NASS and IETI Forge Academic Partnership
On 12 January 2026, the Nan Yang Academy of Sciences (Singapore) (NASS) formally signed an academic cooperation agreement with the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI), a globally recognized academic organization.
As a professional institution encompassing academic journal publishing, research funding, and knowledge dissemination, NASS is committed to promoting groundbreaking research that addresses societal challenges and drives innovation. The academy provides a trusted platform for global researchers to share findings and has established strategic partnerships with over 300 professors, experts, and academicians worldwide, fostering a robust international academic network. Through its rigorous standards and multidisciplinary collaborations, NASS continues to advance global scholarly exchange.
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IETI’s membership spans more than 100 countries. It includes Nobel Laureates, Turing Award recipients, Fields Medalists, academicians from national academies of sciences, engineering, and social sciences, university presidents, distinguished professors, PhDs, and industry leaders. Through its professional societies, IETI supports global administrative bodies, higher education institutions, and enterprises across diverse fields.
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Under this agreement, NASS and IETI will jointly establish the ‘IETI-NASS Outstanding Academic Achievement Award’, with winning works receiving priority for publication and promotion across both platforms. The partnership also includes co-hosting international academic conferences and disciplinary symposia, with IETI experts participating in program planning and manuscript review. Furthermore, both institutions have agreed to share academic resources and collaborate on joint brand promotion.
NASS will provide academic publishing training for young scholars recommended by IETI and collaborate to establish a ‘Research-to-Industry Translation’ practice base, where experts from both institutions will guide interdisciplinary talent development.
This collaboration broadens NASS’s international platform for showcasing research while highlighting IETI’s prominent role in the global academic ecosystem. Moving forward, both parties aim to deepen and expand their cooperation, contributing international expertise to advance engineering and technology and cultivate centers of excellence in talent development.