Dong-A University Partners with Indonesia's Diponegoro University on Basic Science Research

G-LAMP Project Group and College of Natural Sciences Sign Separate International Agreements

Dong-A University’s G-LAMP Project Group has established a framework for cooperation with Diponegoro University in Indonesia on international joint research and academic exchanges.

Dong-A University said on October 14 that it recently signed a memorandum of understanding on international academic and research cooperation with Diponegoro University’s Faculty of Science and Mathematics in a conference room at the university headquarters on its Seunghak Campus. On the same day, Dong-A University’s College of Natural Sciences also signed a separate academic and research cooperation agreement with Diponegoro University’s Faculty of Science and Mathematics.

The signing ceremony was attended by Dong-A University officials, including G-LAMP Project Group Director Jeong Jinung, College of Natural Sciences Dean Kim Jongsik, Deputy Director Shin Taehwan, and Director of the Key Theme Research Institute Kang Doyeong, as well as officials from Diponegoro University. Diponegoro University was represented by Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Ngadiwijana, Vice Dean for Resources Adi Wibowo, and Marcelinus Kristwardhana, head of the Electrochemistry Research Cluster.

Diponegoro University, a national university located in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, conducts education and research in basic sciences, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, statistics, and informatics, with its Faculty of Science and Mathematics at the center of these activities.

The agreement was established to broaden the foundation for international cooperation in atom- and quantum science-based interdisciplinary research pursued by Dong-A University’s G-LAMP Project Group, and to promote sustained joint research and personnel exchanges between the two universities.

Under the agreement, the two sides will pursue joint research and technology development in atom and quantum science; training and exchanges for research personnel in basic and applied sciences; joint use of research facilities and equipment; cooperation on technology transfer and commercialization; and academic exchanges, including joint seminars and workshops.

The separate MoA signed by Dong-A University’s College of Natural Sciences and Diponegoro University’s Faculty of Science and Mathematics focuses on expanding research cooperation led by the project group into academic exchanges at the university level.

At the signing ceremony, Deputy Director Shin Taehwan introduced the research vision and key research projects of Dong-A University’s G-LAMP Project Group, while Diponegoro University presented its main research areas and current international cooperation initiatives. Officials from both universities then discussed specific ways to collaborate, including identifying joint research projects, exchanging researchers and students, and making use of research infrastructure.

After the ceremony, the Indonesian delegation toured key Dong-A University laboratories in mathematics, life sciences, and semiconductors to explore opportunities for future joint research.

“This agreement is an important starting point for the two universities to pursue substantive and sustained international joint research, going beyond simple academic exchanges,” said Director Jeong Jinung. “By pursuing joint research and exchanges of research personnel, and by sharing research infrastructure and expertise, we will generate meaningful research outcomes. The G-LAMP Project Group will serve as a bridge for international cooperation, connecting researchers from the two universities.”

Dong-A University’s G-LAMP Project Group is part of a project to foster university-based basic science research hubs, supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. It is working to build an integrated research platform based on atomic and quantum technologies and to cultivate future research talent. Building on this agreement, the group plans to promote international joint research and strengthen its competitiveness as a global hub for basic science research.

The Dong-A University G-LAMP Project Group poses for a commemorative photo after signing an international academic and research cooperation agreement with Diponegoro University in Indonesia.

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