The University of the North and the European Hyperloop Centre (EHC) signed a declaration of intent to mark their collaboration to exchange and promote knowledge at different educational levels.
In a statement, the University of Groningen, which along with other educational institutions forms the University of the North said that the declaration of intent means that both parties will commit to a close collaboration in the field of teaching and research to take important steps forward in the development of the hyperloop.
The Hyperloop is a transport system in which capsules carrying people or goods are shot through vacuum tubes at a speed of up to 1,000 km per hour with low air resistance. The energy consumption is a lot lower than a plane or train and therefore these are extensive tests done in the European Hyperloop Centre located in Veendam to validate the hyperloop.
The intent of the collaboration itself is the exchange of knowledge and to promote collaboration between different educational levels that exist in the North of the Netherlands, such as secondary vocational education (MBO), University of Applied Sciences (HBO), and academic university (WO) levels. This will include things like a joint execution of teaching and research projects, the sharing of research and testing facilities, and the promotion of cross-border collaboration between the Netherlands and Germany.
To get to these goals, the parties are preparing an interreg grant application and they’re seeking collaboration with knowledge institutions from the InnovationsRaum Nordwest.
