THE HAGUE, 26-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Netherlands and South Africa have a joint interest in promoting and strengthening scientific cooperation in Astronomy (including Enabling Technologies for Astronomy). In 2012, NWO and NRF (the National Research Foundation of South Africa) have established a bilateral program that funds travel and workshops for teams of scientists that cooperate on research projects of common interest. In December 2016, NWO and NRF decided to award seven joint projects.
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) that will be built partly in South Africa, is an important driver for collaboration, but there are also multiple opportunities for collaboration in optical and multiwavelength astronomy. Many synergies exist between science and technology programs in both countries. Examples include the International LOFAR Telescope and the MeerKAT telescope (both SKA pathfinders), the radio telescopes in Hartebeesthoek and Westerbork, and the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE) and the African VLBI Network (AVN).
In December 2016, NWO and NRF decided to award seven joint projects in Astronomy and enabling technologies for Astronomy. The awarded projects are:
SOURCE: NWO
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