UI trustees expected to finalize Singapore partnership Thursday

The University of Illinois is expected to finalize an agreement that would help the university expand its presence on the other side of the world.

The UI Board of Trustees on Thursday will be asked to approve the creation of the UI Singapore Research Limited Liability Company, a university entity that would be able to enter into agreements with the Singapore government. The UI plans to open a research center in Fusionopolis, Singapore's new science and technology complex.

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