In May 2024, School of Earth System Science (SESS), Tianjin University and the Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3) of Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH renewed the Memorandum of Understanding to further collaborations.
Academician Congqiang Liu, Dean of the SESS and Professor Harry Vereecken, Director of the Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3) signed the agreement.
The MOU intends to intensify the faculty exchange, make more efforts in joint research and developing the Critical Zone Observatories, and co-supervise young researchers. It is believed that the newly signed agreement builds momentum and an opportunity for the two parties to serve the strategic partnership through more academic exchange and cooperation.
SESS and Juelich (IBG-3) first signed an MOU in 2019. Since then, the two parties have worked closely together to advance Earth System Science and train high-quality graduate students and young researchers. They also co-host the 4thInternational Conference on Soil Modeling in Tianjin.
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centers in Europe and a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. The Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3) aims at improving our understanding of hydrological and biogeochemical processes in terrestrial systems with a specific focus on agricultural and soil-groundwater systems. Its Director, Prof. Harry Vereecken was conferred Honorary Professorship of Tianjin University in 2018.
By School of Earth System Science
Editor: Sun Xiaofang
