Tsinghua SIGS and the Department of Bioengineering of University of Tokyo (UTokyo) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in an online ceremony held on May 27.
Among those in attendance were Hiroyuki Takahashi, Head of the Department of Bioengineering at UTokyo; Gao Hong, Executive Dean of Tsinghua SIGS; Ma Lan, Associate Dean of Tsinghua SIGS; Xing Xin-Hui, Associate Dean of the Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering (iBHE); and Peter E. Lobie, Member of the Academic Advisory Committee.
The signing ceremony
Hiroyuki Takahashi speaking at the ceremony
Xing Xin-Hui introduced the development of iBHE and shared his experience with previous collaborations between both schools. Prof. Yasuyuki Sakai from UTokyo’s Department of Bioengineering noted that communication and exchange is especially important in the current environment and proposed to strengthen cooperation in various areas.
Xing Xin-hui introducing iBHE and their cooperation with UTokyo
Yasuyuki Sakai introducing UTokyo‘s Department of Bioengineering
Gao Hong signing the MoU
Photos: Sun Wei, Deng Lijun
Editor: Karen Lee