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Belgium Françoise Smets, dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), introduces the innovation and research capacity of the institution as the top-ranking French-speaking university in Belgium. Smets goes on to give her assessment of the Belgian academic landscape and shares the importance of the…

Belgium Paul Herijgers, dean of the faculty of medicine at leading Belgian university KU Leuven, outlines the collaborative research projects the university is undertaking and its role within the wider Belgian innovation ecosystem.   [KU Leuven] is actually the most innovative university in Europe according to Reuters Rankings thanks to our…

Hungary Hungary’s longstanding tradition of pharmacology is a major point of pride for the country’s scientists and researchers who today have hopes to elevate the country’s research environment to a region-leading position once more through new models of industry-academia collaboration.   Strength in CNS Hungary has a very strong tradition in…

Hungary Dr Miklós Kellermayer elaborates on his priorities to implement a more practical, experience-focused curriculum as the recently appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Semmelweis University. Dr Kellermayer goes on to speak about the university’s critical role within the Hungarian healthcare ecosystem and the initiatives taking place during the…

Hungary Dr. György Bagdy, professor and former vice rector at Semmelweis University, shares his insights on the longstanding history of pharmacology in Hungary, the key strengths of the country in the field of neuroscience, and the future outlook of a more collaborative and innovation-focused research landscape.   Hungary has the knowledge…

Taiwan Dr Huey-Jen Jenny Su, president of National Cheng Kung University, elaborates on her ambitions to reclaim the institution’s unique historical positioning as Taiwan’s most impactful university. She goes on to highlight NCKU’s capacity to nurture interdisciplinary projects, which through the university’s strong academia-industry collaboration, have achieved concrete societal benefits. She…

Taiwan Ying-Yao Cheng, president of National Sun Yat-sen University, highlights the institution’s specialized expertise in marine sciences and goes on to elaborate on the important role of NSYSU in developing talent, translational research, and innovation both domestically and internationally. Cheng also describes the university’s capabilities in cross-disciplinary research projects, particularly in…

Taiwan Dr Fuh-Sheng Shieu, president of National Chung Hsing University, elaborates on his ambitions to further NCHU’s positioning as one of Taiwan’s most impactful research universities. He goes on to highlight NCHU’s capacity to nurture translational research projects, which through the university’s strong academia-industry collaboration, achieve commercial success. Dr Shieu also…

Taiwan Dr Chien-Huang Lin, tenth president of Taipei Medical University, shares his personal mission upon taking the role, elaborates on the research strengths of TMU, and goes on to discuss the university’s unique commitment to translational research, innovation collaboration, and talent development.   The cancer space is very large, and we…

Puerto Rico Dr David Lenihan, president of Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) in Puerto Rico, highlights the crucial role the institution plays in tackling the cultural deficit in healthcare on the US mainland as the Hispanic population increases. Lenihan also touches on how Puerto Rico can help counter the shortage of physicians…

Puerto Rico Dr Agustín Rullán, the newly appointed chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (UPRM) and former dean of the university’s College of Engineering, outlines the main priorities in his new position. He highlights the need for strong collaboration between academia and industry and the progress UPRM has made working…

Taiwan Rita Huang, dean of the Office of Research and Development and the director of the TMU Research Center for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine highlights the center’s unique capabilities and its innovative research projects within the emerging space of stem cell treatments. She goes on to give her insights on…