About ASPIRE

ASPIRE League History

2009 Five leading universities in science and technology in Asia – HKUST, KAIST, NTU, Tokyo Tech and Tsinghua – agreed to establish the Consortium of the World-Leading Technical Universities in Asia. (July)
A Joint Declaration was signed by the Consortium of the World-Leading Technical Universities in Asia and the IDEA League, a network of leading universities of science and technology in Europe. (October)
2010
 ASPIRE Forum:”Science and Technology for a Sustainable World” held at Tokyo Tech. (July)
In order to further the aims set out by the Consortium of the World-Leading Technical Universities in Asia, the five universities agreed to rename the consortium as the Asian Science and Technology Pioneering Institutes of Research and Education (ASPIRE) League. (July)
2011 ASPIRE Forum “Sustainability for the Globe: Energy and Environmental Issues” held at KAIST. (July)
2012 ASPIRE Forum “The Next Generation of Green Technology” held at KAIST. (July)
2013 ASPIRE Forum “The Development and Utilization of New Energy” held at Tsinghua. （July)
2014 ASPIRE Forum “The Role of New Materials Technology in New Energy R&D” held at Tsinghua University. (July)
ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy “Sustainable Energy and Environment (water, energy, and climate)” held at NTU. (July)
ASPIRE E-Olympics held at KAIST. (August)
2015 ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy “Energy Challenges and Solutions in a Sustainable World” held at NTU. (July)
ASPIRE Forum “Smart Green Cities” held at HKUST. (July)
2016 ASPIRE Forum “Developing Sustainable Urban Environment and Low Carbon Economy” held at HKUST. (July)
ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy “Energy Challenges and Solutions in Today's Context” held at NTU. (July)
2017 ASPIRE Forum “Sustainable and Liveable Cities” held at NTU (July)
4th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy “Smart Solutions for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment” held at KAIST. (July)
2018 ASPIRE Forum “Smart Cities” held at NTU (July)
5th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy “Smart Cities” held at KAIST. (July)
2019 ASPIRE Forum “Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives” held at Tokyo Tech. (July)
6th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy “Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives” held at KAIST. (July)
2020 ASPIRE League Vice Presidents and Senior Staff Meeting held online by Tokyo Tech. (July)
2021 ASPIRE Forum “Better living for All in a New Normal” held online by Tokyo Tech. (June)
7th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy “Better living for All in a New Normal” held at KAIST. (July)
2022 ASPIRE Undergraduate Engineering Design Challenge 2022 held online by Tokyo Tech. (June-July)
ASPIRE Forum “Post Pandemic: Technologies for Sustainable Living” held online by KAIST. (July)
2023 ASPIRE Undergraduate Engineering Design Challenge 2023 held at Tokyo Tech. (June)
ASPIRE Forum “Technology and Stewardship for Sustainable Global Future” held at KAIST. (July)