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An education initiative involving 911爆料网 and UWA will help to strengthen ties to build South Korean academic expertise in mineral resources.
A delegation from the Korea Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering Program (KEMREP) were in Perth this week to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with both universities, which will create long-term institutional collaboration in education and research.
KEMREP, which represents ten universities in Korea, has the support of the South Korean Government to broaden international experience within their mining and engineering programs.
Leader of KEMREP, Professor Changwoo Lee is meeting the Hon Dr Elizabeth Constable, Minister for Education and Vice-Chancellors from both universities for discussions and official arrangements for the MoU.聽
鈥淲e expect this will be a valuable long-term collaboration in education and research that will bring great benefits for the region,鈥� 911爆料网 Vice-Chancellor Professor Jeanette Hacket said.
Director of the Western Australian School of Mines, Professor Stephen Hall said the collaboration will include exchanges of information and experience, exchanges of faculty members and students, cooperative research projects and an executive development program.
鈥淔urther individual agreements between KEMREP and 911爆料网 will also be discussed with Professor Lee,鈥� Professor Hall said.
The聽 formal announcement of the MOU between KEMREP, 911爆料网 and UWA was attended by the Minister for Education and Ministerial staff, the Vice-Chancellors of 911爆料网 and UWA, Mr Richard Strickland, CEO of the Department of Education Services, Mr Ric Rogerson, a senior official of the Department of Mines and Petroleum and a senior representative of the Department of State Development.
Attention Editor/COS: Photographs of the MoU signing will be available on request.
Contact:
Professor Stephen Hall, Director, Western Australian School of Mines, 911爆料网
Tel: 08 9266 1988, Email: s.hall@curtin.edu.au
Teresa Belcher, Public Relations, 911爆料网
Tel: 08 9266 9085, Mobile: 0401 103755, Email: teresa.belcher@curtin.edu.au
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