December 2014 Issue
News and Events
Second Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology - University of Electro-Communications (MIPT-UEC) Joint Workshop on Optical Science
The international MIPT--UEC Joint Workshop on Optical Science (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia and University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo) was held at the University of Electro-Communications from 16th to 21th October, 2013. Since the first MIPT-UEC Joint Workshop was held in Moscow in October 2013, this was the second joint workshop held by the universities. This workshop was organized to promote academic exchange and international cooperation between the universities.
The participants in this workshop included six professors and eight students from MIPT, and more than 40 professors and students from UEC. After the introductions of each universities, there followed 32 oral presentations and active discussion on optical science and related fields.
In addition to the oral presentations, poster sessions and laboratory tours were held during the workshop. The MIPT participants visited the education facility of UEC and the laboratories of UEC research groups. The students of MIPT and UEC went on a half-day excursion to the center of Tokyo to promote mutual understanding and cultural exchange between students. The workshop was fruitful for all the participants to promote future international collaboration between the two universities. The next MIPT-UEC joint workshop is scheduled to be held in Moscow in October 2015.