President of SUTD paid a courtesy visit to KIT’s president

 On October 28, 2022, Professor CHONG Tow Chong, President of Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), paid President Morisako a courtesy visit. Our institutions signed an inter-university agreement in 2016, and have been collaborating through joint workshops and other activities since that time.

The meeting

 It had been five years since President CHONG last visited KIT and both presidents were pleased to meet again. During the cordial visit, they reminisced that they had both been vice-presidents when they last met. President CHONG introduced SUTD’s industry-academia collaboration in design research that links digital technology to social change. They confirmed that the KIT and SUTD intend to expand their collaborative design projects in the future and engage in student exchange.
 After the meeting, Professor Erwin VIRAY(CEO of KYOTO Design Lab), gave a tour of the KYOTO Design Lab.

From left to right: President Morisako, Professor CHONG Tow Chong