In the past days, the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology hosted the bilateral symposium on “advanced materials for sustainable energy technologies”, co-organised by the Italian Embassy. Experts from ITAE, Politecnico di Torino, Universita’ Roma La Sapienza, Universita’ della Calabria and ENEA, shared their knowledge and skills on innovative batteries, PV technology, energy storage and nanomaterials for sustainable development. In the framework of the symposium, a Memorandum of Understanding between ITAE and DGIST was signed.