Announcement

BANGI, 18 November 2015 – The National University of Malaysia has won second prize in a competition open to university students aimed at developing innovative ideas on sustainability of the palm oil industry.

DOHA - Qatar University has signed a five-year agreement with University of Malaya, Malaysia, to renew collaboration in the field of education and research.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is proud to have invited Professor Lars Peter Hansen, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2013, to give a public lecture on “Confronting Uncertainty in a Changing Environment” on 19 November 2015.

The 5th Annual South Asian Regional Meeting of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) will take place in Sohna, India, ​from November 18-20, 2015.

The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University jointly announced the establishment of a foundation to be named the "Respiratory Virus Research Foundation".

Cambodia has sought the help of The National University of Malaysia (UKM) to research an archaeologist’s theory that Iron-smelting was introduced to South-East Asia in the 5th century A.D. by travelers from the Indus valley located in present-day North-West Pakistan and Afghanistan.

A recent MEng graduate of Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, won the First Prize Poster Presentation Award at the Second Asia-Oceania Sonochemical Society Conference (AOSS-2) held at Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

National platform for research imaging to study the impact of new therapies in key disease areas relevant to Singapore and the region.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak in Malaysia in collaboration with the Sarawak Dyslexic Association and the State Education Department for the first time organised a literacy programme to assist children in mastering basic reading and writing skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Join International Development Research Centre as several of these IDRC-supported global health researchers share their personal journeys and experiences as they strive to improve primary health care for mothers and children.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) research will be showcased at the Canadian Conference on Global Health 2015, November 5-7 in Montréal, Québec. This year's theme is Capacity Building on Global Health: Research and Practice.

Dr Khor Chiea Chuen and Dr Nicolas Plachta are two of only five award recipients outside of Europe and its neighbouring countries.

A paper entitled “Impact of Burning on Physical Characteristics of Tropical Peat” by Professor Dr Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin and Masters student Dayang Nur Sakinah Musa picked up the best working paper at the Sixth International Wildland Fire Conference which was held between October 14 to October 16.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's Prof Dr Siti Raudzah Ghazali gave an inaugural lecture on "Surviving Childhood Trauma: a story between you and me" on November 4th, 2015.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will establish two Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centres (CNERCs).

Professor Hany Ariffin has received the Best Scientific Publication Award at the 9th National Academic Awards ( Anugerah Akademik Negara). The award was presented to Professor Hany by the Minister of Higher Education Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh in Putrajaya on 21st September 2015.

Select Biosciences South East Asia, the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and The National University of Singapore (NUS), are pleased to present the Third Annual Lab-on-a-Chip Asia Conference and Exhibition, focusing on Microfluidic Technologies, Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Organ-on-a-Chip.

Agricultural Sciences of Universiti Putra Malaysia has surged ninth placing, improving its position to 45 in the world’s subject rankings, in the latest Best Global Universities Ranking by U.S.News & World Report released on October 6.

The National University of Malaysia, through the Tun Fatimah Hashim Women’s Leadership Centre, will carry out research on female human capital needs for the Sarawak corridor of renewable energy.

South-East Asian students, who had taken part in a volunteer youth programme jointly sponsored by The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and others in Cambodia, returned home after completing their project with expectations that they will contribute to the conservation of the region’s environment.

Focusing on the themes of Innovation, Digital Disruption and Convergence, this one-day Congress will see leading private and public sector participants share new ideas and fresh perspectives leveraging innovation as a resource to address global challenges.

Universiti Putra Malaysia with the cooperation of National Council of Professors have organized a round-table discussion on Utilization of Land in Malaysia.

President Professor Sukekatsu USHIODA at NIMS has concluded CCA with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on September 24th, 2015 at the main building of Sengen site, NIMS, inviting President Professor Huey-Jen SU at NCKU and Director Dr. Lu-Sheng HONG at Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan.

Research Planning Office of Hiroshima University, Japan, offers “Hiroshima University Science Communication Internship 2015 (Paid)”.

Professor Kenichiro Itami of ITbM Nagoya University presented a lecture on "Materials- and Biology- Oriented C-H Activation" at the 44th National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) from June 28 to July 2 at the University of Maryland, College Park, the U.S..

Researchers at the Universiti Putra Malayasia (UPM) receive bioinnovation awards as part of the Pharma + Bio Asia 2015 exhibition organized by the Malaysian Association of Research Scientist (MARS) and Professional Trade Exhibition and Meeting Planners (PROTEMP), at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).

Select Biosciences South East Asia are pleased to present the inaugural Bioimaging Asia Conference and Exhibition, focusing on the area of Biological Imaging.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and The Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (AMIC) as part of the research and technology collaboration in the cultivation of offshore tropical Macro-Algae for production of the jet fuel.

Reuters News released the list of the World’s Top 100 Most Innovative Universities on September 15, 2015.