AREANA launches Synergy Memorandum of Understanding to promote European aeronautics research cooperation
May 8, 2025
AREANA launches Synergy Memorandum of Understanding to promote European aeronautics research cooperation
The "AREANA Synergy MoU" was signed at Aerodays 2025 in Warsaw, Poland, on 8 May 2025. This marks an important milestone in European aeronautics research.
This new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is designed to foster sustainable synergies and deeper collaboration within the European Aviation Research ecosystem.
The MoU represents a collective commitment from several European ministries and other project management entities responsible for aviation research. The initiative aims to pave the way for long-term cooperation, with an initial group of signatories from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and the United Kingdom.
AREANA Synergy MoU
Ron van Manen (Luchtvaart in Transitie, Netherlands) at the signing of the AREANA Synergy Memorandum of Understanding
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The AREANA team plans to build on this foundation by engaging further stakeholders across Europe and beyond. Their goal is to progressively expand the network and encourage joint action on shared research priorities, with openness to collaboration with countries outside Europe that align with European values and aspire to work closely with its research community.
The AREANA Synergy MoU outlines a flexible framework of activities that signatories can adopt based on their strategic goals and capacities. These include joint research funding, collaborative strategy development, data sharing, and enhanced use of aviation research and technology infrastructure.
Hartwig Hagena, Leader of the AREANA Synergy Work Package, highlights the broader significance of this initiative, stating:
Exactly 80 years after the end of the Second World War, with its unprecedented destruction in Europe, we once again find ourselves in a historically critical situation that urgently requires strengthening European cooperation. I am personally pleased and grateful for the great willingness of the Signatory organizations to contribute to this common path.
The launch of the AREANA Synergy MoU is a timely reminder of the power of cooperation in shaping a resilient and innovative future.
Der Start des AREANA Synergy MoU ist eine rechtzeitige Erinnerung an die Kraft der Zusammenarbeit bei der Gestaltung einer widerstandsfähigen und innovativen Zukunft.
Group photo AREANA Synergy MoU
Group photo of the representatives of the signatory organisations, from left to right.Beatrice Păduroiu and Viorel Vulturescu (Autoritatea Natională pentru Cercetare, Romania), Hartwig Hagena (DLR, Germany), Tim Baars (Ministerie of Infrastructuur en Waterstaat, Netherlands), Ron van Manen (Luchtvaart in Transitie, Netherlands), Vera Eichberger (Austrian Research Promotion Agency), Ingrid Kernstock (Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure, Austria)
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Further Information on the Synergy MoU and the AREANA Advisory and Support Group (AASG) can be found at https://areanasynergies.eu/
