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The 21st ICAST 2026, Puli, Taiwan
November 25-26, 2026

We are pleased to announce that the 21st ICAST 2026, Puli, Taiwan will be held at National Chi Nan University (NCNU) on November 25-26, 2026.

Global Joint Education Center for Science and Technology (GJEC) of Graduate School of Science and Technology (GSST), Kumamoto University, has been organizing ICAST annually since 2008 to promote international exchanges among students and to development cooperation in research and education with overseas partner universities. As ICAST is organized and managed mostly by students, it gives a great opportunity for them to foster their leadership and communication skills in the international setting as well as to gain better understanding of their research.

Over the past 20 years, thanks to the kind cooperation of our overseas partner universities, ICAST has been held at the following universities in addition to Kumamoto University: Peking University (China), Ewha Womans University (Korea), Ege University (Turkey), Shandong University (China), University of Seoul (Korea), University of Clermont Auvergne (France), Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) (Indonesia), National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), De La Salle University (Philippines), Hasanuddin University (Indonesia), National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan), and National Chiayi University (Taiwan).

Active participation of students, not only in academic sessions but also in conference management, is vital to ICAST. We hope many students will take this opportunity to be part of in this event!

Who can participate
  1. Graduate and undergraduate students of Kumamoto University and National Chi Nan University
  2. Graduate and undergraduate students from the overseas partner universities (by invitation)
  3. High school students from Kumamoto Prefecture (by invitation) and National Chi Nan University collaborated regional high schools
  4. Students from National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) (by invitation)
Schedule

Academic Sessions: November 25-26
Excursion: November 27 (Sun Moon Lake（⽇⽉潭）etc. Subjectto change)

Sessions
Research Session:

Graduate and undergraduate students will present on their research data in the following fields. Oral sessions only.

  1. Mathematics
  2. Physics
  3. Chemistry
  4. Earth and Environments
  5. Biological Sciences
  6. Applied Chemistry
  7. Materials Science and Engineering
  8. Mechanical System Engineering
  9. Applied Mathematics
  10. Computer Science
  11. Electrical Engineering
  12. Civil and Environmental Engineering
  13. Architecture
  14. Multidisciplinary
General Session:
Undergraduate students and high school students will give presentations on their projects related to topics on SDGs in the fields of science and engineering. Oral presentations only.
Conference venue
National Chi Nan University (NCNU), Puli, Taiwan
Registration
Deadline for Presenter: September 15, 2026

*If the number of presentations exceeds capacity, the registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Deadline for Non-presenter: November 12, 2026

*NCNU students can register on-site.

Registration forms:

Please register from the link below.
Presenter Research Session
Presenter General Session
Non-presenter
*If you are unable to use the link, please contact conference secretariat.

Submission of extended abstracts

Once your presentation is accepted, you are requested to submit an extended abstract. Please note that different templates are used for Research Session and General Session.

Deadline: October 22, 2026
Instructions and templates:
Research Session

Prepare an extended abstract within two pages following instructions in the template.

Submit WORD docx file.

File name: Registration number Presenter's name

Template (Research Session)

General Session

Prepare one-page extended abstract following instructions in the template.

Submit WORD docx file.

File name: Registration number Presenter's name

Template (General Session)

*Submission method will be announced later.

Registration fee
TBD
Fee for excursion will be charged separately.
Language
Official language of the conference is English.
Conference secretariat

GSST, Kumamoto University

E-mail: szk-kokusai@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Please note that any personal information provided will be used exclusively for conference organization, and will not be disclosed to any third parties.