On 29 May 2026, a delegation from the Research Institute for Large Aircraft (RILA) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University visited the School of Aeronautical and Space Engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain, to further strengthen collaboration in aeronautical engineering education and research. During the visit, representatives from RILA and UPM held meetings on student and faculty mobility, the development of academic programmes and discipline-specific strengths, as well as opportunities for knowledge exchange and joint innovation, with the aim of identifying concrete modes of cooperation that support talent development, academic research and industry‑engaged initiatives. A university-level Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between PolyU and UPM was also discussed as a framework for future collaboration in engineering education, research, and student exchange.
The RILA delegation met with UPM’s leadership and academic staff to present PolyU’s research agenda, educational characteristics and international collaborations in large aircraft and aerospace‑related fields, while gaining a deeper understanding of UPM’s experience and strengths as a leading European institution in aeronautical engineering. Through face‑to‑face discussions and campus visits, the two institutions seek to lay the groundwork for collaboration in areas such as student exchanges, co‑supervision of research students, joint research projects and knowledge transfer activities, and to explore the feasibility of establishing long‑term, structured partnership frameworks.
The visit enables RILA to further expand its global collaboration network, strengthen ties with top aerospace institutions in Europe and create new cross‑regional opportunities for research and talent development in large aircraft and advanced manufacturing technologies, thereby enhancing the Institute’s international profile in the aerospace community.
香港理工大學大飛機研究院代表訪問馬德里理工大學 推動航空工程教育與科研合作
2026年5月29日，香港理工大學大飛機研究院（RILA）代表團到訪西班牙馬德里理工大學（Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, UPM）航空與太空工程學院，圍繞航空工程相關的教育及科研合作展開深入交流。訪問期間，雙方就學生與教師交流與互訪安排、課程與學術發展方向，以及知識交流和聯合創新計劃等議題進行會談，探討未來在人才培養、學術研究及產學合作方面的具體合作模式。同時，雙方亦就理大與馬德里理工大學之間擬議簽署的大學層面合作備忘錄（MoU）進行討論，並將其視為日後在工程教育、科研合作及學生交流等方面推進合作的框架。
RILA 代表團與 UPM 的管理層及學術人員會面，介紹理大在大飛機及航空航天領域的研究布局、教學特色與國際合作經驗，同時了解 UPM 作為歐洲知名航空工程學府，在課程設計、科研平台及與業界合作等方面的優勢。透過面對面的討論與校園參訪，雙方期望為學生交換、研究生聯合指導、共同開展科研項目及推動知識轉移等合作奠定基礎，並探索建立長期、制度化合作機制的可行性。
是次到訪有助進一步拓展國際合作網絡，強化與歐洲頂尖航空航天院校的聯繫，為大飛機及相關高端製造技術的研究與人才培養創造更多跨地域合作機會，從而提升大飛機研究院在國際航空航天領域的影響力。
| Research Units | COMAC-PolyU Research Institute for Large Aircraft |
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