Springer Nature, a global research, educational and professional publisher, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding for a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement ('MOU') with Tongji University ('Tongji') in support of its vision to develop into 'a sustainability-oriented, world-class university'. Leveraging its expertise, platforms and global networks, Springer Nature is set to help Tongji enhance its international reputation and influence through cooperation across a wide range of fields, including brand promotion, recruitment of overseas talent, co-publishing of journals and books, academic training and database services, among others.
As part of the agreement, Springer Nature will showcase Tongji's research successes via Nature and its website nature.com. NPG's scientific jobs board will help to amass high-calibre overseas experts for Tongji, and Scientific American, a popular-science magazine, will provide another route to attract potential international students for the university.
Springer Nature and Tongji will co-host international conferences to facilitate the university's international academic exchange and extend its influence in key subject areas. NPG will also hold Nature Masterclasses to help its faculty members and researchers learn how to turn high-quality research into high-quality papers.
Under the MOU, both sides will also continue to explore opportunities for publishing more Springer-branded books. Springer, part of Springer Nature, has published over 30 monographs and conference proceedings authored by Tongji's researchers. In addition, following the agreement signed in May 2015 to co-publish npj Pollution Control, Springer Nature and Tongji will discuss the potential to publish additional journals.
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