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Josai Forms Academic Exchange Agreement with the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology

On May 8, Josai formed an academic exchange agreement with the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology.

As part of Josai University Educational Corporation’s Mid-term Target of strengthening international exchange to cultivate global human resources, our university has been very proactive in forming academic exchange agreements with a variety of institutions worldwide, focusing specifically on universities in Central Europe and other parts of Asia. Following Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) President Prayoon Shiowattana’s visit to Josai in October of last year and the subsequent signing of an agreement of alliance between Josai and the TPA, Josai has had the opportunity to form academic exchange agreements with the two Thai institutes of higher learning—Bangkok University in January and Rangsit University in April of this year. In addition, on the day before the signing with Thai-Nichi (5/7), Josai had the privilege of hosting the 2nd annual ASEAN Forum Josai, inviting Professor Prayoon to give the keynote speech, just another example of how Josai is deepening its relations with Thailand. This most recent agreement with the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology is another such example.

On the day of the signing, a delegation from the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology led by President Krisada Visavateeranon met with Chancellor Noriko Mizuta and other Josai University Educational Corporation board members at the international conference room in the 3rd building of Tokyo Kioicho Campus where they finalized the agreement. President Krisada remarked, in fluent Japanese, that, “While our university is a young one, our enrollment is increasing with each year and, with our engineering department as the focal point, we are rapidly developing our education program. All the students at our university are studying the Japanese language with great enthusiasm, and we are devoting much energy to cultivating professionals who are fluent in Japanese. With this agreement with Josai, I hope to continue to strengthen our alliance and exchange with Japanese universities.” During the meeting that followed, representatives discussed concrete measures for developing an exchange program centered primarily on Japanese language education.

In addition, with this agreement, Josai has the pleasure of adding Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology Vice President Pornanong Niyomka Horikawa as the latest of L-WIN (Leaders-Women International Network), an international network comprised of female leader of presidents and vice presidents from Josai and foreign sister universities.

The Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology is a private university located in the Thai capital of Bangkok, founded in 2007 under the motto, “Expanding learning, cultivating industry, and contributing to economics and society.” The university consists of three schools with four fields of study and an enrollment of 4,200. Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) (TPA), the university’s parent organization, is a group devoted to the development of Thai human resources, the advancement and dissemination of information technology, and the growth of Japan-Thai relations, among other endeavors.

We are all expecting great things to come out of this most recent exchange agreement with the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology.

Chancellor Mizuta greets the assembly before the agreement signing

Chancellor Mizuta greets the assembly before
the agreement signing

Greeting from President Krisada

Greeting from President Krisada

Signing the academic exchange agreement

Signing the academic exchange agreement

A commemorative photo with representatives from both universities

A commemorative photo with representatives from
both universities


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