the Federico II University and the CNR the Technological University Centre will be located: “These actions, this priority actions that trigger attraction mechanisms, make the suburbs revamp”.

He stated: “Today, it’s East Naples’ turn but in the future it will be the Northern area’s turn with Scampia and the University General Hospital”. Mr Caldoro emphasised that “the virtuous position of Campania concerning the measures to accelerate expenditure makes it possible to release the European Funds we decided to use for students and labs”. He added: “As Regione, we are willing to keep our leading position in the innovation, research and training fields and the University Centre of San Giovanni a Teduccio is a proof of the good outcomes of this cooperation”. The total allocation for these actions will be 55 million and 400 thousand € of European funds. Particularly, 45 million € will be used for the new teaching centre of San Giovanni a Teduccio: 28 million for classrooms, multitasking areas and areas for teachers and 17 million for the lab of the new material centre of the CNR. In addition, the remaining 10.4 million € will be used to complete the biotechnological centre of Via Castellino.