UCL in East Asia

“Our partnerships in East Asia have developed significantly over the last five years. Through strategic partner funding schemes and UCL Global Engagement (GE), we have been able to further promote joint research in the region and deepen relationships with our partners.
Director Katharine Carruthers
Global Strategic Academic Advisor (China)
MAKING AN IMPACT
UCL community

UCL visited Japan in October 2023 to celebrate 160 years of UCL-Japan friendship.

UCL was delighted to visit the Chinese community in person after the lifting of Covid restrictions.

UCL has 26,996 alumni in East Asia.

There are 13,776 students from East Asia at UCL.

Over 125 Hong Kong-based alumni came together at a series of events marking UCL’s first trip to Asia since 2019.

Meet Xuan Zihan, born in Shanghai, a UCL student and climate advocate with YOUNGO, the youth constituency of the UN.

Discover how UCL’s Recent Graduates Network leads in Hong Kong are helping UCL alumni plan their futures.

Learn about Hong Kong entrepreneur and UCL alumnus Victor Yip's start-up platform to make paying for travel easier.

Professor Katharine Carruthers was awarded an OBE for promoting and developing the study of Chinese in schools in England.
We're proud of our international and multi-cultural community which counts 13,776 students from East Asia currently studying at UCL and 26,996 UCL alumni in East Asia. Meet some of our students, alumni and academics through the slideshow above.
Research, partnerships and projects

Researchers at UCL are leading groundbreaking cancer research as part of a new international drug target discovery alliance with Ono Pharmaceutical Company of Japan.

Nearly 7,000 pupils are now benefitting from the Mandarin Excellence programme delivered by UCL Institute of Education, in partnership with the British Council.

A joint UCL-Peking University research collaboration examined the impact of the global financial crisis on China’s economy – and how that affected its CO2 emissions.

UCL worked in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CAAS and China Agricultural University to improve the efficiency of wheat production across northern China.
Find out more about some our research projects and relationships in the region with some of the stories featured. Explore our partnerships and activities with China through our new UCL and China page.
GET INVOLVED
Current and future partners
Partnership enquiries
We are keen to develop partnerships and collaborations with universities and institutions in East Asia. If you are interested in exploring ways to work with UCL, contact our Senior Global Engagement Manager (East Asia), Dan Li.
Existing partners include:
- IOE Confucius Institute for Schools
- China - Peking University, Yenching Academy of Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong, University of Hong Kong
- Japan - Osaka University, Tohoku University