Asian Deans' Forum

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The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop 2020

[Schedule and details including application deadline to be announced]
Organized by Asia’s seven top engineering schools, the third edition of the workshop aims to bring together young female professionals in engineering disciplines from around the world, including scholars, researchers and engineers interested in exploring and advancing careers in academia, for scientific and career-oriented discussions relevant to the development of women academic leaders in Asia.

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Asian Deans’ Forum 2020 @ THU

The Sixth Asian Deans’ Forum meeting will be held at Tsinghua University. Schedule to be announced.

MEETINGS

The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop 2019

[Application deadline: May 22, 2019]
Organized by Asia’s top engineering schools, this second edition of the workshop aims to bring together young female professionals in engineering disciplines from around the world, including scholars, researchers and engineers interested in exploring and advancing careers in academia, for scientific and career-oriented discussions relevant to the development of women academic leaders in Asia.

ACTIVITIES

ABOUT

For a long time, graduate school environments in Asian engineering schools have been different from those in Western countries. Ever since the late 19th century and the rapid introduction of technologies from Western civilization, there has been a prevailing idea among engineering students from Asia; that they should complete their basic education in their home countries and pursue graduate studies in the West. Asia, however, has shown remarkable economic growth in recent years, evidenced by outstanding performances from top global companies such as Hyundai, Samsung, Alibaba, Hon Hai, Toyota, and Hitachi... [ read more ]