South Korea and Morocco cooperate on thin-film solar research

February 14, 2013
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The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Morocco’s Research Institute of Solar Energy and New Energy (IRESEN) have announced a collaboration on thin-film research.

Managed by Morocco’s Ministry of Energy Mines, Water and Environment, Korea will send academics to Morocco to train researchers and engineers in order to complete IRESEN’s goal of setting up a national research, development and innovation laboratory for thin-film technology.

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The research centre will be located in Benguerir, north of Marrakesh, next to the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
 

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