Newswise — The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter “KIMM”) has launched a new initiative to construct a world analysis collaboration community connecting China and Vietnam, opening a new chapter in equipment know-how cooperation throughout Asia. KIMM introduced that it’s going to considerably strengthen analysis collaboration with Jilin University (President Zhang Xi) in China in cutting-edge fields akin to 3D printing, precision manufacturing, and biomimetic know-how.
On November 17 (Monday), KIMM President Seog-Hyeon Ryu and a group of researchers visited Jilin University in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, to signal a analysis collaboration settlement. The two establishments agreed to strengthen cooperation in superior and convergent fields akin to 3D printing (steel and bio), precision manufacturing, and biomimetic know-how. They additionally plan to promote worldwide joint analysis, researcher exchanges, and joint seminars to set up a sensible basis for sustainable collaboration.
The two establishments first signed a headquarters-level collaboration settlement in July 2019 to promote personnel exchanges, shared use of analysis services, and the event of worldwide joint analysis initiatives based mostly on 3D printing and biomimetic applied sciences. Since 2022, they’ve efficiently performed a joint analysis undertaking titled “Development of Biomimetic Implants Using 3D Printing Design and Process Technology,” establishing a robust basis for collaboration. Under the brand new settlement, the scope of cooperation has been expanded to excessive value-added analysis areas, together with 3D printing-based bio and medical gadgets, precision manufacturing processes, digital system fabrication applied sciences, and purposeful floor manufacturing applied sciences akin to superhydrophobic, anti-icing, and anticorrosive coatings.
On November 19 (Wednesday, native time), KIMM will signal a four-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Vietnam, along with HUST, the University of Science and Technology (UST), and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH). The events goal to set up a collaborative framework for joint business–academia–analysis initiatives and expertise growth based mostly on the 「KIMM-STARSHIP」 program. Building on this settlement, KIMM plans to introduce a particular admission observe for the UST–KIMM School at HUST beginning with the 2026 fall semester.
*「KIMM-S&T And Research fellowSHIP」: KIMM’s proprietary worldwide cooperation program designed to appeal to excellent world researchers, assist home and abroad coaching alternatives, and strengthen worldwide collaboration capabilities. In 2025, KIMM plans to develop world expertise recruitment throughout the Asian area by using its institutional networks, together with the KIMM Ambassador and KIMM Alumni applications.
KIMM can even go to the Vietnam Metrology Institute (VMI) and the National Barcode Center (NBC) to focus on cooperation on customary growth associated to reliability analysis and measurement applied sciences for mechanical parts and tools, in addition to the potential institution of a mutual certification system in the long run. In addition, KIMM plans to signal a cooperation settlement with the University of Science underneath Vietnam National University (VNU-HUS) to promote training and analysis collaboration and set up a joint framework for expertise growth.
President Seog-Hyeon Ryu of KIMM said, “Through global collaboration with leading universities in science and technology in China and Vietnam, KIMM has established a foundation to broaden technological cooperation across Asia and strengthen research linkages between nations. As the machinery industry continues to play an increasingly vital role in the industrial development of both countries, KIMM will strive to produce tangible outcomes in joint research, technology transfer, and talent cultivation, positioning itself as a leading research institute driving mechanical innovation and industrial advancement in Asia.”
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The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) is a non-profit government-funded analysis institute underneath the Ministry of Science and ICT. Since its basis in 1976, KIMM is contributing to financial development of the nation by performing R&D on key applied sciences in equipment and supplies, conducting reliability take a look at analysis, and commercializing the developed merchandise and applied sciences.