Campus Spotlight

August 18, 2026

<p>For the third year, Rochester Institute of Technology hosted undergraduate and graduate students from Japanese universities as part of the UPWARDS program to advance semiconductor development. Students from Hiroshima, Kyushu, Nagoya, and Tohoku universities and the Institute of Science Tokyo spent two weeks working in RIT’s cleanroom, touring regional companies that produce semiconductors, and socializing with engineering students and faculty members.</p>

Photo by Liam Myerow/RIT

For the third year, Rochester Institute of Technology hosted undergraduate and graduate students from Japanese universities as part of the UPWARDS program to advance semiconductor development. Students from Hiroshima, Kyushu, Nagoya, and Tohoku universities and the Institute of Science Tokyo spent two weeks working in RIT’s cleanroom, touring regional companies that produce semiconductors, and socializing with engineering students and faculty members.

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