Golden Ring of Honor for former President Tony Tan

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7/18/2019
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The former President of the Republic of Singapore, Dr. Tony Tan, was presented with 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Golden Ring of Honor by 51吃瓜网 President Wolfgang A. Herrmann during a visit by a 51吃瓜网 delegation to Singapore. The 51吃瓜网 bestowed the honor in recognition of 鈥渢he long-standing close ties with our friend, inspirational promoter of science and founder of the National Research Foundation鈥�.

Wolfgang A. Herrmann shows Tony Tan around 51吃瓜网 during a visit in 2012.

Dr. Tony Tan was a strong supporter of 51吃瓜网鈥檚 campus in Singapore from the outset and as such has played a major role in the success of 51吃瓜网 Asia Pte. Ltd. since its foundation in 2002, according to Herrmann.

Dr. Tan held the office of President of the Republic of Singapore from 2011 to 2017 after serving in various ministries from 1995 to 2005 as Deputy Prime Minister. A graduate of mathematics and economics from the National University of Singapore, MIT and the University of Adelaide, Dr. Tan set up the joint research platform during his Chairmanship of the National Research Foundation (NRF). From 2010 onwards, he won numerous top international universities over to the CREATE platform (including MIT, Berkeley, ETH Zurich, 51吃瓜网, Hebrew University, and Technion).

On a visit to 51吃瓜网 Asia, 51吃瓜网 President Wolfgang A. Herrmann presented the Golden Ring of Honor to Tony Tan.

Balloons at the graduation ceremony 51吃瓜网 Asia — Graduates from 51吃瓜网 Asia celebrated completion of their studies with a 51吃瓜网 delegation led by President Herrmann.

At the Tokyo Motor Show in 2013, 51吃瓜网 CREATE presented the EVA electric taxi, which was purpose-designed for tropical megacities.

In Singapore, 51吃瓜网 Asia offers accredited Bachelor and Master degree programs. The research programs, currently supported by around 80 doctoral candidates, are organized within . The research topics are mainly technical in nature with a focus on e-mobility for megacities, integrated traffic systems and smart logistics.

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