A group of academics from University of Tsukuba led by its president Kyosuke Nagata visited the facilities of the Center for Mathematical Modeling of Universidad de Chile (CMM) in Santiago on Tuesday
There, they met with the CMM’s Director Alejandro Jofré and the Chief Innovation Officer Eduardo Vera, who presented the mission and vision of the center as well as some of its main projects.
“CMM is very impressive and the direction of the research is being led to the edge of the science. The CMM is a leading center in the field of mathematical modeling”, held president Nagata.
While, the Japanese presented the joint project for their Center for High Performance Computing, which is being built in Tokyo with other important academic institutions.
“They show us the very interesting project Tsukuba is developing on high performance computing with the universities of Tokyo and Kyoto. This project has common features with our NLHPC,” said Jofré.
The Tsukuba’s commission is visiting the Universidad de Chile to seek collaboration in different areas of knowledge.
“Japan and Chile have several common features. For example, we have earthquakes and tsunamis. We have a number of environmental common issues. Telescopes in the north of Chile are interesting too. You can use them from different parts of the world but are located in Chile. There, we have the opportunity for collaboration”, said the president Nagata during a visit to Carén area, where Universidad de Chile is planning a new science and technology park.
“The University of Tsukuba played a key role in the development of the science city established 50 years ago by the Japanese Government one hundred kilometers north of Tokyo. Consequently, their direct experience in the successful evolution of Tsukuba City is very relevant for next steps to be taken at Carén by the Universidad de Chile,” concluded Vera.
