Announcement

The Speech Therapy Unit newly set up by the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was officially opened on 3 March. The opening ceremony was followed by the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) on the PolyU campus.

The signing of a tripartite MoU has paved the way for The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to work together with the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) on the establishment of a Research Centre on Transportation Technology and Railway Engineering.

On February 14, the Venture Business Laboratory (VBL) at Toyohashi University of Technology hosted the 8th Toyohashi tech Industry-Government-Academia Interchange Forum 2012, featuring "the next generation integrated optic devices - Optoelectronic Integration/Nano-photonics area".

Sansanee Baroness von Enzberg, Coordinator for PSU collaboration with German universities, and Prof. Dr. Reinhold Jahn, Professor at Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany, recently visited PSU and met with representatives from Kasetsart University, Chiang Mai University, and Prince of Songkla University (PSU) at PSU Hat Yai campus.

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, has launched a lecture program which aims to change the mindset of young researchers and encourage them to exand their work beyond the laboratory.

Prime Minister Dato 'Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak sent his congratulations to the organizing secretariat of the Chinese New Year Festival 2012, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for its success in organizing the program consistently every year.

The Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (RWUAS), Germany led by its president, Professor Marie Louise Klotz, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the University of the Philippines Diliman through Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) provides RM2 million for University Innovation Fund (Innovation Seed Fund) to enable researchers to continue research programs with potential for commercialization.

Late last month, the 'TUT CALL' advisor, Associate Professor Takahiko Hayashi along with Toyohashi Tech's international students from Bangladesh, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Korea in addition to five Japanese students visited Toyohashi City Hosoya Elementary School to have an exchange party.

Research institutions in Canada and Southeast Asia are joining forces to boost collaborative research aimed at understanding regional trends in a fast-changing world.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently received a generous donation of HK$10 million from Tai Hung Fai Charity Foundation to support the operation of "PolyU – Henry G. Leong Mobile Integrative Health Centre" for the next three years.

Former International Development Research Center (IDRC) governor Pratap Bhanu Mehta has received the prestigious 2011 Infosys Prize for Social Sciences – Political Science in recognition of his contributions to Indian public policy and international relations.

The February intake for 2011/2012 session of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) saw 303 students enrolling for the undergraduate studies of the university.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) will have its own museum within this year not only to be a great university but also to complement other museums in the state.

The University of Houston System (UHS) and University of the Philippines Diliman have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further collaboration between the institutions through mutual cooperation and academic programs in instruction, research and development.

In late January 2012, Tokyo University of Science President Akira Fujishima visited Hyderabad University during a trip to India as a guest lecturer and concluded an academic exchange agreement.

The National Institute for Materials Science in Japan has concluded a Comprehensive Collaborative Agreement (a sister institute agreement) with National Taiwan University (NTU) in Republic of China (Taiwan).

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) aims to reinforce its relationship with higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia.

With the implementation of the four-year curriculum starting September 2012, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will introduce a credit-bearing “service-learning” requirement in the curriculum. All undergraduate students are expected to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from their studies to serve the community.

Klinik UNIMAS Sebayor, complete with state-of-the-art facilities, is now operational. Its primary aim is to provide quality, cost-effective and comprehensive primary care to outpatients living in and around Kota Samarahan, Malaysia

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) awarded Professor Hitoshi Isahara from Toyohashi University of Technology the "Award for Contribution to Invitation and Organization of an International Conference in 2011" for successful invitations to the 8th International Conference on Natural Language Processing, JapTAL 2012.

the International Development Research Center invites applications for its 2011-2012 Small Grants for Innovative Research and Knowledge-Sharing.

Delegates from Dong-A University led by its president, Dr. Kyoo-Hyang Cho (fourth from left), paid a courtesy call to University of the Philippines Diliman Chancellor Dr. Caesar A. Saloma on February 1 at the Office of the Chancellor in Quezon Hall and discussed possible future collaborations between the two universities.

MEA College has recognized the Dean of the Faculty of Creative and Artistic Technology (PUZZLE), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Assoc Prof A. Hj Abdul Razak Mohaideen through Film Award at the Convocation MEATECH 2011 on 24 December last, which was held at Dewan Sri SIANTAN 1, Complex, Precinct 3 in Putrajaya.

At the start of 2012, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to see another two top academics joining its faculties and schools, adding to its pool of talents before the implementation of four-year curriculum in September 2012.

The University of the Philippines Vargas Museum celebrates its 25th year through a series of exhibition and education programs in 2012.

Presenters from Japan and Singapore gathered at the National University of Singapore to discuss the latest research in infectious diseases

Eight students in Africa, Asia, and Canada have been selected to receive IDRC’s Climate Change and Water (CCW) 2011 Adaptation H2O graduate research awards. They were recommended on the basis of their innovative research relating to climate change and water.

RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori (University Professor, Nagoya University; Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2001) was elected as a foreign member by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

the National Institute for Materials Science has entered a Comprehensive Collaborative Agreement (a sister institute agreement) with Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (IMS-VAST) in Vietnam.