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
2023	ASPIRE UEDC 2023	–	June 26 – June 30, 2023	Tokyo Tech
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