Durante o día de onte (11 de novembro), a Universidade de Vigo recibiu a visita dunha delegación da universidade chinesa Central South University (CSU), unha das institucións académicas de maior prestixio do país asiático, no marco dunha axenda institucional e científica que incluíu reunións no Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro e no Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur. A visita está inserida nun proceso de fortalecemento da cooperación entre ámbalas dúas universidades que está a ser impulsado polo catedrático Jesús Simal, quen ten desenrolado un papel destacábel coma promotor desta relación estratéxica.
Durante a visita avanzouse na firma dun Memorando de Entendemento entre as dúas institucións. Este documento senta as bases para futuras accións conxuntas en ámbitos coma a investigación, a mobilidade académica e o ensino superior, con especial atención en áreas coma as ciencias da vida, a biomedicina, os materiais avanzados e diferentes ámbitos relacionados coa enxeñaría.
Aliás, aproveitouse a ocasión para presentar o chamado “plan de acción”, un calendario de cinco anos para consolidar a cooperación. No plan prevense proxectos conxuntos de investigación, programas de cotutela de doutoramento, mobilidade de investigadores e, xa nas fases finais, a creación dun Laboratorio Virtual Conxunto. Esta estrutura permitirá dar continuidade aos primeiros proxectos xa iniciados, que servirán para “sementar” e asegurar resultados sostíbeis a longo prazo. Para o grupo AA1 e o profesor Simal, esta alianza representa un paso decisivo na internacionalización da investigación universitaria do grupo, achegando Galiza a unha das rexións científicas máis dinámicas de Asia e tamén abrindo novas oportunidades para financiamento, intercambio e transferencia de coñecemento nun marco de cooperación académica de alta calidade.
The University of Vigo and China’s Central South University strengthen their ties in international cooperation
Yesterday 11th of November, the University of Vigo received a delegation from the Chinese Central South University (CSU), one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the Asian country, as part of an institutional and scientific programme which included meetings at the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital and the Galicia South Health Research Institute. The visit is part of a process to strengthen cooperation between the two universities, which is being driven by Professor Jesús Simal, who has played a notable role as a promoter of this strategic relationship.
During the visit, progress was made towards signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. This document lays the foundations for future joint actions in areas such as research, academic mobility and higher education, with special attention to areas such as life sciences, biomedicine, advanced materials and various fields related to engineering.
Furthermore, the occasion was taken to present the so-called ‘action plan’, a five-year calendar to consolidate the cooperation. The plan provides for joint research projects, PhD cotutorship programmes, researcher mobility and, in the final stages, the creation of a Joint Virtual Laboratory. This structure will allow continuity for the first projects already underway, which will serve to ‘seed’ and ensure sustainable long-term results.
For the AA1 group (represented by Professor Simal), this alliance represents a decisive step in the internationalisation of the group’s university research, bringing Galicia closer to one of Asia’s most dynamic scientific regions and also opening up new opportunities for funding, exchange and knowledge transfer within a framework of high-quality academic cooperation.
