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AIST has renewed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on comprehensive research cooperation with Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and concluded a new MOU with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) during the visit to China of AIST President Tamotsu Nomakuchi from June 3 to 6, 2012.
President Nomakuchi visited CAS on June 5 and 6 for the signing of the MOU and exchanged views with CAS President Chunli Bai. The CAS-AIST International Collaboration Symposium was also held on June 5. Prior to this, on June 4, President Nomakuchi visited SJTU and co-signed the MOU with SJTU President Jie Zhang.
CAS was established in 1949 and has been conducting research generally classified into the following four major fields: basic sciences, life sciences and biotechnology, resources and environment, and high technology. With 112 research institutes at various locations in the country under it, CAS is China’s top-level research institution. Since the conclusion of the MOU in 2004, five joint workshops were held and information and personnel exchanges have been carried out. These activities have led to the renewal of the MOU on this occasion.
SJTU was established in 1896 and is one of China’s leading universities in the field of science and engineering. In recent years, it has been actively building networks through joint projects in multidisciplinary fields, including the establishment of a Japan-China joint research laboratory for glycomics with AIST.
In the future, AIST and each of these organizations will hold regular meetings in order to further develop the cooperative relationships, evaluate possible future joint research topics, hold joint seminars, and promote joint research activities.
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| AIST President Tamotsu Nomakuchi (2nd from the left) and CAS President Chunli Bai (3rd from the left) |
Participants in the CAS-AIST International Collaboration Symposium |
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| Signing ceremony of MOU between AIST and SJTU | ||
| AIST President Tamotsu Nomakuchi (left) and SJTU President Jie Zhang (right) |
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