EU SOUTH KOREAN SUMMIT TO INTENSIFY RESEARCH COOPERATION

BY DAVID HAWORTH, IN BRUSSELS Improving research cooperation between South Korea and the European Union (EU) was a key focus of a summit in Seoul this week (Wednesday, 28 March). In a speech in South Korea, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso noted higher education links between both sides were weak: "There are fewer researchers from South Korea participating in EU research programmes than researchers from many other countries." As a result, agreements struck at the summit would kick start a range of initiatives designed deliver ...


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