On March 4, 2026, Carlo d’Andrea (Chinese name: 代开乐), Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel of DP Group, Vice President of European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and Chairman of the Shanghai Board, visited School of Foreign Studies with Cao Qian, Government Affairs Manager of DP Group. Professor Yan Guodong, Dean of SFS, Xiang Yu, Associate Secretary of the CPC Committee and Associate Dean of SFS, Professor Yang Lin, director of the Department of Italian, faculty members Dr. Ni Yang and Dr. Ruan Yufeng, and Dr. Letizia Vallini (Chinese name: 乐小悦), foreign teacher at SFS, attended the meeting. The two sides held talks in depth, built consensus, and reached a comprehensive cooperation intention.
Prof. Yan Guodong extended warm welcome to Carlo d’Andrea and his delegation. He introduced the educational strengths, talent cultivation model, and disciplinary development achievements of the Italian program at SFS. The Italian program maintained strong momentum and ranked among the top in China. Leveraging the university’s interdisciplinary advantages, it implemented a dual-degree composite talent training model. Graduates possessed proficiency in Chinese, Italian, and English, as well as solid comprehensive professional competence. Yan noted that SFS aimed to broaden internship and practice channels for students by drawing on corporate resources, so as to continuously improve talent cultivation efficacy.
Carlo d’Andrea introduced D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel of DP Group’s development history, business layout, and experience in cooperation between university and enterprise. With legal services as its core business, the firm covered taxation and financial consulting, marketing planning, red wine trade, and other fields. It operated offices at home and abroad and had established cooperative ties with multiple countries worldwide. Having successfully hosted several career exchange events between university and enterprise, the firm boasted abundant resources and a broad platform. D’Andrea spoke highly of the academic level of the Italian program at SFS and the comprehensive quality of its students. He expressed full willingness to provide internship and employment support for SFS students.
In the presence of all attendees, Prof. Yan Guodong and Carlo d’Andrea signed the Talent Cultivation Cooperation Development Baseagreement. Prof. Yan conferred the plaque on D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel of DP Group.
D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel of DP Group is a leading international law firm. Its European headquarters locate in Milan, Italy, and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai. The firm maintains an office network in major cities across China, Italy, Vietnam, India, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries. It is one of the few international law firms formally authorized by the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China to operate representative offices in China. This cooperation will further bridge the gap between university talent cultivation and industry demands, enhance the practical teaching level of SFS, and lay a solid foundation for nurturing more composite, international Italian professionals.
