Korean Ambassador Tours Khalifa University Abu Dhabi Campus
Khalifa University hosted a visit from H.E. Kwon Hae-ryong Ambassador of South Korea at their Abu Dhabi campus on April 8th 2014.
Finally he toured Khalifa University’s Discovery Center which provides interactive displays of modern technology including the manufacturing of electronic chips and semiconductors. The Center is focused on presenting science and technology to preparatory and secondary students in a simple manner.
“We are honored by this visit from H.E. Kwon Hae-ryong Ambassador of South Korea ” said Dr. Tod Laursen Khalifa University’s President. “Khalifa University is committed to helping the UAE achieve its energy goals which is one of the reasons we established our nuclear engineering program and host the Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute at our Abu Dhabi campus. Our research and development of safe nuclear energy is a common interest we share with South Korea and we work with institutes there frequently in order to further our goals. H.E.’s visit further underlies the importance of our collaborations and how promising the UAE’s future in nuclear energy is.”
An example of Khalifa University’s cooperation with South Korea is its MOU with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) a leader in Korea’s science and technology education which it signed in 2011. The MOU consolidated a joint research decision to push ahead with close mutual educational and research cooperation through a seed money project faculty and student exchange programs hosting of joint seminars and workshops and construction of facilities at each institute for joint research.
