Representative of the Taipei mission in Sweden, Gu Ruisheng and delegation led by Dr. Cai Hongying visits Prof. Stefan Östlund of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Photo: Facebook
On 21 August 2025, Representative of the Taipei mission in Sweden, Gu Ruisheng, accompanied a delegation led by Dr. Cai Hongying, President of the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), to visit Sweden’s top technical university, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
At KTH, the delegation was welcomed by Vice President for Global Relations, Prof. Stefan Östlund, and Director of the International Office, Prof. Urban Westergren, who provided an overview of the university’s research and international cooperation. Also present were Dr. Shufen Zeng, Head of the Science and Technology Division at Taipei’s National Science and Technology Office in Lithuania, and Mr. Yunbin Lu from the Education Division in Sweden.
During the meeting, Dr. Cai expressed NARLabs’ readiness to serve as a platform for academic and research collaboration, highlighting its seven national research centers and the upcoming AI and Robotics Research Center. He invited deeper cooperation between Taiwanese universities and research institutions with KTH.
Prof. Östlund commended NARLabs for successfully combining education, research, administration, and service in its mission. Prof. Westergren also announced that during his planned visit to Taiwan in October, he intends to visit NARLabs’ Tainan branch.
