Pusan National University G-LAMP Project Group Collaborates with Xiamen University MEL on Joint Marine Environment Research

MOU Signed Between Korea and China
for Joint Response to Marine Pollution, Microplastics,
and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems

The G-LAMP Project Group of Pusan National University (President Choi Jaewon) signed an MOU on September 19 at the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (MEL) at Xiamen University (XMU) in China for joint research and personnel exchange to address marine pollution and microplastics, and to conserve marine ecosystems.

Pusan National University G-LAMP Project Group is signing a memorandum of understanding for joint research and personnel exchange with the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science at Xiamen University in China to address marine pollution and microplastics and to conserve the marine ecosystem. Provided by Pusan National University

Founded in 1921, Xiamen University is a leading national comprehensive university in China. MEL conducts world-class research across the entire field of marine environment, including climate change response, marine ecosystem restoration, microplastics research, and blue carbon.

Under this agreement, the two institutions plan to pursue a wide range of international collaborations, including: ▲ joint research on marine environment and climate change response ▲ mutual visits of professors and researchers ▲ exchange programs for undergraduate and graduate students ▲ co-hosting of academic conferences and workshops ▲ and academic publication of joint research outcomes.

This collaboration, centered on the G-LAMP Project Group at Pusan National University, is also expected to help secure core technologies that will support major marine environment conservation projects being relocated to Busan by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

After the signing ceremony, the two institutions held a joint symposium to share the latest research achievements and discuss future topics for collaboration.

This symposium followed the exchange held last June under the theme of 'Marine Conservation,' and saw significant participation from early-career researchers, particularly G-LAMP postdoctoral fellows.

Jung Jaehoon, head of the G-LAMP Project Group at Pusan National University and professor in the Department of Molecular Biology, stated, "Through this agreement, our two countries will embark on full-scale joint research in the fields of climate change and marine environment response." He added, "We aim to expand this into a joint East Asian research effort involving Korea, China, and Japan, contributing to global marine environment conservation and responses to global environmental changes."

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