Marina Timoteo is a comparative law scholar, with a specific expertise in Chinese modern and contemporary law. She has been involved in several research and legal cooperation projects between Europe and China. Since 2008, she is Member of the General Assembly of the China-Europe School of Law established at the China University of Political Sciences and Law of Beijing, representing the University of Bologna. In 2009-2010, she was Coordinator of the research project “The Legal Framework of Environmental Protection: EU and China in a Global Perspective” within the China-Europe School of Law. In 2010-2011, she was appointed senior expert and Scientific coordinator for the “EU-China Project for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights/IPR 2” (cooperation programme between EU and China). From 2013-2016, she was Coordinator of the FARB Project of the University of Bologna “EU and China towards the smart development. Strategies and Instruments of legal and economic cooperation”. Since 2011, Marina Timoteo is part of the Academic Board of the PhD Program in European Law of the University of Bologna. Also, she is one of the founding members of the European China Law Studies Association and from 2008 to 2017 she was a Board Member of the Association. Finally, she is the founder and editor of the book series “Chinese Law in Action” published by Bologna University Press.