Historical Background 
February 2005 :

Tripartite MOU between TRT, TTCS and NTU : Thales@NTU

June 2006 :

Collaborative Research Agreement
CNRS (through IEMN) , NTU and TTCS on “Advanced optoelectronic and photonic devices based on new III-V materials”

2008 :

Discussions on the UMI creation

October, 7th 2009 :

CINTRA – UMI 3288
MOU signed by Prof Su Guaning (NTU president), Arnold Migus (CNRS general director), Marko Erman (Thales CTO)
In the presence of Valerie Pecresse (France’s Minister for Education & Research) and Dr NG Eng Hen (Singapore’s Minister of Education)

2003 to 2007 : Organization of workshops : Technologies and Nanotechnologies for photonics and electronics materials, components and systems.