Planning for the WTUN Congress 2022 is well underway and we cannot wait to join this year’s hosts, Suranaree University of Technology in welcoming you all to Korat in November.
The programme is almost complete so please take a look at the session and speakers that we have lined up.
PROFESSOR PHILIP NOLAN LAUNCHES NEW POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMMES (PRTPS) AT ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
PRTPS will produce multi-disciplinary research graduates in two key growth areas – Modelling and Computation for Health and Society (MOCHAS) and Operations and Supply Chain Research (OSCAR).
Director General of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and former chair of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET)’s Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group Professor Philip Nolan officially launched Atlantic Technological University’s new Postgraduate Research Training Programmes (PRTPs) today, Wednesday 28 September, at the ATU Galway campus.
The first two new programmes aim to produce high-level multi-disciplinary research graduates in Modelling and Computation for Health and Society (MOCHAS) and Operations and Supply Chain Research (OSCAR), with 30 scholarships funded in the initial awards. A cohort of PhD scholarships are provided under each programme focused around addressing specific societal and industry challenges.
ATU is establishing these Postgraduate Research Training Programmes in collaboration with external partners in industry and academia. This will equip PRTP graduates with the technical, field-specific skills and transferable skills required to achieve employment in high-value jobs and to adapt to rapidly evolving workplaces. Students joining the programmes will have access to learning environments of research excellence across the campuses of ATU which span the west and north-west of Ireland.
Professor Philip Nolan, Director General, SFI, congratulated ATU on these initiatives: “Science Foundation Ireland is delighted to support the Technological Universities as they continue to build excellence and capacity in research and innovation. That development is very evident today. Atlantic Technological University have demonstrated great initiative and ambition in the design and implementation of their Postgraduate Research Training Programmes.
“ATU’s implementation of PRTPs is informed by international and national developments in relation to doctoral training; industrial and work-based learning; and transferable research skill development. The PRTPs involve designed collaboration between Higher Educational Institutions, private and public enterprises, agencies, and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). This is likely to accelerate the generation of relevant research outcomes and to ensure that these outcomes are adopted and impactful.
“I congratulate ATU for their acute focus on societal challenge, research impact and student opportunity. This approach augurs well for further collaboration between ATU and the SFI Research Centres and Programmes. I wish the Programme teams and PhD Scholars involved in the MOCHAS and OSCAR PRTPs every success.”
Dr Rick Officer, Vice-President for Research and Innovation at ATU Galway-Mayo said the launch is a proud day for ATU as it continues to expand its research activities: “Our Postgraduate Research Training Programmes represent a novel and ambitious initiative for our new university. PRTPs will help to shape the future postgraduate research environment within ATU, and to deliver on our vision for research across key strategic areas critical to our region.
“The two programmes being launched today focus on key challenges of great societal and sectoral importance: operation and supply chain improvement, and the application of computational technologies in medical-care and healthcare.
“In congratulating the teams behind these two programmes I also want to recognise the leaders of our other candidate PRTPs. An independent and international evaluation recognised excellence in eight PRTP proposals and recommended another six PRTPs for funding.”
These two programmes were selected through a competitive application process that was independently and internationally reviewed. Each programme is recruiting a cohort of 15 PhD students who will conduct individual 4-year research programmes in collaboration with partners in higher education, public and private enterprise, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations.
For 2022, undergraduate and postgraduate students from WTUN member institutions were invited to form a multidisciplinary team of up to four members and submit a proposal to the WTUN Student Competition.
The theme was “Digital Creativity” and students were asked to use Digital Creativity in some way to try and address one of the WTUN’s chosen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
We are delighted to announce our 2022 winner is Team EquaLearn from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology! Congratulations!
To view Team EquaLearn’s winning entry as well as the great second and third place proposals go to WTUN Student Competition Winners 2022
The seventh World Technology Universities Congress (WTUC2022) will be hosted by Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on 22-24 November 2022. Nakhon Ratchasima (or Korat), which is known as the gateway to beautiful highlands of the Northeastern region. The province is the largest province in Thailand and the most prosperous province in the region, boasting its richness in culture and biodiversity amidst the splendor of lush mountainous landscapes.
The 2022 WTUN Student Competition is now closed.
We received 26 entries this year from students across the world who came up with new ideas to combat WTUN’s 5 chosen priority UN SDGS:
– Affordable and Clean Energy
– Climate Action
– Clean Water and Sanitation
– Sustainable Cities and Communities
– Gender Equality
This year the teams have the opportunity to win cash prizes and present their winning ideas at the upcoming WTUC 2022 at Suranaree University of Technology in Thailand.
Best of luck to all of our entrants and remember to check back for the winners.
We aim to have informed the winning team(s) and all applicants by 11 August.
For more information about the activity, please visit the Student Competition page.
WTUN is watching with dismay and concern the developments in Ukraine and urges an immediate end to hostilities. We continue to work as a global network committed to international collaboration to respond to the world’s 21st century challenges.
WTUN is watching with dismay and concern the developments in Ukraine and urges an immediate end to hostilities. WTUN does not believe in violence, and especially war, as a tool for solving conflict and hope for a peaceful resolution. We continue to work as a global network committed to international collaboration to respond to the world’s 21st century challenges.
WTUN have launched their third annual Student Competition.
The competition gives the opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to use Digital Creativity to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
There is a chance to win a trip to Thailand to present the winning idea.
For more information check out the Student Competition page.
Good luck!
In 2021, WTUN launched their second Student Competition, it was open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students from our member universities.
The theme was “Digital Creativity” and students were asked to use Digital Creativity in some way to try and address one of the WTUN’s chosen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
Affordable and Clean Energy
Climate Action
Clean Water and Sanitation
Sustainable Cities and Communities
The assessment panel was thoroughly impressed by the student proposals and videos and the final results were very close.
We are delighted to announce our 2021 winners;
First Prize
Team Ahlia from Ahlia University
Areej Salah Abdulrahman
Hanaan Ur Rahman
Maryam Akram Tasleem
here.
Second Prize
Team Fire Fall from Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
Venkata Neeraj Naidu Vishnumolakala
Niteesh Narasimhan
Hannah Addakula
Panvi Patel
Watch Team Fire Fall’s video here.
Third Prize
iTexCo from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Muhammad Imran Ismail
Chee Wan Choy
Mohd Amirul Mukminin Latirin
Muhammad Iqbal Rushaidi
Congratulations to our fantastic students!
