On November 15^th 2013, the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology delegation, headed by President Dr. Kyoung-Hoan Na, paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences. President of SARI Dr. Feng Songlin received the KITECH delegation, accompanied by International Cooperation Department representatives and relevant researchers. The MoU Agreement Signing and SARI-KITECH Joint R&DB Lab Unveiling Ceremony were held at SARI.

SARI and KITECH started to explore cooperation opportunities in early 2012, and launched two joint projects this year. The collaboration teams from both sides reviewed the exchange and cooperation process, and introduced the latest progress of the two joint projects and future research plan.

Dr. Feng Songlin welcomed Dr. Na and the KITECh team to SARI for the joint R&DB Lab Unveiling Ceremony. After hearing the two projects reports, Dr. Feng praised the efficiency of the cooperation between the two parties and said he believes that the joint research will yield great results. Dr. Feng pointed out that the setup of the Joint R&DB Lab is a milestone for collaboration, and said he hopes that both sides could better utilize the platform for better collaboration, jointly pushing forward the commercialization of the research results, and setting up a role model for Sino-Korean cooperation.

Dr. Feng and Dr. Na signed the Joint R&DB Lab MoU Agreement, and unveiled the Joint Lab nameplate on behalf of both sides.

After the unveiling ceremony, Dr. Na and the KITECH team visited the Joint R&DB Lab and the Opto-Electronic Engineering Center, and discussed with the researchers on some research topics.