Gdańsk Tech Establishes Cooperation with National Taiwan Ocean University

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at the initiative of Prof. Marek Moszyński, Vice President of the Polish Space Agency, a meeting took place between representatives of Gdańsk Tech and the National Taiwan Ocean University in Taiwan. Gdańsk Tech was represented by the Vice-Rector for Education, Prof. Marek Dzida, and Prof. Edmund Wittbrodt, Rector's Plenipotentiary for Cooperation with the Polish Space Agency and the European Space Agency, while the Taiwanese university was represented by PhD Xsavier Li-Wen Liao. Numerous professors from NTOU also participated in the online part of this meeting.

After presenting both universities, a discussion began concerning the possibilities of establishing cooperation in both teaching and scientific research, with special emphasis on space and satellite technologies. Interest and possibilities of scientific collaboration were also indicated in areas such as smart ships, smart ports, unmanned ships and underwater vehicles, green energy, zero emission vessels, and wind energy.

It was agreed to specify potential areas of cooperation by mid-October, which would enable the signing of a cooperation agreement between Gdańsk Tech and the National Taiwan Ocean University. Since 2017, Gdańsk Tech has held a cooperation agreement with another Taiwanese university, but in the field of architecture (National Taipei University of Technology).

Thanks to the visit to Gdańsk Tech, PhD Xsavier Li-Wen Liao also had the opportunity to visit the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, where he met, among others, with the Vice-Dean of the faculty, Prof. Mariusz Deja, as well as the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, where he toured the research laboratories.