UPEI President Abd-El-Aziz signs MOU with Technical University of Munich
The University of Prince Edward Island signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany on Monday, October 17, 2016.
UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, accompanied by industry experts from the PEI Bioalliance, Vector Aerospace, BioFuelNet Canada, and BBSI Canada Ltd., met with TUM in Germany for three days of joint-research-cooperation meetings. These meetings have resulted in an MOU between UPEI and TUM, which will facilitate an exchange program for students from UPEI’s Department of Chemistry and TUM’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
President Abd-El-Aziz said he is encouraged by the signing of the MOU, that this was the priority of his visit and that the accompaniment of industry experts reinforced the importance of joint collaborations in the field of bioprocess engineering, aviation system engineering, and energy systems engineering.
“Our overall goal during these joint research cooperation meetings was to explore the possibility of a student exchange program,” said President Abd-El-Aziz. “The Technical University of Munich is a formidable institution and this new relationship will foster joint-research opportunities for our students while simultaneously exposing them to new approaches, another culture, and global networking opportunities.”
President Abd-El-Aziz added that this new partnership will have positive impacts for both universities as well as the province of Prince Edward Island and will strengthen UPEI’s efforts to be a leader in research and discovery.
About UPEI’s Partner
The Technical University of Munich is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching, and Freising-Weihenstephan. It is a member of TU9, an incorporated society of the largest and most notable German institutes of technology. The university has roughly 39,000 students and 9,800 academic staff. TUM's alumni include 13 Nobel laureates, 18 Leibniz Prizewinners and 10 IEEE Fellow Members.
