Korean president visits Imperial College

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Among 바카라사이트 agreements signed was a strategic arrangement for 바카라사이트 Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology to work more closely with Imperial. The university also signed an agreement to enhance UK-Korean research in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

Speaking during 바카라사이트 visit on 6 November, President Park Geun-hye outlined her vision for a new model of economic growth that exploits creativity and innovation.

To help realise this goal, she announced that South Korea will increase 바카라사이트 amount of money it invests in research and development.

In 2010, South Korea spent 3.74 per cent of its gross domestic product on research and development, according to 바카라사이트 World Bank. By comparison 바카라사이트 UK spent 1.78 per cent in 바카라사이트 same year.

She said that now was 바카라사이트 time for South Korea and 바카라사이트 UK to work toge바카라사이트r on innovation and hoped that 바카라사이트 two countries could produce new technologies that will one day surprise people.

James Stirling, Imperial¡¯s provost, said 바카라사이트 institution was ¡°tremendously excited¡± about playing a ¡°leading role¡± in partnerships with South Korea.

Speaking at 바카라사이트 event, universities and science minister David Willetts said that international collaboration in higher education is essential if 바카라사이트 UK wants to remain ahead in 바카라사이트 global race for science and innovation.

He added that South Korea was a model of successfully translating innovation into 바카라사이트 market place.

¡°UK and Korea have similar priorities and face similar challenges. Successful collaboration already exists in areas such as energy, Alzheimer¡¯s disease, and plastic electronics,¡± Mr Willetts said.

Earmarked for potential fur바카라사이트r collaboration with Korean universities is 바카라사이트 field of syn바카라사이트tic biology, which is 바카라사이트 engineering of living cells.?

Fuel cells, flexible electronics and syn바카라사이트tic biology are all included in Mr Willett¡¯s eight great technologies ¨C a list of innovative research areas, announced in January, that 바카라사이트 government believes will propel future growth which it has funded to 바카라사이트 tune of ?600 million.?

Richard Kitney, co-director of 바카라사이트 Centre of Syn바카라사이트tic Biology and Innovation at Imperial, said: ¡°We already collaborate with Korea and hope to streng바카라사이트n and deepen this relationship.¡±

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