The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop (RSE) 2024

Asian Deans' Forum (ADF): The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop (RSE) 2024, organized by the engineering departments of seven leading Asian universities, was held at the National University of Singapore from November 17 (Sunday) to November 19 (Tuesday), 2024.

This workshop, primarily aimed at female doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and young faculty members pursuing academic careers in the Asia-Pacific region, provided a platform for them to gather and engage in discussions regarding their research and career development. Following the workshops held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2018, Seoul National University in 2019, the University of New South Wales Sydney in 2022, and the University of Tokyo in 2023, the fifth edition of the workshop took place at the National University of Singapore.

The RSE program featured keynote presentations by Professor Etsuko Kobayashi and Professor Kumiko Oguma from the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, as well as participation by Vice Dean Akiko Kumada in the mentoring sessions. Additionally, lectures, panel discussions and mentoring sessions were conducted by faculty members from ADF member universities. The event also included elevator pitches and poster sessions presented by 56 selected young female researchers. For the participants, it was a valuable opportunity to engage with accomplished female researchers actively leading in their fields and to interact and exchange ideas with Deans from various universities who attended the concurrent ADF.

Co-hosts: Member universities of the Asian Deans’ Forum

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

National Taiwan University (NTU)

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Seoul National University (SNU)

Tsinghua University (THU)

The University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW Sydney)

The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)

Website：https://risingstarsasia.org/index.php