Welcome to this month’s roundup of updates and events happening across the World Technology Universities Network.
Advancing Global Collaboration in Sustainable Transport through the WTUN Exchange Programme
Professor Thangakumar, Head of Computer Science and Engineering at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, recently visited the University of Bradford as part of the WTUN Exchange Programme 2023/24. His visit exemplifies how academic exchanges foster impactful collaboration, providing a platform to address global challenges like sustainable transport.
WTUN Student Competition 2024-25 is now live!
We are pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Student Competition. For 2024-25, students will work together to address the theme ‘Sustainable Innovation for Planetary Health – Local Solutions for Global Problems’.
Working in teams of 2-4, students are tasked to produce a new, sustainable and innovative solution to address their chosen UN SDG(s).
Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, extra points will be awarded to inter-disciplinary teams.
Deadline: Thursday 10 April 2025
See here for full details and how to enter.
Advanced Warning of Out of Office from the 
WTUN Secretariat
The WTUN Secretariat team will be out of office for the festive period from Friday 20 December 2024 and will return to office on Thursday 02 January 2025.
All enquiries will be picked up on the team’s return to office.
For all those who will be celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, or any other festivities over the coming weeks, on behalf of the WTUN, we wish you a joyful and restful period.
The 10th World Technology Universities Congress 2025 will be taking place in Songkhla, Thailand from 20-22 October 2025. Thaksin University will be hosting #WTUC2025 under the theme ‘The ‘Glocalisation’: Functional Role of Higher Education from Local to Global’.
The annual congress creates a global partnership between education, business, governments and development organisations and fosters opportunity for technology universities to showcase how they work within their broader contexts to address challenges society faces.
We will be sharing further details shortly.
Ahlia University
Manama, Bahrain
Ahlia University partner IEEE Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) has launched a new journal dedicated to Quantum Computing. The new publication exhibits cutting-edge research in the rapidly evolving field, sharing groundbreaking discoveries, exploring practical applications and insights from leading experts.
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Calgary, Canada
From SAIT’s Applied Research and Innovation Services
Discover the Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS) at SAIT
Discover the Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) Hub, a driving force behind Alberta’s cutting-edge research landscape, at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Our 77,000 square foot state-of-the-art research labs and facilities are fueled by a dynamic team of 80+ research experts dedicated to providing services and solutions for organizations.
We bridge the gap between academia, industry and communities, uniting researchers, innovators and students. This dynamic fusion cultivates skills, drives innovation and transforms concepts into tangible solutions that advance economic and environmental efforts – locally and globally.
ARIS is proud to highlight its Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS).
CIRUS is a specialized research center dedicated to harnessing the potential of advanced remotely piloted systems, sensors, and analytics to drive innovation, research, and the adoption of technology in industry.
Our Focus Areas
- Industry-driven Applied Research
- Remotely Piloted Aviation Training Centre
Our Expertise
- Advanced Drone Pilots and Technicians
- Geospatial and Remote Sensing Analysts
- Survey Technicians
Sectors We Service: Energy (Oil, Gas, Mining), Agriculture, Forestry, Health Services, Natural Resource and Emergency Management
Our Capabilities
Digital terrain modeling, bathymetry, water sampling, ground penetrating radar, vegetation health assessment, methane detection and quantification, thermal hot spot detection.
CIRUS provides technical knowledge and remote field expertise with an excellent safety record. Using sensors offering thermal, multispectral, ground penetrating radar, light detection and dual echo sonar, we provide services and training for water sampling, gas detection, night vision, and payload delivery systems. We round out the scope with services and training in planning and operations, regulations, work safety and hazard mitigation and complete the loop with data analytics management.
We’re not just solving problems; we’re shaping a brighter, more competitive future.
For further information or questions, please visit https://www.sait.ca/research-and-innovation-services or email applied.research@sait.ca.
Shibaura Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan
Liquefaction is where intense shaking, such as that experienced in earthquakes, causes loose and water-saturated soils to lose strength and behave like a liquid, causing buildings to sink, cracking foundations, and collapsing roads and water lines. Soil liquefaction is present during every major earthquake, causing significant damage seen in the 2024 Noto earthquake in Japan where liquefaction damaged, 6,700 homes and the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand, destroyed 80% of water and sewage systems.
Researchers at SIT are using AI to support city planners in identifying areas vulnerable to liquefaction. The implementation of the model aims to stable construction sites, enhance disaster planning and safer urban development.
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Denise Whitehead
Email: wtun@bradford.ac.uk