A delegation from the Fields Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Shanghai (China) visited ICMAT today. Image: Laura M. Iraola/ICMAT

Laura Moreno Iraola (ICMAT)

A delegation from the Fields Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Shanghai (China) visited ICMAT today, 22 November 2024, with the aim of establishing collaboration and exchange programmes between the two institutions.

The Fields Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Shanghai is the first branch of the prestigious Fields Institute, created last September. It is focused on supporting research in mathematics, both basic and applied; one of its main lines of action is the attraction of foreign talent to promote the development and transfer of knowledge, both inside and outside China.

The meeting held today was attended by Javier Aramayona, director of ICMAT; Diego Córdoba, scientific director of the Severo Ochoa programme; Antonio Córdoba, emeritus professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, member and former director of ICMAT; and Mónica Castresana, head of international projects at the centre. The Fields Institute was represented by Pan Xiaogang, director general of the Shanghai Municipal Talent Bureau, and Wang Ivy, head representative in China of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematics.

The aim of the meeting between ICMAT and the Fields Institute in Shanghai was to establish collaboration and exchange programmes between the two institutions. Image: Laura M. Iraola / ICMAT

‘It was an exciting and positive meeting. I am convinced that this is the beginning of an intense and fruitful collaboration between the two institutes,’ said Aramayona.

Among the possible forms of collaboration proposed during the meeting were the establishment of visitor exchange programmes between the two centres, as well as the possibility of stays for postdoctoral, predoctoral and permanent staff of the institutes. Also, the organisation of joint congresses and conferences.

Fields Institute for Mathematical Sciences

The Fields Institute was launched in 1992 in Canada – currently based at the University of Toronto – with the aim of ‘providing a rich environment for innovation and teaching in mathematics’. Among its objectives is to foster collaboration between mathematics and other disciplines such as engineering, physical and biological sciences, medicine, economics, finance, telecommunications and information systems. The Fields Institute is named after the Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields (1863-1932).

In September 2024, the first branch of the Fields Institute of Mathematics will be established in Shanghai, China.

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