The center operates under a tripartite agreement between the Italian Government, UNESCO, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.In collaboration with other institutes, ICTP offers masters and doctoral degrees in physics and mathematics.ICTP has instituted awards to honour and encourage high-level research in the fields of physics and mathematics.The idea is to bring ICTP's unique blend of high-quality physics and mathematics education and high-level science meetings closer to scientists everywhere.In November 2018, ICTP opened the International Centre for Theoretical Physics Asia-Pacific (ICTP-AP) in Beijing, China, in collaboration with the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.