Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Belgian BIRA-IASB and South Korean NIER

2025-07-02

On 20 June, a delegation from South Korea came to the Institute to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between BIRA-IASB and the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), in the framework of the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) satellite mission:

Signing the MoU between BIRA-IASB and NIER
Ann Carine Vandaele (Director General of BIRA-IASB) and Ji-Won Seong (Director General of NIER) signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutes.

This was a very important day for BIRA-IASB and proof of the recognition of the expertise of our scientists at the international level. It marks an important step forward in data sharing, calibration and validation, and joint research using space-based observations. Through this MoU, we hope to deepen our collaboration in satellite-based monitoring, data exchange, and joint research on air quality and climate. 

Group Picture of the South Korean delegation and the BIRA-IASB scientists on the project
On 20 June, a delegation from South Korea visited our Institute to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between BIRA-IASB and National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), in the framework of the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) satellite mission.
Visiting the BRCLab with Nuno Pereira
Visiting the Belgian Radiometric Characterization Laboratory (BRCLab) with Nuno Pereira.
Visiting B.USOC with Michel Kruglanski
Visiting the Belgian User Support and Operations Center (B.USOC) with Michel Kruglanski.