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15 Jan 2010
RIKEN
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist (Laboratory Director) to head a new laboratory in Innovative Light Sources Division of RIKEN SPring-8 Center (RSC). Applications from overseas are welcome.
15 Jan 2010
RIKEN
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist to lead a new laboratory working on The Advanced Science Institute (ASI).
15 Jan 2010
RIKEN
Eight Nobel laureates, including RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori and Brain Science Institute Director Susumu Tonegawa, delivered a message to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on November 26 rejecting recently proposed cuts to basic science budgets.
13 Jan 2010
RIKEN
Internship/Lecture: Jul. 1 - Aug. 26, 2010 Lecture July 20 - 30, 2010 Application Deadline Feb. 28, 2010
13 Jan 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Safety at the workplace should not rely solely based on experience, as this notion may turn out fatal.
13 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The USM FC team showed excellent form when they defeated Pos Malaysia 1-0 on home ground yesterday.
13 Jan 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Three-day workshop from January 12-14 at India International Centre, Delhi
11 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) through the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
11 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Any university that wishes to set up a Students’ Parliament in their respective campuses has the right to determine the model and format they wish to follow.
11 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
With the collaboration of researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), three secondary schools made the nation proud in the CO2nnect –CO2 on the way to school competition organized by Partnership and Participation for A Sustainable Tomorrow (SUPPORT) recently.
06 Jan 2010
Keio University
A Happy New Year to you all. I wish you the best of health and happiness for 2010.
05 Jan 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The six-country, five-project research initiative is made up of researchers, officials and practitioners from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao-PDR Thailand and Vietnam. On Friday 15 January, lead researchers from each of the research projects will present their work to the media. There will be opportunities for interviews.
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
The RIKEN CDB seeks laboratory heads to lead laboratories under the following two Programs. Applicants can choose to apply for a specific position, or allow the search committee to assign them to an appropriate position during the course of the evaluation.
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
The RIKEN CDB seeks laboratory heads to lead laboratories under the following two Programs. Applicants can choose to apply for a specific position, or allow the search committee to assign them to an appropriate position during the course of the evaluation.
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist to lead a new laboratory working on The Advanced Science Institute (ASI).
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist (Laboratory Director) to head a new laboratory in Innovative Light Sources Division of RIKEN SPring-8 Center (RSC).
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
The 23rd Japan IBM Science Prize in Computer Science was presented to Dr. Hiroki R. Ueda for his work in systems biology based on large-scale biological information analysis. Dr. Ueda is a Project Leader in the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB). There were four projects and four prize recipients announced this year.
04 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will commence its Premier League challenge for the 2010 season through its match against Pos Malaysia FC scheduled for Monday, 11 January 2010, at 8.45 pm at USM Stadium, USM, Penang.
04 Jan 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A 3rd year student from the Bachelor of Education (TESL) of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Amirrudin Abdul Rahman done the University proud by winning the Independence Oratory Championship of IPTA 2009 and what makes it even special was the fact that he bagged a title under the Bahasa Melayu category.
04 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The Islamic Centre of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) organized a Youth Solat Camp for the staffs’ children and it was aimed to nurture admirable personalities through the practice of solat (prayers).
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04 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Hebei University of China today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic cooperation, in line with the university's internationalization agenda.
30 Dec 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The study programmes at the School of Chemical Engineering (PPKK), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have been accorded international recognition after being accredited by the United Kingdom-based Institute of Chemical Engineers (IchemE).
26 Dec 2009
RIKEN
On October 24, RIKEN Executive Director Kenji Takeda visited Zhejiang University in China to sign an important collaborative agreement between the two institutions.
23 Dec 2009
Tokyo University of Science
A one-week intensive course "Building Fire Protection & Safety" was held from December 14th to 18th at the Urban & Architectural Institute, National University of Civil Engineering in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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23 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
A new approach known as co-management of natural resources is an effective alternative in many circumstances for managing common resources sustainably and equitably.
21 Dec 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Kuala Lumpur – A team of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) walked away with 2 Gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze medals at the BioMalaysia 2009 exhibition held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
18 Dec 2009
RIKEN
The joint symposium was held on November 12, 2009 at the RIKEN Wako campus and featured presentations by five visiting members of the UoL and five RIKEN researchers.
18 Dec 2009
RIKEN
Nihar Ranjan Jana writes to Nobuyuki Nukina, laboratory head of the Laboratory for Structural Neuropathology at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute
18 Dec 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
5 researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) proudly bagged a special award, 4 gold and 1 silver at the INNOVA ENERGY 2009 international exhibition held here recently.
18 Dec 2009
Keio University
On November 28, 2009, the First General Assembly of the Keio Federation of Mita-Kai (Alumni Association) in South East Asia that each Mita-Kai in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Saigon, Hanoi and Bangkok participated all together, was held at Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok with 207 participants.

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Giants in history

Vietnamese surgeon Tôn Thất Tùng (10 May 1912 – 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 – 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 – November 1995) was a Singaporean physician who promoted family planning and expanded the access to clinics to improve the quality of life for mothers and children in Singapore’s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968), fought to uplift women and girls from impoverished situations.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.
U Hla Myint (1920 – 2017) was a celebrated economist from Myanmar. Considered a prodigy, he was admitted to Rangoon University to study economics when he was just 14 years old. He went on to earn a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Ali
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Indian scientist and physician Upendranath Brahmachari (19 December 1873–6 February 1946) is best known for creating a drug called Urea Stibamine, used to safely and reliably treat visceral leishmaniasis (or Kala-azar), a severe infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 – 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments – short sequences of DNA that are synthesized during DNA replication and linked together to form a continuous strand.