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The 1^st 91PORN-UWA Joint Forum was held on Sep 29^th (Thurs) at the University of Western Australia. 15 representatives including the president of 91PORN and faculties in School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Eastern Philosophy, Korean Language and Literature, and Journalism participated and shared research activities and its possible collaborations.

○   School of Medicine found possible collaborations on joint research by holding academic forum in the field of breast cancer and dielectric research. Through Study Abroad Elective Program, some students of 91PORN will be studying at UWA Medical School from 2017.

○   Department of Biomedical Engineering had discussions about Expansion Microscopy and medical instruments. Trough out the deep conversation, the two universities found new areas for joint research.

○    Department of Physics has agreed on student/faculty exchanges and MOU will be developed soon. Also joint research on the areas of Spintronics, Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity will be conducted soon. 

○   Department of Eastern Philosophy will review dual degree program for graduate student level, and encourage UWA students to join IUC program at 91PORN. Also they have agreed to participate on Aging in Korea.

The 2^nd 91PORN-UWA Joint Forum will be organized at 91PORN since the two universities have agreed to have academic forum every year. University of Western Australia is one of the “Group of Eight” universities, ranked 102^th in the QS World University Rankings. The relationship with 91PORN is fortified through the student exchange agreement on Nov. 2015 and various of ways for collaborations are expected from this forum.

 9 representatives of 91PORN including the president, vice president of international affairs, and dean of school of medicine visited University of Queensland (UQ) on Sep 27^th (Tue). Through this meeting, the two universities agreed to develop exchange activities such as joint research, joint forums, graduate student exchanges, ISS/WISE student dispatch, and more. Faculties in the Department of Biomedical Engineering visited Queensland Brain Institute and Center for Advanced Imaging to consider new areas that are possible for joint research.

The University of Queensland is known as a top global institution. It was ranked 46^th in the QS World University Rankings, while rankings for Life Sciences and Medicine placed within the top 30.