Nov 24, 2021
DAAD: 1st Greek-German Autumn School on Lightweight Engineering and Composite Design
Participants of DAAD Autum School 2021
The DAAD-funded "1st Greek-German Autumn School on Lightweight Engineering and Composite Design" between the TU Dresden (TUD) and the University of Patras (UoP) took place from November 8-12, 2021 in Patras. The aim of the Autumn School was to introduce the scientific location Dresden to the participants and to familiarize them with the teaching and research approaches at the TUD in general and in engineering sciences in particular. In order to attract students and PhD students from the UoP to study or do research at the TUD, Dresden and Saxony were presented as attractive locations for the education and career development of young Greek scientists.
Furthermore, the Autumn School brought together the complementary competences of the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) of TUD and the Applied Mechanics Laboratory (AML) of UoP in the field of functionally integrative lightweight structures in order to further develop current research questions and to lay the foundation for further joint projects.
A seven-member delegation from TUD, led by Prof. Niels Modler, joined Institute Director Prof. Vassilis Kostopoulos and his team for the Autumn School, which was attended by a total of 23 Masters and PhD students from the UoP. The intensive and busy week ended with an information event on studying in Germany and at the TUD, organized together by the DAAD office in Athens and the Goethe Centre in Patras.
The Rectorate of the UoP: Talks on the establishment of a Joint PhD Framework Program between TUD and UoP
On the sidelines of the event, the AML and the ILK signed a Memorandum of Understanding and the International Affairs Advisor of the School of Engineering Sciences and representatives of the ILK hold first talks with the Rectorate of the UoP on the establishment of a Joint PhD Framework Program between the two universities.
Signing Ceremony, Memorandum of Understanding between the AML and the ILK
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