Objectif MIDPREP enables knowledge and staff exchange between two leading European institutes in research, development and building radio astronomy instrumentation and three South African partners collaborating e.g. through the Square Kilometre Array precursor MeerKAT in the Karoo as framework for (inter)national human-capital, research and infrastructure. In Europe novel approaches to radio astronomy i.e. Aperture Array technology as used in the Low Frequency Array (“LOFAR”) and Wideband Single Pixel Feed Receivers give insight in gaps to be filled and requirements for future radio telescopes. For the SKA as the world largest radio telescope operating in the next decade, with a large fraction in the Karoo, a common long term focus is developing requiring intensified knowledge exchange.Specifically, MIDPREP organizes for strengthening relevant research networks through exchange of experienced and early-stage radio scientists and engineers between South African institutes to and from Sweden and the Netherlands. Through that, MIDPREP aims at a common design view on site related aspects for radio telescopes, to advance radio-optics, calibration, ICT, processing and technology views and (possibly “green”) designs on MID-SKA centred in the Karoo. Knowledge from the project will be disseminated to a larger community by annual workshops. The workshops will exchange ideas focus to establish views on next collaborative steps.This project will exchange local knowledge about the future SKA site needed for building, operating and calibrating the instruments to be designed with the high level technological system design expertise of the European institutes. Simultaneously the experience with calibrating MEERKAT and LOFAR will be shared. Thus preparing all participants in this proposal in an optimal way for contributions to the SKA project.The proposed exchange program fits goals of the African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (“AERAP”) endorsed by the European Parliament. Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme" Appel à propositions FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES) Coordinateur STICHTING ASTRONOMISCH ONDERZOEK IN NEDERLAND Contribution de l’UE € 264 600,00 Adresse Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991PD DWINGELOO Pays-Bas Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Research Organisations Contact administratif Arnold Van Ardenne (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (1) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB Suède Contribution de l’UE € 58 800,00 Adresse - 412 96 GOTEBORG Voir sur la carte Région Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Ingrid Jakobson (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée