Northwestern Now
âBreak down disciplinary boundariesâ
At Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology summit, President Morton Schapiro urges interdisciplinary work to tackle global problems
February 09, 2021 | By Janka Pieper
The main KAIST campus is located in Daejeon, just south of Seoul, South Korea.
Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro participated in the virtual celebration of the 50th âInnoversaryâ of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on Feb. 3.
President Schapiro, who serves on the Presidentâs Advisory Council of KAIST, was one of four keynote speakers who offered views on the roles and responsibilities of universities in confronting global challenges.
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DAEJEON, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Universities are facing ever-mounting pressure to address impacts brought on by COVID-19 and the emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
Presidents from MIT, Tokyo Tech, and Northwestern University will join the KAIST Summit to explore new directions for higher education during the post-COVID era intertwined with the 4IR. They agree that addressing these dual challenges requires pushing for innovations to rebuild the competitive edges of universities.
KAIST summit about the Post-COVID Era will be live-streamed on KAIST’s official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/KAISTofficial) on February 3, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Korean time (February 2, 7:00-9:00 p.m. CST and 8:00-10:00 p.m. EST, respectively)