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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)