International collaboration: University of Antwerp and ERC

On March 2-4, 2010, A. Khokhlov, Director, ERC, and E. Antipov, Deputy Director, ERC, visited the University of Antwerp (Belgium). The Centre for Nanostructures of the University of Antwerp and the Nanotechnology Education and Research Center of MSU signed a scientific collaboration agreement that will promote mutual participation of the University of Antwerp and MSU in projects of bilateral collaboration among Russian and Belgian financing organizations and projects under the European Framework Programme. It will also encourage services to raise qualifications of teaching staff, bilateral scientific symposiums, seminars and conferences, joint research of postgraduates.

Under this agreement, the University of Antwerp will provide access to resources and facilities of the Centre for Nanostructures in the field of transmission electron microscopy for MSU researchers. An initial selection of applications for research is carried out by ERC. To gain access, an applicant should fill out an application and email it to E. Antipov (antipov@icr.chem.msu.ru) or M. Gallyamov (glm@polly.phys.msu.ru).