Dutch aerospace consortium to partner with China

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On April 22nd, a consortium of leading Dutch aerospace companies and institutes signed a collaboration agreement aimed at building up and strengthening the position of the Dutch consortium on the Chinese commercial aerospace market. Partners in the consortium are ADSE, DNW German-Dutch Wind Tunnels, Fokker Technologies, National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), TU Delft and Royal TenCate. The Netherlands Aerospace Group, the …

Erasmus University signs a new agreement with Tsinghua University

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On 15 April, Madam Pauline van der Meer Mohr, president of the Erasmus University Rotterdam formalized the cooperation with Tsinghua University. After a pleasant meeting with Tsinghua vice president Yuan Si, both university leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding for educational and research cooperation. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Deputy Ambassador André Driessen and Science Attaché David Pho from …

The long breath of afforestation

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Poorly managed croplands induce soil erosion, diminish biodiversity and jeopardize the availability of natural resources. The resulting drought during dry seasons and floods during raining seasons are costly downsides of excessive farming, which itself becomes furthermore unprofitable by its own consequences. Since 1999, the central Chinese government has imposed a program to reverse deforestation for farming purposes. This program, the …

World’s first thorium-fuelled facility in China

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The Center for Thorium Molten Salt Reactor System, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics has been told by the Chinese government that the deadline to develop an industrial reactor using thorium molten salt technology has been brought forward by 15 years. They no longer have 25 years to develop this reactor, but only 10. A team of 430 scientists and engineers, …

EU-CHINA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP (ECRIP): 4 Million Euros to fund mobility of EU Researchers to China

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The European Commission just released a new major programme ‘EU-CHINA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP (ECRIP)’ to fund specifically mobility of European researchers to China. The objective of this programme is to create, strengthen and intensify the EU-China Research & Innovation (RI) partnerships by supporting the mobility of EU researchers to China and strengthening people-to-people contacts, from both the public and …

New record by Trina Solar: 24.4 percent

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Trina Solar’s Honey Ultra monocrystalline silicon module reached a new record of 326.3W, which has been independently certified by TUV Rheinland. This result sets a new world record for p-type monocrystalline silicon modules. The new Interdigitated Back Contact cell is capable of delivering an industry-leading efficiency of 24.4 percent. The monocrystalline silicon module is composed of 60 high-efficiency Honey Ultra …

Minister Bussemaker opens first Xperience Holland Day at Tsinghua University

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On March 25th, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Jet Bussemaker inaugurated the first Xperience Holland Day at Tsinghua University in Beijing during her three day visit to China. Organised by the Netherlands Embassy, Nuffic-Neso office in Beijing and Tsinghua University, the Xperience Holland Day is a series of activities at the Tsinghua campus ranging from Study in …

TU Delft hosts Urban Systems and Environment workshop

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Yesterday the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) hosted the first day of the Urban Systems and Environment workshop as part of its ongoing collaboration with the South China University of Technology in Guangzhou. The two universities established a joint research centre in November 2012, and have organized workshops on a regular basis to discuss project results. This edition is …

Dutch Minister Bussemaker renewed four agreements with Chinese Ministries and Science Academies

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Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Jet Bussemaker, visited Beijing from 24-26 March and successfully renewed the framework for education, cultural and scientific cooperation with China. A large education and science delegation accompanied the Dutch Minister consisting of the main umbrella organisations representing vocational schools, universities of applied sciences, research universities and scientific research institutes in the Netherlands. In …

TNO to help Shenzhen build a smart(er) city

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On March 24 the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, better known as TNO, signed a contract with the Shenzhen Municipal Design & Research Institute Co. (SMDRI), to assist the Municipality of Shenzhen in building a green, efficient and smart ecocity. TNO has included TU Delft and Kuiper Compagnons in the Dutch consortium for an integrated approach in the development …