- AIST strengthens research networks throughout the world with cooperation agreements.
- AIST acts as the hub of an international research cooperation network to establish a global system for sustainable development.
- AIST provides a workplace for international personnel and ensures integration of motivated human resources.
- AIST disseminates its research achievements with comprehensive security and export control management.
Partners under comprehensive MOU
As of February, 2011
| Region | Country/Economy | Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | Indonesia | Badan Pengkajian Dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) |
| Asia | Mongolia | Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy in Mongolia (MMRE), Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) |
| Asia | India | The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
| Asia | India | The Government of the Republic of India , Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) |
| Asia | Korea | Korea Research Council for Industrial Science and Technology (ISTK) |
| Asia | Singapore | Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR) |
| Asia | Thailand | Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) |
| Asia | Thailand | National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) |
| Asia | Taiwan | Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) |
| Asia | China | Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) |
| Asia | Viet Nam | Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) |
| Asia | Malaysia | SIRIM Berhad (SIRIM) |
| Africa | South Africa | The Council for Geosciences of the Republic of South Africa (CGS), Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) |
| Europe | Germany | Forｓhungｓzentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh |
| Europe | Germany | Forｓhungｓzentrum Julich Gmbh |
| Europe | Germany | The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres |
| Europe | Norway | The Foundation for Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (SINTEF) |
| Europe | Norway | The Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) |
| Europe | Norway | Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) |
| Europe | Finland | The Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) |
| Europe | France | Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux energies alternatives, Technology Research Directorate (CEA/DRT) |
| Europe | France | Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Europe | Belgium | IMEC International (IMEC) |
| Oceania | Australia | The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research and Organization (CSIRO) |
| North America | U.S.A | Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) |
| North America | U.S.A | Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS) |
| North America | U.S.A | Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) |
| North America | U.S.A | The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL) |
| North America | U.S.A | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| North America | U.S.A | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) |
| North America | U.S.A | College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany-State University of New York (CNSE) |
Partners under specific MOU
As of the end of 2011
| Region | Country/Economy | Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Signatories | APMP Member Economies | Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) |
| Multiple Signatories | Italy, Australia, Germany |
Bureau International des Poids et Measures (BIPM), Instituto Nazionale de Ricerca Metrologica (IMGC), Institute for Reference materials and Measurements (IRMM), National Measurement Laboratory (NMIA), Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) |
| Multiple Signatories | China Korea |
National Institute of Metrology (NIM), Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) |
| Multiple Signatories | Japan, Malaysia |
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) |
| Asia | India | Indian Institute of Science (IISｃ) |
| Asia | Indonesia | Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) |
| Asia | Thailand | National Institute of Metrology, Thailand (NIMT) |
| Asia | Thailand | Department of Mineral Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (DMR) |
| Asia | Mongolia | Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia (MRPAM) |
| Asia | Korea | Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) |
| Asia | Korea | Korea University (KU) |
| Asia | Korea | Korea Research Institute of Standards and Sciences (KRISS) |
| Asia | Korea | Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) |
| Asia | Korea | Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) |
| Asia | Korea | Yonsei University (YU) |
| Asia | Korea | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) |
| Asia | Taiwan | Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) |
| Asia | Taiwan | Disaster Prevention Research Center, National Cheng Kung University (DPRC-NCKU) |
| Asia | China | National Institute of Metrology (NIM) |
| Asia | China | Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) |
| Oceania | Australia | National Measurement Institute, Australia (NMIA) |
| Europe | Austria | The Geological Survey of Austria (GBA) |
| Europe | Austria | Johannes kepler University Linz (JKU) |
| Europe | Netherlands | NMi Certin B.V the Nederlands Meetinstituut (NMi) |
| Europe | Germany | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) |
| Europe | Germany | Forschngszentrum Karisruhe GmbH (FZK) |
| Europe | Turkey | The General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration of the Republic of Turkey (MTA) |
| Europe | Russian | Russian Scientific-Research Institute for Metrological Service of Gosstandart of Russia (VNIIMS) |
| Oceania | New Zealand | New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) |
| North America | Canada | National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Counril of Canada (NINT, NRC) |
| North America | U.S.A | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| North America | U.S.A | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) |
| South America | Brazil | National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality of Federal Republic of Brazil (INMETRO) |
