Cooperation with Canadian research institution strengthened
May 20, 2021 | DLR and NRC sign Memorandum of Understanding
Cooperation with Canadian research institution strengthened
Virtual signing
Prof. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, and Mitch Davies, President of the National Research Council Canada (NRC), with the Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement was presented at the virtual event marking the 50th anniversary of German-Canadian scientific and technological cooperation.
Germany and Canada have been working together successfully in science and technology for five decades – now new collaborations have been established. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the National Research Council Canada (NRC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The declaration is valid for seven years.
"We want to continue the excellent and long-standing cooperation in the field of aeronautics research and add other topics, for example mobility and energy," says Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board. "NRC is an important and strategic international partner."
Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla and NRC President Mitch Davies presented the new agreement at a virtual event on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of German-Canadian scientific and technological cooperation. As a government institution, the NRC supports industrial as well as scientific research in Canada.
