Ewha discusses with DFG executives about Korea-Germany scientific technology cooperation method
- Date2023.04.18
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Visited the state-of-the-art research institute and field of the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience
High interest in our school's research infrastructure that provides equal research opportunities and a research-immersive environment
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG) executives visited Ewha on April 17th Monday. President Kim Eunmi met Governor Katja Becker along with seven executives and conversed about the cultivation of female researchers and the evenness of research opportunities etc. She also introduced our university's history and the current state of the school's research and industry-university collaboration.
The DFG has been established in 1951 and is Germany's representative specialized institution that promotes academic research. It set aside 33 hundred million euros (4.4 trillion won) in order to support university-based basic and group research, superior research centers, cultivation of new researchers, cooperation between domestic and foreign researchers etc.
This occasion was accomplished by National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)'s proposal, especially after DFG revealing their desire to visit Ewha. President Kim Eunmi and Shin Kyungshik vice-president for external affairs, Lee Junseong Vice President for Research and President of Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation, Woo Hyunae Associate Vice President for Research, Kim Woojae Vice President for Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation along with several people who hold important positions in the school, attended the event this day. From DFG, governor Katja Becker and vice-governor Axel Brakhage, international headquarters vice-director Ingrid Kruessmann, science headquarters vice-director Johanna Kowol-Santen, international cooperation headquarters director Harald von Kalm and etc attended.
First at the Main Hall, there was an introduction of the university's vision and current state of the research and industry-university collaboration. Then, there was a discussion about measures for scientific technology cooperation between South Korea and Germany. Afterwards, the DFG executives visited the Ewha Archives which is a replica of the first Hanok school building of Ewha Haktang, and the state-of-the-art research institute and quantum area research field of the Institute for Basic Science(IBS) Center for Quantum Nanoscience (with professor Andreas Heinrich as leader).
DFG governor Katja Becker said, “We were inspired by Ewha’s system and infrastructure that guarantees equal research opportunities and a research-focused environment. We hope to contribute to training female researchers through multilateral cooperation with Ewha.”
Our school plans to build a cooperative system with DFG in order to have an international partnership between researchers and cultivate new researchers in the future.