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Professor Carlos M. Duarte
17 Apr 2025
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Professor Carlos M. Duarte, Ibn Sina Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), has been awarded the Japan Prize. Second time a KAUST scientist receives the award.
17 Apr 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Widespread contamination by emerging foodborne pathogen detected in retail chicken meat
President S. Joe Qin and Prof Bradley R. Barnes meet with Prof Frances Bowen, Vice-Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences, and other colleagues from Queen Mary University of London. The meeting focuses on potential dual degree programmes in business, humanities and social science, as well as student exchange opportunities (From left: Prof Bradley R. Barnes, President S. Joe Qin, Prof Frances Bowen, Dr Matthieu Burnay and Mr Ceri Bevan).
17 Apr 2025
Lingnan University
To further strengthen Lingnan University’s global academic network, Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science of Lingnan University; Prof Bradley R. Barnes, Interim Associate Vice-President (Global Affairs) cum Director of Global Education; and Prof Li Jia, Associate Professor of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, visited several well-known universities in the UK respectively. The itinerary in early April, included Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the University of Sheffield, Queen Mary University of London, the University of York, the University of Surrey, Brunel University of London, the University of Kent and the University of Westminster. Several meetings took place with fruitful discussions, surrounding academic collaboration with these potential international partners.
14 Apr 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Light conditions in the morning before waking up affect restfulness
Lingnan University wins a record-breaking number of 5 awards at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.
13 Apr 2025
Lingnan University
Lingnan University has achieved a historic milestone at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, winning a record-breaking number of five awards. A total of six groundbreaking inventions from Lingnan were showcased at the exhibition, earning one Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury―the first time the University has achieved this honour―along with two Silver Medals and two Bronze Medals, making the number of Lingnan University's participating and winning projects a record high.
(From left: Prof Li Donghui, Associate Vice-President (Experiential Learning Projects); Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning ; Prof Chen Shiyi, Lingnan Fellow ; Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science ; Prof Zhou Dingxuan, Senior Lingnan Scholar ; Prof Yang Qiang, Lingnan Fellow ; Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing)
11 Apr 2025
Lingnan University
Lingnan University held the conferment ceremony for the Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study (LUIAS) today, 11 April, welcoming three leading international scholars―Prof Chen Shiyi , President of the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, and Prof Yang Qiang, Professor Emeritus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), who were made Lingnan Fellows, and the title of Senior Lingnan Scholar was conferred on Prof Zhou Dingxuan, Professor and Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Sydney—to recognise their important contributions to academic achievements.
11 Apr 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
- Selected for TIPS for five consecutive years and Samsung C-Lab Outside for three consecutive years, demonstrating technological capabilities and market potential
11 Apr 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
- Discussing the future of capitalism in the era of digital transformation
11 Apr 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
- DGIST members voluntarily raised 10 million KRW, which was delivered to the Daegu Community Chest of Korea. - They extended their sincere support to the victims, with hopes for a swift return to everyday life.
11 Apr 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
An Osaka Metropolitan University-led team report on the development of a highly selective isolation medium CT-PS-XR-MacConkey agar for efficient isolation of E. albertii.
09 Apr 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
- The Graduate School of Technology Management set to launch in the first half of 2026 - Fostering technology management talent through distinctive integrated education in engineering and management - Driving regional industrial growth through global industry–academia collaboration aligned with the region’s five key future industries
07 Apr 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Examining group effects on motivation in English as second language classes
04 Apr 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Next-generation battery research by DGIST professor In Su-il’s team selected for official press releases at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting
04 Apr 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
- Engineering background with a major in mechanical engineering… Leading DGIST’s next leap
From left: Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost at Lingnan University; Prof Chen Yinchi, Chief Librarian of Fudan University Library; Dr Louisa Lam, Chief Information Officer and University Librarian of Lingnan University; Prof Chen Zhimin, Vice President of Fudan University; and Mr Shen Guolin, Director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of Fudan University.
31 Mar 2025
Lingnan University
Lingnan University Library has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fudan University Library at the Handan Campus, Fudan University. This MoU marks the first collaborative agreement between Lingnan and Fudan University, with the aim of fostering a closer partnership, harnessing complementary strengths, and facilitating in-depth exchanges across a wide array of academic and professional domains.
Armenian church in the Galata district of Istanbul
28 Mar 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Non-Muslim communities were recognized, given authority as way to monitor themselves amid Ottoman suspicions in wake of Greek revolt
Ibaraki City Cultural and Childcare Complex ONIKURU
26 Mar 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Examining the effects of the ONIKURU multifunctional facility on daily walking time
25 Mar 2025
Duke-NUS Medical School
Hosted by Duke-NUS, the International Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics & Medicine (STEMM) Symposium draws over 350 attendees from healthcare, academia and public sectors. Symposium sparks cross-sector dialogue in leadership, mentorship and shaping a more equitable STEMM ecosystem in Singapore. Keynote by Professor Tan Chorh Chuan spotlights inclusive strategies and structural support to retain and grow women in science and medicine.
24 Mar 2025
Impart
In 1864, Prussian photographer John Edward Sache arrived in Calcutta and set up a studio in partnership with WF Westfield. From albumen prints of cityscapes to controversial photographs of Indians, Sache’s career embodied British imperial attitudes to colonised landscapes and peoples.
24 Mar 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
- Fostering field-ready professionals to lead future high-tech industries such as semiconductors, AI, and robotics - Expected to strengthen local industrial competitiveness by invigorating research based on industry–academia collaboration
24 Mar 2025
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Professor Moon received the Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Award for his activities as a Korean member of the Council of Scientists for the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), an international organization supporting frontier research in the sciences, and for his contributions to fostering international collaboration
18 Mar 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Effective treatment of gastric cancer-bacterial infections begins with understanding differing clinical methods
17 Mar 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
A self-assessment questionnaire has been developed to evaluate on-the-job training progress
Delegates from Singapore and Vietnam signing an MoU and launching a new healthcare hub.
13 Mar 2025
Duke-NUS Medical School
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute and Hanoi Medical University launch a new healthcare hub to drive innovation, education and research
A new economic model suggests that it may be important for societies to achieve nation-building before democracy.
12 Mar 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Analysis of historical evolution of bureaucracy suggests that quality nation-building holds more importance
Lingnan University holds a Fundraising film screening of Four Trails.
08 Mar 2025
Lingnan University
To encourage the university community to take regular exercise and think positively through physical activities, Lingnan University in Hong Kong held a fundraising film screening of the documentary Four Trails in Yuen Long yesterday, 7 March. A group of runners, along with the film’s production team, attended the post-screening sharing session, where they chatted with students and faculty, sharing behind-the-scenes stories. The event attracted an audience of about a hundred, and all proceeds will be donated to the Outstanding Athletics Awards Fund for students at the University.
Biometric palm identification
07 Mar 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Hyperspectral imaging and AI can identify individuals using blood vessels in palms
07 Mar 2025
Singapore University of Technology and Design
A new framework formulated by SUTD researchers helps ensure digital citizen participation does not just end with feedback collection, but translates into real-world urban decisions.
06 Mar 2025
Osaka Metropolitan University
Life-course perspective of households with children
05 Mar 2025
Asia Research News
For International Women's Day, we have prepared a list of women experts who have agreed to share their expertise with journalists. Their expertise include AI, astronomy, medicine and public health, sustainability, women’s rights, and more.

Events

20 May 2009
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) is collaborating with the Education Ministry and Tetra Pak (M) Sdn. Bhd. to launch a six-month recycling programme themed “Nurture for Nature”.
13 Dec 2009
GHEF 2009 is a fitting platform to critically discuss issues, current trends, future perspectives and work towards global higher education systems that are relevant and sustainable while serving the common cause of humanity.
10 Jun 2009
This biennial conference serves as a platform for knowledge sharing, professional interaction and networking among scholars and practitioners in the field of education from all over the world.
22 Jun 2009
University Putra Malaysia proudly announces that it has won the bid to host this major international event from 22nd -26th June, 2009. This conference will address a range of important disciplines in the various areas of thinking for the benefit of mankind. The conference theme is: “Thinking Minds: Nurturing the Design of a Better Future.”
09 Apr 2009
Stephen P. Cohen is senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, where he conducts research on proliferation and the militaries of India and Pakistan.
06 Apr 2009
On the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Greece and Japan, an exhibition of subway art from Athens will open at the Tokyo National Museum on April 7, preceded by a symposium at Keio University on April 6, 2009.
07 Apr 2009
Larry Diamond, is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, both at Stanford University.
26 Mar 2009
Registration is now open for the "Continuity and Change: (Re)conceptualising Power in Southeast Asia Conference" at Cambridge University.
01 Mar 2009
"Charting Our Course: Leading Islamic Business & Finance Forward"
03 Mar 2009
In Archiving Roberto Chabet, artist and researcher Ringo Bunoan focuses on the work of the pioneering Filipino conceptual artist Roberto Chabet, beginning with his early drawings and collages in the 1960s to his current installations and objects.
04 Nov 2009
The 2nd Middle East Congress of Age, Ageing, and Alzheimer’s will bring together a network of key players, renowned scientists and professionals representing all the following fields of gerontology and geriatrics
04 Feb 2009
Focusing on the works of Fernando Amorsolo, the exhibit presents the integration of physics and electronics engineering to develop non-invasive tools and techniques in analyzing oil on canvas paintings.
09 Feb 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh - The programme is designed to be varied, stimulating, and relevant to South Asia and other developing-country participants. There will be plenary sessions on key health systems research issues and on future directions in low- and middle-income countries.
12 Feb 2009
New Delhi, India - Acknowledging the vast potential of the Bio-Nano technology and realizing the opportunities that lie ahead, ASSOCHAM is organizing 6th Global Knowledge Millennium Summit “Bio-Nano:The War on Hunger” as a forum for discussing and providing technological solutions for a hunger free world.
15 Jan 2009
The UP Vargas Museum opens its 2009 calendar with Woven Templates: An Exhibition of Philippine Contemporary Textiles on January 15 (Thursday), 6:00 PM at the Landing Gallery.
19 Nov 2009
Cinex India 2009 - the only dedicated global event that brings the crucial verticals in the film and television industry – production, post-production, distribution and exhibition – under one roof.
07 Jan 2009
Singapore - Asia's growing economic and geopolitical importance has led to increased interest in its social protection and social welfare programs. How do these diverse countries deal with the various issues?
11 Dec 2008
Using different photographic techniques and styles, Lucena aims to capture images of the University and give viewers a glimpse into landmark styles and trends in Philippine contemporary visual art.
11 Dec 2008
Deeply rooted in his nationalist vision, Vargas saw the goal of sports development in the improvement of the Filipino’s well-being.
11 Dec 2008
The artist’s installation features two art case instruments built from found Wittemberg upright pianos. These art case pianos also function as conceptual portraits to pay tribute to the memory of Nicanor Abelardo, the first modernist composer of the Philippines.
22 Nov 2008
This is a revolutionary Okinawan exhibition that introduces works such as modern Okinawan art and photography.
18 Dec 2008
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, and a variety of commemorative events are being held throughout the world. The Waseda Symphony Orchestra, which possesses deep relationship with Karajan, is part of commemorative events to celebrate this distinguished man.
21 Nov 2008
Keio Digital Archive Research Center and King's College Centre for Computing in the Humanities Conference
05 Dec 2008
The troubles in US subprime lending that began in 2007 proved to be a catalyst to failures of gigantic financial services companies around the world. To understand the present world business, we are starting a series of global business seminars, first with INDIA.
19 Nov 2008
Following the demands of colonial rule, Amorsolo and his contemporaries painted themes in line with Japanese cultural policy of co-prosperity sphere. These highlighted on positive values and Filipino identity but hid the true conditions of the war.
25 Nov 2008
Prof. Lucena offers new ways of viewing familiar as well as unfamiliar objects, places and structures found inside UP Diliman Campus. Dr. Gil Jacinto, a chemical oceanographer will discuss how he applied photography to his profession which later became his hobby and passion.
19 Nov 2008
Online we are all free to say what we like, write a blog, post a home movie, start a web site or join a social network community. Or are we?
02 Feb 2009
India is leading the world in the rapidity and extent of development in a democratic polity. What are the essential conditions which need to be in place ensure that this development is sustainable, from the level of local communities through to the international community, and how can those be democratically determined?
04 Nov 2008
Dr. Rajeev Bhargava is a leading professor of Indian political theory and a scholar of multiculturalism and secularism in non-Western societies.
07 Nov 2008
A ceremony to commemorate Keio University's 150th anniversary will be held at the Hiyoshi Campus on Saturday, November 8, 2008. The occasion will be attended by some 10 000 people, including alumni, students, and guests from Japan and abroad.

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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.