Taiwan’s NCKU signs MOU with Belgium’s VKI
Tainan, Taiwan, 10th August 2012
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) in Brussels, Belgium today, as part of its efforts to enhance its international academic cooperation in aeronautics and astronautics and in EU’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7).
Under the MOU, NCKU will collaborate with VKI on strengthening of technological potentials and contributing to scientific cooperation and practical implementation of scientific developments in areas, which represent mutual interest and training of researchers.
Chin-Hsiang Cheng, chairman and professor of Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (DAA), NCKU, signed the MOU with Jean Marie Muylaert, director of VKI, on behalf of their respective institutes.
NCKU and VKI agree to continue the cooperation on FP7 and particularly the project of QB50, a network of 50 small satellites in space, approved by the European Commission on January 2012.
NCKU is the first university in Taiwan to join the QB50 project, according to Jiun-Jih Miau, professor of DAA, a team member of the project.
Chairman Cheng hailed the partnership with VKI, saying “this is a win-win situation for both sides. For VKI, it’s a great opportunity to extend its influence in Asia, and for DAA, to share the research information with VKI.”
According to Prof. Muylaert, through FP7 many interesting platforms are developed and the cooperation among academic institutes worldwide enables students and researchers to work together creating something bigger for the future.
The MOU facilitates scientific cooperation and takes into account existing long-term scientific relations between the scientists of VKI and DAA, NCKU, expressing tendency to execute scientific cooperation on the long-term basis
The QB50 Project, a network of 50 small satellites in space, was approved by the European Commission on 15 January 2012. The small satellites are ‘CubeSats’, fully functional, miniaturized satellites that are built by universities all over the world.
The von Karman Institute (VKI) is a non-profit international educational and scientific organisation, hosting three departments - aeronautics and aerospace, environmental and applied fluid dynamics, and turbomachinery and propulsion. VKI undertakes and promotes research in the field of fluid dynamics. It provides post-graduate education in fluid dynamics.
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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) in Brussels, Belgium today, as part of its efforts to enhance its international academic cooperation in aeronautics and astronautics and in EU’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7).
Under the MOU, NCKU will collaborate with VKI on strengthening of technological potentials and contributing to scientific cooperation and practical implementation of scientific developments in areas, which represent mutual interest and training of researchers.
Chin-Hsiang Cheng, chairman and professor of Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (DAA), NCKU, signed the MOU with Jean Marie Muylaert, director of VKI, on behalf of their respective institutes.
NCKU and VKI agree to continue the cooperation on FP7 and particularly the project of QB50, a network of 50 small satellites in space, approved by the European Commission on January 2012.
NCKU is the first university in Taiwan to join the QB50 project, according to Jiun-Jih Miau, professor of DAA, a team member of the project.
Chairman Cheng hailed the partnership with VKI, saying “this is a win-win situation for both sides. For VKI, it’s a great opportunity to extend its influence in Asia, and for DAA, to share the research information with VKI.”
According to Prof. Muylaert, through FP7 many interesting platforms are developed and the cooperation among academic institutes worldwide enables students and researchers to work together creating something bigger for the future.
The MOU facilitates scientific cooperation and takes into account existing long-term scientific relations between the scientists of VKI and DAA, NCKU, expressing tendency to execute scientific cooperation on the long-term basis
The QB50 Project, a network of 50 small satellites in space, was approved by the European Commission on 15 January 2012. The small satellites are ‘CubeSats’, fully functional, miniaturized satellites that are built by universities all over the world.
The von Karman Institute (VKI) is a non-profit international educational and scientific organisation, hosting three departments - aeronautics and aerospace, environmental and applied fluid dynamics, and turbomachinery and propulsion. VKI undertakes and promotes research in the field of fluid dynamics. It provides post-graduate education in fluid dynamics.
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