Nokia and Tsinghua University announce new research framework

Nordic Business Report, May 29, 2007

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 May 2007-Nokia and Tsinghua University announce new research framework(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Finnish mobile communications company Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Tsinghua University in China on Monday (28 May) announced the establishment of a research framework and a facility dedicated to long-term joint research programmes.

This agreement is reportedly the first of its kind in Asia for Nokia Research Center (NRC). NRC has established similar arrangements with several universities in the US, UK and Finland recently.

Under the agreement, Tsinghua's professors and students will collaborate with NRC researchers on a wide range of topics, some global, others focused specifically on Asia. The research framework sets the principle and practice that Nokia and Tsinghua will follow in pursuing joint research projects over time and sets the direction and overall topics for research.

The collaboration is expected to be substantial from the outset, with around 20 Nokia researchers working alongside 30 professors and associates and up to 50 students from Tsinghua.

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