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Establishment of China-South Africa Computational Astrophysics Research Center

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2016
End (actual)
Nov 21, 2016

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of KwaZulu-Natal

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal

Loan description

Establishment of China-South Africa Computational Astrophysics Research Center

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 21, 2016, the National Astronomical Observatory of China and the Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (中国南非双边计算天体物理学联合中心) held the opening ceremony for the joint China-South Africa Computational Astrophysics Research Center in Durban. Professor Albert van Jaarsveld, President of KwaZulu-Nite University, and Prof. Xuelei Chen, a representative entrusted by Director of National Astronomical Observatory Yan Jun, signed the agreement on the establishment of the joint center, which was signed by Thomas Auf der Heyde, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of South Africa Kong Minghui, Director of the Science Department witnessed the signature In March of 2015, the two sides visited each other and signed a cooperation agreement. On November 3, 2016, Hou Lihong, Science and Technology Counselor of the Embassy in South Africa, and his entourage visited KwaZulu-Natal University to promote pragmatic cooperation in the field of Central and South Astronomy. Counselor Hou Lihong and his party attended the bilateral astronomical cooperation seminar between the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and KwaZulu-Natal University. It is unclear how much funding was allocated for this project and which Chinese government entity provided funding.