The Faculty of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems invites undergraduate and master's students to a meeting on space robotics, innovation and entrepreneurship with professors from Tohoku University, Japan.
The event will take place on Monday, 9 November 2026, at 17:00, at the UPT Conference Centre, 2B Vasile Pârvan Boulevard, Timișoara. Participants are asked to be seated by 16:45.
The keynote speaker, Professor Kazuya Yoshida, a specialist in aerospace engineering and space robotics, will deliver the lecture “Next Stop: The Moon – Are You Ready to Build the Future?”, inviting participants to consider engineering education in the context of the challenges of space exploration.
The programme also includes Professor Miwako Kitamura's presentation, “From Research to Impact: The Tohoku University Experience in Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, on translating research into innovation and entrepreneurship.
The opening addresses will be delivered by the Rector of UPT, Florin Drăgan, and His Excellency Takashi Katae, Ambassador of Japan to Romania.
