National Network KOREA

Ländernetzwerk ILK - Südkorea — Leading research institutions and universities in Korea related to the ILK

The national network "Republic of Korea" connects the TU Dresden with the leading research institutions in South Korea. The cooperation characterizes a long-standing research and development collaboration in the fields of:

Development of Carbon Fibers
Additive Manufacturing
Material Models
Metal Composite Structures
Lightweight Design
Calculation and validation methods

... and led to a number of joint publications and events. In addition, the Korean-German study as well as research mobility or the general exchange between students, scientists and teaching staff is to be expanded in the framework of the partnership.

Among the most important partners of this network of the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) of the TU Dresden are:

Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Jeonbuk, Jeonju
Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), Jeonju

Further partnerships are welcome to the ILK and are actively being established.

Lighthouse of the TU Dresden

TU Dresden awards selected decentralized partnerships, networks and programs for particularly outstanding internationalization activities with the so-called "Lighthouses". The awarded activities are honored for bringing TU Dresden one step further on the way to a global university. In September 2021, the International Affairs Commission of the TU Dresden announced 22 shining examples of internationalization, the partnership with the Republic of Korea as a Lighthouse National Network among them. | Continue to Lighthouse Country Network "Republic of Korea". | Download. Article in the ILK Annual Research Report 2021, p.12-13.

Gründung von Korea-Germany Materials Center (KGMC). 2017, Changwon — Founding ceremony for the joint Korea-Germany Materials Center (KGMC) in Changwon, South Korea, 2017.

Cooperation Events

2015	Cooperation agreement with the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)

2016	Cooperation agreement with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
2016	International Joint-Conference of the KIMS and the ILK, Changwon
2017	International Joint-Conference of the KIST and the ILK, Jeonju \|Further to ILK Travelling Conference am Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Jeonbuk Branch, Dez 11, 2017
2017	Research Project MMSS - "Multi-Material Side Body Structure" \|Further to Kunststoffe.de "Deutsch-koreanische Zusammenarbeit. Leichtbau-Fahrzeug-Seitenstruktur gemeinsam entwickeln" (german version only) \|Further to Korea und Deutschland entwickeln gemeinsam neuartige Leichtbau-Fahrzeug-Seitenstruktur, Oct 10, 2017 (german version only)
2017	Foundation of the Korean-German Materials Center (KGMC) in Changwon \|Further to Dresden research institutes intensify cooperation with South Korea, Sep 20, 2017
2018	Foundation of the Global Carbon Fiber Association \|Further to Dresden setzt Maßstäbe mit Exzellenzforschung an Carbonfasern - Forschungsnetzwerk „Global Scientific Association of Advanced Carbon Fibres“ gegründet, 08.05.2018 (german version only)
2018	Cooperation agreement with the Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology (KCTECH), Jeonju
2018	Research project K-Crash \| ILK Research Report 2021, p 58. Download here.
2018	22^nd International Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium, with Korea as the partner country
2018	International Joint-Conference of the KCTECH and the ILK, Jeonbuk, Okt 2018
2019	Foundation of the German-Korean Technology Center (GKTC) in Dresden \|Further to Deutsch-Koreanisches Technologiezentrum in Dresden eröffnet, 26.06.2019 (german version only)
2021	Cooperation agreement with the Inha University, Incheon - Prof. Lee
2022	Memorandum of Understanding with the Jeonbuk National University (JBNU)
2023	Mobility program with the JNBU starting
	Jan-Feb 2023, Korean-German Winter School in Dresden Jun-Nov 2023, Visiting Scientist (sabbatical semester) Prof. Kim Dong-Won (Professor of Industrial and Information Systems Engineering, Ex-President of JNBU) Jul 2023, Dresden Summer University for Korean High school students
2023	Korean delegation at the TU Dresden, July 5th, 2023. Visit of the JBNU President, Dr. O-Bong Yang, and the JBNU International Office \| Further to the termin.