GIFT and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Sign First Dual-Degree Programme Agreement

On July 3, 2026, a delegation from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), led by Professor Joseph Sung (Senior Vice President in Health & Life Sciences, Dean of LKCMedicine, and Director of the Centre of AI in Medicine), visited GIFT. The delegation was received by Professor Jun Ni, Dean of GIFT. The two institutions signed a cooperation agreement for their first joint dual‑degree programme, titled “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Electronic Information Science Dual Degree Programme”, and engaged in in-depth discussions on joint student cultivation, faculty exchanges and research collaboration.

Other attendees included Prof. Yusuf Ali, Vice Dean of LKCMedicine; Mr. Wu Siong Wei, Senior Assistant Director, Graduate Programmes Education Management, LKCMedicine; Mr. Max Cheung, Assistant Director, Dean's Office & Conference and Partnership Office, LKCMedicine; Haitao Yin, Director of SJTU International Affairs Division; Yahui Li, Programme Manager; Sun Jin, Executive Dean of GIFT; Weiliang Xia, Associate Dean of GIFT. The ceremony was chaired by Prof. Jun Ni.

In his welcome address, Prof. Jun Ni expressed warm greetings to the NTU delegation. Prof. Joseph Sung noted the significance of the newly approved dual‑degree programme. He also expressed hope that this initiative would serve as a springboard for exploring joint cultivation approaches. Following the signing, both parties exchanged commemorative gifts.

Both parties continued discussions and identified potential areas of collaborative research, including nanomedicine, wearable devices, medical imaging, and surgical robotics, with the aim of facilitating academic exchanges among faculty and students. Mr. Wu Siong Wei introduced LKCMedicine's graduate and continuing education curricula, highlighting the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, a programme designed for both clinicians and engineers, and the “Intelligence in Healthcare” Summer School for medical students. The two sides also exchanged views on the detailed arrangements for the dual‑degree programme.

Both parties agreed that faculty exchanges are key to a sustainable partnership. Future collaboration will be advanced through mechanisms such as faculty pairing, with a shared commitment to cultivating innovative talent equipped with both medical knowledge and AI competencies.