Recently, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges project under the EU Horizon 2020, titled "Localization in Geophysics, Geohazards and Geoengineering (LOC3G – Grant No. 101129729)" was approved. This project led by Univ. Prof. Dr. -Ing. Wei Wu, Director of the Institute of Geotechnical Engineering at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna (BOKU), Austria, with Professor Hongwei Zhou from our university serving as the responsible person for the collaborating unit, marks the first approval of such a project for our university. This achievement signifies a further enhancement of our university's influence and strength in the field of research collaboration in Europe.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), part of Horizon Europe under European Union, is a significant research program aimed at promoting innovation and technological development. The Staff Exchanges project within MSCA aims to facilitate sustainable collaboration between organizations in Europe and other parts of the world. The approved LOC3G project members include the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna (BOKU) from Austria, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing (CUMTB) from Beijing, University of Florence (UF) from Italy, National School of Bridges and Roads (ENPC) from France, Clausthal University of Technology (TUC) from Germany, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) from Spain, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (TSNUK) from Ukraine, University of Strathclyde (UOS) from the United Kingdom, Nazarbayev University (NU) from Kazakhstan, Tribhuvan University (TU) from Nepal, San Simon University (UMSS) from Bolivia, Monash University (MU) from Australia, University of California, Davis (UCD) from the United States, Vietnam Petroleum Institute (PVU), and two renowned European industrial companies, including ITASCA.
In this project, our university will collaborate closely with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria, and other partners to explore cutting-edge issues in geotechnical mechanics. Through a series of research methods, including experiments, constitutive theory, and numerical simulations, the collaboration aims to advance the fields of geophysics, geological hazards, and underground engineering. .
Through this collaboration, our university will further enhance its level of international research cooperation, expand its scope of international collaboration and provide more opportunities for international exchanges and academic cooperation for our faculty and students. This will contribute to boosting our university's influence and competitiveness in the global research arena.
