Prof. Fan Mo Elected to the Board of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)

On May 30, 2026, the 2026 global assembly of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) concluded in London in a hybrid format. Fan Mo, Professor at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, professor at the Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center for Human-Machine Intelligence and Systems, national young talent, and Co-Chair of the Chinese Association of Marie Curie Scholars, was successfully elected to the global board of the association. He stood out among 28 candidates and became the first Chinese board member in the history of the association.

Official link: https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu/news/mcaa-welcomes-new-board

The board of the Marie Curie Alumni Association consists of five members of the Executive Committee and six board members. As the statutory governing body of the association, the board is responsible for representing the association in its work and defining its overall development strategy. The new board brings together members from diverse backgrounds and broad areas of expertise, with a shared commitment to supporting and empowering researchers and alumni who are currently participating in or have completed the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). The new term will last for two years and will officially begin on August 30, 2026.

The Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) is a global association of researchers initiated and supported by the European Commission. It is an international non-profit organisation that promotes collaboration and exchange among researchers, and its members are scholars and researchers who have benefited from or are currently benefiting from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).

Since its establishment in 1996, the MSCA programme has become one of the most prestigious and competitive global programmes for research and innovation talent. It supports researchers across all disciplines regardless of age, nationality, or research area, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research and international collaboration. From 2013 to 2026, the MSCA programme has helped train 23 Nobel Prize laureates, demonstrating its far-reaching influence on global research.

MCAA has grown into an active international research community with more than 24,000 members from 155 countries, including leading figures from academia and industry. It promotes interdisciplinary cooperation, encourages innovative thinking, and provides an efficient exchange platform for researchers worldwide. In recent years, MCAA has also become an important participant in science policy and global governance discussions, contributing to the development of the global research environment.

To date, more than 920 Chinese scholars have registered as MCAA members. As one of Europe’s most influential research talent funding schemes, MSCA has trained and supported many Chinese scholars active at the frontiers of international science and technology. Many Chinese Marie Curie scholars have gone on to become members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering, while many others have been selected for national high-level talent programmes and major funding schemes such as the Young Overseas High-Level Talent Programme and the Excellent Young Scientists Fund, making substantial contributions to scientific innovation, talent cultivation, and international cooperation.