The Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH) signed an agreement with the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT’s hub for energy education, research and outreach, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, on Nov. 29 (local time). This agreement establishes the collaboration of the two institutions for education and research in energy field.
KENTECH and MITEI enters a three-year agreement promising to open up collaboration in areas such as (1) student and scholar exchange programs, (2) capacity building programs, (3) student internships and joint projects, and (4) cooperative seminars and workshops in energy field.
The agreement allows KENTECH undergraduate students to engage in exchange programs at MITEI, while MIT undergraduate students attend internship programs at KENTECH, Korean energy research institutions, and regional energy companies.
At the graduate level, KENTECH and MITEI agree to establish a three-year joint research project supported by KENTECH, consisting of at least one graduate student and one faculty from each institution.
Since its foundation, KENTECH has successfully built cooperative relationships with world-leading research institutes such as Fraunhofer (Germany) and CNRS (France). With Fraunhofer, KENTECH established a joint hydrogen energy laboratory in Naju. With MITEI, KENTECH will expand global networks and strengthen the international capabilities of KENTECH students by cultivating specialized knowledge in the energy field and broadening their perspective toward the world.
“KENTECH expects that all activities under this agreement will enable the students from both institutions to enhance their knowledge to cope with climate change and to achieve carbon neutrality,” said Yoon Eui-joon, the founding president of KENTECH. “We are looking forward to creating innovative academic programs to design the future together with MITEI, a most vibrant energy institution of higher education.”
