LAOTSE (Links to Asia by Organizing Traineeship and Student Exchange) is an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. Established during the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) University Dialogue held in Kuala Lumpur on March 18, 1998. LAOTSE partners arrange exchange programs for students and senior lecturers, as well as organize an annual summerschool. World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was officially established in 1996 at the first summit in Bangkok. ... The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was officially established in 1996 at the first summit in Bangkok. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan Area  - Total (City) 243. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Participating universities includes universities from China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Republic of Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

The network is named after Laotse (Lǎo Zi; 老子), a famous Taoist Chinese philosopher who is believed to have lived in approximately the 4th century BC. Lao Zi (Chinese 老子, also spelled Laozi, Lao Tzu, or Lao Tse) is a major figure in Chinese philosophy whose historical existence is debated. ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Chinese philosophy has a history of several thousand years. ...

Partners

China

• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Shanghai Jiaotong University
• Tsinghua University, Beijing
• Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
• Tongji University

The main entrance of the HKUST Sundial The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST, or UST) (Chinese: 香港科技大學; Cantonese Yale: hÄ“ung góng fō geih daaih hohk, Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 fo1 gei6 dai6 hok6; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽng KÄ“jì Dàxué) was established in 1991 under... Shanghai Jiao Tong University, (SJTU, 上海交通大學), abbreviated Jiao Da (交大), is one of the leading universities in China. ... Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (Simplified Chinese: 清华大学; Traditional Chinese: 清華大學; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-hua Ta-hsüeh) is one of the most prestigious and selective universities in China. ... Zhejiang University 求是创新 (Seeking truth, making innovation) Zhejiang University (浙江大学, pinyin Zhèjiāng Dàxué) is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. ... Tongji University (同济大学) is one of the leading universities directly under the State Ministry of Education in China. ...

Denmark

• University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

Finland

• University of Oulu

The University of Oulu (Oulun yliopisto in Finnish) is the second largest university in Finland. ...

France

• Ecole Supérieure de Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon
• École Centrale de Lyon
• École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon

École Centrale de Lyon is one of the French Grandes écoles of engineering. ... The École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (also known as ENSL, ENS-lyon or Normale Sup Lyon) is an elite grande école located in Lyon, France, in the district of Gerland. ... INSA de Lyon is a major engineering university in France. ...

Germany

• Technical University of Munich

Munich University of Technology, or Technical University of Munich (TUM) (German: Technische Universität München, TUM), is a major German university, located in Munich (and the towns of Garching and Weihenstephan out of Munich). ...

India

• International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Mumbai)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore, abbreviated to iiit-b, is one of the new generation premier Graduate schools in India offering M.Tech. ... The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the premier management schools of India, located in the cities of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Kozhikode and Lucknow. ... The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is one of the premier post-graduate institutions of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A portion of IIT Delhis main building, with the wind Tunnel (Wind T) The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi), is a major college of engineering in Delhi, India. ... // Introduction Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Guwahati or IITG), the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994 and the academic programme commenced in 1995. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is a college of engineering located in Chennai, India. ... Roorkee is a small township in Uttaranchal, India. ...

Indonesia

• Institut Teknologi Bandung

Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) (English: Institute of Technology, Bandung) was established in 1920 as Technische Hogeschool te Bandung (THB). ...

Ireland, Republic of

• University of Limerick

The University of Limerick (UL) was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act, 1989. ...

Japan

• Tokyo Institute of Technology
• University of Tokyo
• Keio University
• Kyushu Institute of Technology

Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology (東京工業大学; Tōkyō Kōgyō Daigaku), often called Tokyo Tech or Tōkōdai (東工大) for short, is the largest institution of higher learning in Japan dedicated to science and technology. ... The University of Tokyo (東京大学; Tōkyō Daigaku, abbreviated as 東大 Tōdai) is generally ranked as Japans most prestigious university, as well as a leading university in Asia. ... Keio University(library,Mita campus) Keio University (慶應義塾大学 Keiō Gijuku Daigaku) is Japans oldest and one of its most prestigious institutions of higher education. ... KIT Tobata campus front gate (Seimon) on a national holiday Kyushu Institute of Technology (九州工業大学 Kyushu Kougyou Daigaku) is one of the 89 national universities in Japan. ...

Malaysia

• Multimedia University, Kuala Lumpur

Multimedia Universitys Melaka Campus Multimedia University is Malaysias first private university. ...

Singapore

• National University of Singapore
• Nanyang Technological University
• Singapore Institute of Management

The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS; Chinese: 新加坡国立大学; pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Guólì Dàxué; Abbreviated 国大; Malay: Universiti Nasional Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய பல்கலைக்) is Singapores oldest university, and remains the largest in the country in terms of student enrolment and curriculum offered. ... Nanyang Technological University (Abbreviated NTU; Chinese: 南洋理工大学; abbreviated: 南大; Malay: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang) has a 2 km² campus in Jurong, in the south-western part of Singapore, some 25 km from the city centre. ... SIM University (UniSIM), Singapores 4th university, is approved by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, to award its own degrees. ...

South Korea

• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is an institute of higher learning in Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, Korea. ...

Sri Lanka

• University of Moratuwa

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Thailand

• Asian Institute of Technology
• Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
• Thammasat University

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is an international graduate institution of higher learning based in Thailand with the mission of developing highly qualified and committed professionals who will play a leading role in the sustainable development of the region and its integration into the global economy. ... Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (Thai: สถาบันเทคโนโลยีนานาชาติสิรินธร) (SIIT) is an autonomous institute of technology established in 1992 within Thammasat University. ... มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ , Thailands prestigious university. ...

External links

• LAOTSE