Scientific cooperation between Italy and Iran develops mostly through agreements between Universities and government bodies, with exchanges of teachers and information.
The existing agreements involves between the State University of Tehran (cooperation with University of Naples “L’Orientale”, the Polytechnic of Milan, the Gregorian University, the University of Studies “La Sapienza” of Rome), the State University of Isfahan (cooperation with the University of Studies “La Sapienza” of Rome) and the Shahid Chamrandi Ahvaz University (cooperation with II University of Naples).
The particularly productive co-operations are the joint works in the archaeological field, with projects that involves the IsIAo, the University of Studies ”La Sapienza”of Rome, Bologna University, the CNR, and also in the language field the University of Naples “L’Orientale” and University of Studies “La Sapienza”).
In 2004 the Ambassador Toscano suggested the realization of a series of interdisciplinary meetings, named “The Colloquia of Farmanieh” after the homonymous Italian residence where they are held. The aim for these meetings is the promotion of dialogue among experts in different fields of sciences.