A delegation from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), headed by Prof. Charles Ng, associate vice-president for research and graduate studies, visited Kyoto University on April 26, 2017. They met with Prof. Nagahiro Minato, executive vice-president for research, planning, and hospital administration and several Kyoto University researchers in the fields of science and engineering to discuss the potential development of academic collaboration between two universities.