University of Victoria (Canada), KEK and UTokyo sign MoU to promote Hyper-Kamiokande Project

University of Victoria (UVic), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which aims to promote the Hyper-Kamiokande international scientific research project, whose main detector has been under construction with plans to start operation in 2027 at Kamioka, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. Twenty-two countries showed their interest in participating in this Japan-led project, and Canada is the fourth nation to sign the MoU, following Poland, Spain and Italy.

UTokyo President Teruo Fujii, KEK Director General Shoji Asai and Associate Vice-President of Research, UVic Fraser Hof exchanged signatures by post by the end of July 2024.

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