From April 13 to 19, Tsinghua President Li Luming led a delegation to visit Singapore and Japan, where they engaged in discussions with local educational institutions and enterprises on further deepening cultural exchanges and higher education cooperation, as well as advancing talent development.
On April 14, Li Luming met separately with A*STAR Chief Executive Officer Beh Kian Teik, SingHealth Group Chief Executive Officer Ng Wai Hoe, and Nanyang Technological University President Ho Teck Hua. They had in-depth discussions on strengthening cooperation in life sciences and other research fields with A*STAR, including enhancing personnel exchanges, as well as collaborating with SingHealth on AI-powered healthcare and jointly creating industry benchmarks in the field of smart healthcare. At Nanyang Technological University, the two sides conducted in-depth discussions on strengthening joint research collaboration mechanisms and cultivating top innovative talents.
On April 15, Li Luming delivered a keynote speech at the Think Asia Forum on contributing Asian wisdom to global governance.
During his visit to Singapore, Li Luming met Tsinghua alumni living and working in Singapore, encouraging them to contribute to building a bridge of friendship between China and Singapore.
Li Luming talks with Tsinghua students participating in the exchange programs at the Institute of Science Tokyo.
On April 16, Li Luming met with Teiji Tominaga, President of Tohoku University, and Naoto Ohtake, President of Institute of Science Tokyo, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Institute of Science Tokyo, engaging in exchanges focused on promoting talent cultivation, faculty and student exchange, and collaborative research and innovation among universities. At the Institute of Science Tokyo, Li Luming also had talks with Tsinghua students participating in the exchange programs.
From April 17 to 19, Li Luming met with Toshiaki Higashihara, Director and Executive Chairman of Hitachi Group, Eisaku Ito, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., and Yoshiki Takada, President and Chief Executive Officer of SMC Corporation. Li held successive talks on topics such as injecting innovative momentum into scientific research, talent cultivation, and sustainable social development in collaboration with Hitachi; deepening cooperation with Mitsubishi in areas including energy and carbon neutrality, logistics, and infrastructure development; and working with SMC to jointly promote the transformation and upgrading of global manufacturing.
During his visit to Japan, Li Luming also attended the 2025 Board Meeting and Presidents Forum of the Asian Universities Alliance, where he met with University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii. The two reached consensus on increasing the support of seed funding programs and further expanding collaborative initiatives. He then took part in the “Resilience and Vitality: Strategic Choices for Sino?Japanese Cooperation in the International Economic and Technological Wave” forum—jointly organized by Tsinghua University and Nomura Research Institute and hosted by the Executive Education Center of Tsinghua’s School of Economics and Management—delivering the closing address.
Heads of relevant schools, departments, and administrative offices within the University participated in the related activities.
Editor: Li Han
