Asia
The University has collaborations with leading institutions across the region.
These include collaborations with:
- Peking University (China)
- University of Hong Kong
- National University of Singapore
- National University of Taiwan
- Korea University
- Waseda University (Japan)
Our innovative student mobility and internship programme with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore enables Edinburgh students to undertake internships with Syngenta (India), Glaxo-Smith-Kline and the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (Singapore).
In Japan, the University collaborates with Tsukuba University and Waseda University, and our School of Biological Sciences has a link with RIKEN and the Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo.
China
Our Focus China site pools information on research, existing partnerships, funding opportunities, resources, and general information on China and the UK's/Scotland strategies of engagement in education.
Hong Kong
The first students from Hong Kong came to study Medicine at the University over 70 years ago.
One of our most successful links with Hong Kong is through Universitas 21 partner Hong Kong University, with whom we operate a very popular reciprocal student exchange and conduct a number of collaborative research projects.
Alumni
Our alumni from Asia include the very first Chinese student to graduate from a European university, Wong Fun. Wong Fun graduated as a doctor of medicine from the University in 1855.
Current alumni include:
- Professor Zhong Nanshan, who led the team of scientists that identified Severe acute respiratory syndrome in China in 2003
- Li Wei, President of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- His Excellency Yukio Satoh, former permanent representative of Japan to the United Nations
- Yun Bo-seon. former President of South Korea
- Jang Taek-sang former Prime Minister of South Korea
Exchange links
We have exchange links with the following Asian institutions:
- Fudan University, China
- Hangzhou Normal University, China
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Hong Kong University
- Korea University
- National University of Singapore
We also have exchange links with twelve high-profile Japanese Universities, including Doshisha, Waseda, Ritsumeikan and Gakushuin Universities and Tsuda College. These links are exclusively for students of Japanese studies.
Global collaboration
Some examples of current partnerships and collaborative projects in Asia, or with Asian partners, are:
- Knowledge exchange with Tsukuba
- Causes of Chinese child deaths revealed
- Partnership with leading Japanese museum
- Edinburgh builds Guangzhou medical link
- Peking agree student exchange
- Unique tie with Chinese university
- University teams with Japan on carbon
- Cultural exchange for Chemists
- Forging scientific links with China
This article was published on Apr 10, 2012