Chosun University (Republic of Korea) and others paid a courtesy call on Kumamoto University

On September 5th, 2017, Prof. Kang Dong-Oan, the President of Chosun University (Republic of Korea), and others paid a courtesy call on the President, Prof. Shinji Harada, and Vice-President for International Affairs at Kumamoto University, Prof. Kazuki Takashima.

Chosun University is a private university located in Guilin, southwest of Republic of Korea, and has earned high acclaim especially in dentistry, foreign languages, historical fields etc.

Students have been accepted for exchange between Kumamoto University and Chosun University since a cooperative agreement was established in 2009.

At the courtesy meeting, opinions were exchanged on the current exchange situation and the promotion of future exchanges. In addition, a new winter student program was introduced by Chosun University. We continued to agree on the development of good relations between our two universities by promoting student exchange in the future.

Afterward, a roundtable discussion was held with one international student from Chosun University who is currently studying at Kumamoto University. He discussed his student life at Kumamoto University, and then all underwent a campus tour and deepened their interest in Kumamoto University’s history.

It is hoped that further promotion of exchange between our two universities will result from this visit.

From left to right: President Kang, President Harada

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Opening Ceremony of AP-SixERS Takes Place in Bangkok, Thailand

On August 21st, 2017, Kanazawa University and SUN/SixERS (Six National Universities International Education and Research System) hosted the Opening Ceremony for SixERS ASEAN Platform (AP-SixERS) in Bangkok, Thailand. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Shigeki Kobayashi, Head of the Cultural Public Relations Department at the Embassy of Japan in Thailand, Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti, Executive Director of ASEAN University Network, and approximately 100 participants from government agencies, partner institutions in Thailand, and Japanese businesses located in Bangkok, all of whom celebrated the opening of the new office.

This office is the third joint office established by SUN/SixERS, a consortium of six national universities, Chiba University, Niigata University, Kanazawa University, Okayama University, Nagasaki University and Kumamoto University, after the Asian Platform (Changchun, China) was established in November 2014 and European Platform (Leiden, Netherland) was established in August 2016. The purpose of the joint offices is to promote exchanges with excellent universities around the globe, particularly with those in the regions of strategic importance.

After the ceremony, there was a tour of the KX Building where the office is, after which the Memorial Party for the Opening Ceremony of AP-SixERS took place. At the Party, the Vice-President for International Affairs at Kumamoto University, Prof. Kazuki Takashima, gave a short presentation to introduce Kumamoto University.