Announcement

The 2nd Genome Korea International Conference to be held at UNIST on November 30, 2016.

UNIST Professor Joonbum Bae's tele-operation robot received a commendation from the Minister of Public Safety and Security (MPSS).

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, to lay the foundation for mutual growth between universities and businesses.

Professor Jang Hyun Choi of Life Sciences and Professor Mi Hee Lim of Natural Science at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, has been listed in "30 Young Scientists of Korea".

South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), the only S&T specialized institution and the third university in the nation to receive the recognition.

• Universitas 21 awards 2017 Gilbert Medal to Professor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak • Medal honours the work of Professor Alan Gilbert, one of the founders of Universitas 21 • Professor Dzul is 7th recipient, the first from Asia

The list highlights the region’s most creative and bold young inventors, entrepreneurs and researchers, celebrating the rising stars who have dedicated their careers to purpose-driven innovation.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is proud to unveil the plaque today (30 November) for the “PolyU-Huawei Joint Laboratory for Optical Interconnection Network and Advanced Computing System” (Joint Lab).

Carlos Duarte, Director of the Red Sea Research Center and the Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology, was recently elected a fellow of the the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO).

University of Malaya scored big with 6 researchers winning the Malaysia Rising Star Awards 2016 and 4 journals receiving the CREAM status by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.

Dr. Badrul Hisham (UM) was awarded for his contributions to the petroleum engineering profession by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

Prof. Dr. Suresh Kumar P Govind of UM was conferred the Dr. S. C. Parija Oration Award 2016 during Tropical Parasitology Conference (TROPACON) 2016.

Solar radiation management (SRM) could help control global temperatures. But while most research and discussions have taken place in developed countries, developing countries stand to be most affected by SRM. The Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI) addresses this imbalance by organizing workshops around the developing world.

The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and SELECTBIO invite you to join us for 4th Annual Lab-on-a-Chip Asia - Microfluidics, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Organ-on-a-Chip taking place on the 5-6 December at Academia within the Singapore General Hospital Campus.

A detailed new report surveys a broad cross-section of biotechnology work across developing countries, revealing steady growth in fields tied to human well-being worldwide.

The president of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, has announced its action plan for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Two faculty members at the Ulsan National Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, are some of the the world’s most highly cited researchers in the sciences and social sciences, according to the new Thomson-Reuters list published online this month.

M.N. Hounkonnou receives honour for high-impact research and commitment to mathematics education.

The Chinese scientist developed innovative nano-sized materials that could be used to clean water, deliver medicine and improve batteries.

Nepali biomaterial scientist Bijay Singh is awarded the 2016 Atta-ur-Rahman Prize for the development of new biomaterials and carrier substances that allow precise drug, gene and vaccine delivery on cellular targets.

Marian Nkansah is involved in heavy-metal screening research in Ghana, helping raise awareness of dangerous elements in food, drink and the environment.

The consortium will comprise 16 space agencies and universities from nine Asian nations, including Japan.

The first Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) Learning Badge Award was handed to Hokkaido University by President Dzulkifli Abdul Razak of the International Association of Universities (IAU) on November 14, 2016.

The National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, will launch a new program that invites research groups—consisting of faculty members and students from universities, graduate schools or technical colleges throughout Japan—to NIMS, and supports them with traveling and accommodation expenses.

Presided over by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Council Chairman Mr Chan Tze-ching and President Professor Timothy W. Tong, the 22nd Congregation held on 12 November 2016.

The Third Summit on University Social Responsibility (USR), a key initiative of the University Social Responsibility Network (USR Network), kicked-off today (4 November) in Beijing.

Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S. Iswaran outlined the new energy realities facing the global energy landscape, and made a series of announcements on Singapore’s efforts to address the realities.

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce a MicroMasters programme in International Hospitality Management to bridge the knowledge gap between higher education and the workplace.

On November 1, 2016 the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (JTAS) was granted potential “CREAM” status in recognition of its consistently high quality, under the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education’s Publication Incentive Scheme.

A next-generation Deepwater Ocean Basin research facility at NUS will leverage petascale supercomputing capabilities for integrated physical modelling and numerical simulation