The State Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE)]

The State Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (LoFE) is jointly established by Northwestern Polytechnical University, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Nanjing Tech University in January 2025. As a national strategic research platform, LoFE is committed to cutting-edge scientific exploration, fostering original innovation ecosystems, and driving high-quality socioeconomic development through advancements in next-generation productivity paradigms. Aligned with global scientific frontiers and critical needs in next-generation information technology innovation, the laboratory pursues three interconnected missions:

1. Conducting fundamental research on flexible electronic applications;
2. Advancing theoretical frameworks for flexible electronic regulation;
3. Developing high-performance materials and pioneering core generic technologies across four strategic domains: flexible lighting/display, flexible photovoltaics/energy storage, flexible sensing/detection, and system integration.

Located in the historic city of Xi'an, cradle of Chinese civilization and terminus of the ancient Silk Road, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) is the only multidisciplinary and research-oriented in China that is simultaneously developing education and research programs in the fields of aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology engineering. It is now affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Since the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), NPU has always been one of the nation’s key universities. In 1960 it was approved as a state key university by the State Council. It ranked among China’s top 15 universities in the state’s 7th and 8th Five-Year plans; and NPU is one of the first 22 universities to have established a graduate school. It was one of the first universities to enter into the 211 Project in 1995 and the 985 Project in 2001. NPU is a member of the "Outstanding University Alliance" program and is honored as a National Role Model Unit, a National Pioneer for Optimal Advanced Basic-level Party Organization and a Model University for Graduate Employment etc. NPU adheres to the motto " Loyalty，Integrity，Courage and Perseverance" while carrying forward the spirit of " Strong Preparation，Diligent Effort，Practical Attitude，and Creative Innovation". NPU has put its roots down in the west; dedicated itself to national defense and written several “firsts” into the history of the PRC. Now NPU will continue to pioneer new pathways into the future in the process of building a world first-class university and world first-class disciplines.

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning, renowned for its comprehensive research and global impact. Established in 1905 as a modest medical school, NUS has evolved into a leading global university, consistently ranked among the world’s top universities. Today, it offers a wide spectrum of disciplines spanning science, engineering, medicine, business, law, arts, and social sciences, as well as cutting-edge programs in areas such as data science, sustainability, and artificial intelligence.

NUS is committed to excellence in education, research, and innovation, guided by its vision to shape the future for Singapore, Asia, and the world. Its multidisciplinary approach emphasizes experiential learning, entrepreneurship, and global exposure, preparing students to thrive in a rapidly changing world. With over 40,000 students from more than 100 countries, the university fosters a vibrant and diverse campus community.

The university is also home to numerous world-class research institutes and industry partnerships, driving breakthroughs in areas ranging from biomedical sciences to smart technologies and urban sustainability. By integrating education, research, and enterprise, NUS continues to be a hub of knowledge creation and societal impact, advancing Singapore’s role as a global innovation hub.

Nanjing Tech University

Nanjing Tech University has a history of more than one hundred years as a cradle of education. It is one of the first batch of 14 universities of the Higher Education Innovative Capacity Promotion Plan with the goal of enhancing the innovative ability of talents, disciplines and scientific research at the national level. NanjingTech is a key institution of higher learning in Jiangsu Province, which is piloting comprehensive reforms and strategy for developing a strong faculty of talents. Nanjing Tech University is among of the first group of institutions of higher learning approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education for the training of "Excellent Engineers" and the comprehensive reform of graduate education for professional degrees. Nanjing Tech University has 11 faculties, 28 schools and over 38,000 students, one first-rate National Key Discipline, one first-rate Jiangsu Provincial Development Base for National Key Disciplines, two Jiangsu University Development Bases for National Key Disciplines and four Jiangsu Provincial Preponderant Disciplines. It has 7 postdoctoral research stations, 9 primary disciplinary categories that offer 38 doctoral programs in subordinate disciplines, 29 primary disciplinary categories that offer 112 Master Degree programs in subordinate disciplines and 101 undergraduate programs which comprise 9 branches of learning, namely, engineering, science, management, economics, liberal arts, law, medicine and art. As of May of 2024, Nanjing Tech University is ranked 56th in the Chinese mainland universities in ESI and Chemistry, Materials Sciences, Engineering are among the top 1‰ in the world, Biology & Biochemistry, Environment / Ecology，Physics and Agricultural Sciences are among the top 1% in the world. Chemistry and Materials Science were ranked in top100 in the world. We are ranked 43rd in Chinese mainland universities in Nature Index 2024, 38th nationally in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and 38th in Shanghai Ranking`s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024. Nanjing Tech University has more than 3100 teaching and administrative staff among whom there are 10 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences/Chinese Academy of Engineering, 148 National Talents, 14 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Fund, 13 Millions of Talent Projects National Candidates and one Huang Danian Teaching Team. Nanjing Tech University always considers teaching as its central goal, endeavoring to live on quality, develop with distinctive features and foster and optimize the system of talent cultivation. It boasts two National Level Teaching Groups, one National Demonstration Center of Experimental Teaching, one National Best Textbook, twelve National Development Bases for Distinctive Programs, two Piloting Bases for Comprehensive Reforms in Professional Programs of the Ministry of Education, seven Piloting Bases for the Training of "Excellent Engineers" of the Ministry of Education. In addition, it has three National Best Courses, two National Model Courses of Bilingual Teaching, eight Jiangsu Provincial Brand Programs, ten Jiangsu Provincial Distinctive Programs, twelve Jiangsu Provincial Key Major Categories (including 30 majors), three Piloting Majors (software) of Jiangsu Provincial Training Plan for "Excellent Engineers", thirteen Jiangsu Provincial Demonstration Centers of Experimental Teaching, one National Top 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation and five nominations. In 2006, Nanjing Tech University scored A in the Undergraduate Education Assessment by Ministry of Education and passed the evaluation of MOE Undergraduate Education Assessment in 2016. Nanjing Tech University was authorized by the MOE to establish the "China-US Exchange Center for Young Makers" in 2017. Over the years, NanjingTech has cultivated more than 20 leading cadres at or above the provincial or ministerial level, more than 30 academicians of CAS/CAE, and more than 100 leaders of state-owned enterprises and listed companies. Nanjing Tech University takes pride in its enormous research strength for it boasts 7 national scientific research platforms which are National Engineering Research Center for Biotechnology, National Center for International Research of Flexible Electronics, National Research & Development Center for Heat Pipe Technology, State Key Laboratory of Materials- Oriented Chemical Engineering and National Engineering Research Center for Special Membrane Separation Technology, National Science Park, the Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, 28 research centers and 29 key laboratories of provincial and ministerial level. Since the "12th Five-Year Plan", Nanjing Tech University has won more than 500 awards at various levels among which there are 6 Second Prize of National Technological Invention Awards, 6 Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Awards, 1 Second Prize of National Natural Sciences Awards. Nanjing Tech University attaches great importance to the transformation of research achievements and the integration of industry, university and research. Nanjing Tech University Science Park is a national Science Park. NanjingTech promotes the integration of university, government and industry. It has cooperated with local governments to establish dozens of new research and development institutions, industrial research institutes and industrial colleges. At present, there are 1 national modern industrial college and 2 provincial key industrial colleges. Since the "12th Five-Year Plan", Nanjing Tech University has undertaken over 10000 scientific research projects, including those of the "973 Program", "863 Program", National Science and Technology Support Program and the National Natural Science Foundation. The research funding has reached about 7 billion Yuan. These researches have yielded a large quantity of high-level achievements and made great contributions to the relevant industries and the economic and social development of Jiangsu Province. At the same time, NanjingTech is profoundly global. It has established partnership with more than 100 high-level universities and institutions in over 26 countries and regions in the world. Nanjing Tech University has joint research centers with top universities in the world such as Imperial College London, Moscow State University, Nanyang Technological University. NanjingTech is a host institution of "Confucius Institute Scholarship", with two Confucius Institutes with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa and the University of Zaragoza in Spain. There are series of Sino-Foreign cooperative education programs, including one Master program in Control Science and Engineering (Machine Vision) with University of Burgundy (France), four 3+1 Joint Sino-Foreign Undergraduate Programs with Technological University Dublin. At the same time, University of Queensland has co-sponsored the "2+2" undergraduate joint program of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Data Science and Big Data Technology, and the Macquarie University in Australia has co-sponsored the "2+2" undergraduate joint program of Accounting. There are also dozens of student mobility programs with University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, RWTH Aachen University, University of California, Davis, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Imperial College London, and more 700 overseas students and scores of foreign experts from more than 10 countries and regions. In the new era, Nanjing Tech University will continue to strengthen its traditional expertise in integration with industries and collaborative innovation to enhance the ability and level of serving the national and regional economic development and set on the new journey of building a world-renowned entrepreneurial university with distinct characteristics.

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