The Institute has in recent years signed several agreements on scientific cooperation and research with universities and research institutions, both Italian and foreign. The drawing? diagram? table? below shows the countries with which IBAM is pursuing collaborative research.

In addition to the framework agreements signed with the universities, other agreements have been entered into with top-ranking European scientific institutions of specialized in research on cultural, archaeological and monumental heritage.

The following is a selection of the most significant partnerships which have been formally established, and which generate external funding:

Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Catania

Italian Archaeological Mission at Hierapolis of Phrygia

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Municipality of Priolo Gargallo (Syracuse)

APRE - Agency for the Promotion of Research in Europe, Rome

National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN)

University of Messina (for study and research in the area of ​​Messina, Taormina and Licata)

Centro de Estudios Arqueológicos Precolombinos-Nasca (Peru)

Museum of the Royal Tombs of Lambayeque (Peru)

Greek and Roman archaeological park of Catania

Archaeological Park of the Simeto Valley

Archaeological Park of Caltagirone [the Calatino]

Centre of Cretan Archaeology, University of Catania

Archaeological Museum of Agrigento

Italian Archaeological Mission in Prinias, Crete

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Catania

Municipality of Ugento (LE), Memorandum of Understanding for research activities in the urban area.

University of Padua, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy.

Institute of Prehistory of Adam Mickievick University (Poznań, Poland)

Consortium for the AREA Science and Technology Park of ​​Trieste

Network AITEC Project Cooperation Agreement

University of Lecce - Department of Innovation Engineering - Department of Artistic and Historical Heritage

Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate - CNR

Superintendency of Architectural and Landscape Heritage in the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto 

Province of Lecce

Order of Engineers of the Province of Lecce

ALFA Ltd. - restoration of works of art, Bari

Tarantino Company Ltd, Cursi (LE)

ITOsrl, Galatone (LE)

University of Basilicata - Graduate School

 

Strategic Project concerning ATS code. PS 083 "Security, consolidation and cleaning of stone materials typical of the Puglia district: testing of products with low environmental impact and monitoring of treatment," 2000-2006 Regional Project of the Puglia Region

University of Basilicata - School of Specialization in Archaeology

Province of Matera

Municipality of Mondragone (CE)

Municipality of Brindisi

University of Catania - PhD in Humanities

IBAM currently operates in close agreement with the University of Salento (Lecce), Faculty of Cultural Heritage, the University of Basilicata, Potenza, and with the University of Catania, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy.
More recently, a working agreement on development of a specific research project has been signed with the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Messina.
Principles of researchers's mobility between CNR and the University are now contained in the new framework agreement, and in light of the expiry of the first one, are being signed for the years 2010-2014.