- Austria - Institute of Telecommunications, Vienna University of Technology (IOT)
- Denmark - Aalborg University CTIF (AAU CTIF)
- Finland - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)
- France - Le Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
- France - Institut Mines-Télécom
- France - Grenoble Institute of Technology (ENSERG)
- Germany - University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
- Germany - University of Ulm (UULM)
- Hungary - Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
- Italy - Roma Tre University
- Italy - Istituto Superiore delle Comunicazioni e delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione (ISCOM)
- Italy - Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK)
- Norway - Oslo University Hospital HF (OUS)
- Portugal - Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT)
- Russia - The Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IKIR)
- Sweden - Chalmers University of Technology
- UK - Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe (DANTE)
- UK - Heriot-Watt University
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Austria - Institute of Telecommunications, Vienna University of Technology (IOT)
Austria - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Institute of Telecommunications, Vienna University of Technology (IOT) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: October 8, 2012Effective Period: October 8, 2012 - October 7, 2013
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- The design and analysis of optical waveguides and their application to optical fiber communications
Denmark - Aalborg University CTIF (AAU CTIF)
Denmark - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Aalborg University CTIF (AAU CTIF) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: October 1, 2005Effective Period: October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2007
(Automatically renewed for another year annually)
Area of Collaboration
Wireless communications research
Finland - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)
Finland - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: February 2, 2006Effective Period: February 2, 2006 - March 31, 2008
(Automatically renewed for another year annually)
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology
France - Le Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
France - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Le Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: November 12, 2012Effective Period: November 12, 2012- November 11, 2015
(Automatically extended for subsequent 3 years until November 11, 2018)
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- The technologies and the applications of Space More Information
France - Institut Mines-Télécom
France - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Institut Mines - Télécom and NICT
Date of Conclusion: June 27, 2005Date of Renewal: July 5, 2012
Effective Period: July 5, 2012 - July 4, 2015
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology
June 27, 2005
July 5, 2012
France - Grenoble Institute of Technology (ENSERG)
France - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Grenoble Institute of Technology (ENSERG) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: February 15, 2007Effective Period: February 15, 2007 - March 31, 2008
(Automatically renewed for another year annually)
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology
Germany - University of Ulm (UULM)
Germany - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between University of Ulm (UULM) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: November 22, 2011Effective Period: November 22, 2011 - September 30, 2015
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Speech and Natural Language Research
Germany - University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
Germany - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: April 1, 2012Effective Period: April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2016
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Photonic-Wireless Networks
Hungary - Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Hungary - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: March 18, 2008Date of Renewal: April 16, 2012
Effective Period: April 16, 2012 - April 15, 2015
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology
March 18, 2008
April 16, 2012
Italy - Roma Tre University
Italy - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Roma Tre University and NICT
Date of Conclusion: January 31, 2011Effective Period: January 31, 2011 - January 31, 2014
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Optical communications
- Photonic networks
Italy - Istituto Superiore delle Comunicazioni e delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione (ISCOM)
Italy - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Istituto Superiore delle Comunicazioni e delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione (ISCOM) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: June 8, 2010Effective Period: June 8, 2010 - June 7, 2013
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Optical communications
- Photonic networks
Italy - Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK)
Italy - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: January 30, 2009Effective Period: January 30, 2009 - January 31, 2014
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Speech and language communication technology research
Norway - Oslo University Hospital HF (OUS)
Norway - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Oslo University Hospital HF (OUS) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: June 16, 2011Effective Period: June 16, 2011 - June 16, 2014
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- healthcare and medical applications
Portugal - Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT)
Portugal- Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: May 23, 2013Effective Period: May 23, 2013 - March 31, 2016
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Optical Communications
- Optical devices
- Optical networks
Russia - The Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IKIR)
Russia - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IKIR) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: November 20, 2009Effective Period: November 20, 2009 - March 31, 2014
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Solar-terrestrial physics
- Magnetospheric physics
- Atmospheric physics
Sweden - Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Chalmers University of Technology and NICT
Date of Conclusion: May 12, 2009Date of Renewal: April 13, 2012
Effective Period: April 13, 2012 - April 12, 2015
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Earth and Space Science research
UK - Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe (DANTE)
UK - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe (DANTE) and NICT
Date of Conclusion: April 1, 2011Effective Period: April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2016
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- R & D communication network
- Advanced Internet Technologies
- New Generatin Network/Future Internet Technologies
- Other areas in Information and Communication Technologies mutually selected by the Parties
UK - Heriot-Watt University
UK - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Heriot-Watt University and NICT
Date of Conclusion: May 28, 2010Effective Period: May 28, 2010 - May 27, 2013
Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,
in particular
- Optical communications
- Photonic networks
- Architectures
- Devices







