TUM and Singapore to work together in plastic recycling

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TUM Senior Vice President Juliane Winkelmann with the signed Memorandum Image: T
TUM Senior Vice President Juliane Winkelmann with the signed Memorandum Image: TUM / Astrid Eckert
TUM Senior Vice President Juliane Winkelmann with the signed Memorandum Image: TUM / Astrid Eckert Environment Minister Fu and TUM Senior Vice President Winkelmann sign Memorandum of Understanding - The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is supporting the city-state of Singapore in its efforts to become a technology pioneer in the field of environmental protection for Southeast Asia. Specializing in closed loop recycling management, in the future the CirculaTUM research alliance will work together with the Plastics Recycling Association Singapore (PRAS). A corresponding Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Tuesday (17 August) by Prof. Juliane Winkelmann, TUM Senior Vice President International Alliances and Alumni, and Grace Fu, Singapore's Minister of Sustainability and the Environment. On the occasion of the signing, Senior Vice President Winkelmann said: "The partnership sealed today between TUM and PRAS clearly continues the close and long-lasting collaboration of our university with Singapore - an elementary part of our TUM Global Strategy - in a future-oriented research field. The Memorandum of Understanding is another example of how international collaboration is helping overcome challenges of an increasingly global nature." On the occasion of the signing, Senior Vice President Winkelmann said: "The partnership sealed today between TUM and PRAS clearly continues the close and long-lasting collaboration of our university with Singapore - an elementary part of our TUM Global Strategy - in a future-oriented research field.
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