Activities
Educational Program for undergraduate students

In 2014, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) initiated the ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy (UGRA) as an educational program for undergraduate students undertaking research projects, and NTU continued this program through 2016. Subsequently, KAIST hosted the UGRA in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
In 2022, Tokyo Tech initiated the ASPIRE Undergraduate Engineering Design Challenge (UEDC) as an educational program for undergraduate students of ASPIRE League’s member universities to learn the basics of engineering design.
Year | Title | Theme | Dates | Host University |
2022 | ASPIRE UEDC 2022 | – | June 27 – July 1, 2022 | Tokyo Tech (online) |
2021 | 7th ASPIRE UGRA | Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives |
July 9, 2021 | KAIST (online) |
2019 | 6th ASPIRE UGRA | Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives |
June 30-July 5, 2019 | KAIST |
2018 | 5th ASPIRE UGRA | Smart Cities | July 1-6, 2018 | KAIST |
2017 | 4th ASPIRE UGRA | Smart Solutions for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment |
July 17-21, 2017 | KAIST |
2016 | 2016 – ASPIRE UGRA | Energy Challenges and Solutions in Today's context |
July 10-14, 2016 | NTU |
2015 | 2015 – ASPIRE UGRA | Energy Challenges and Solutions in a Sustainable World |
July 12-15, 2015 | NTU |
2014 | 2014 – ASPIRE UGRA | Sustainable Energy and Environment (water, energy, climate change) |
July 13-17, 2014 | NTU |