On May 28, a Josai delegation led by Chancellor Noriko Mizuta visited Dalian University of Foreign Languages (DLUFL), meeting with Party Secretary Liu Zhenwan and university president Sun Yuhua.

The Dalian University of Foreign Languages is regarded as the most prestigious national university of foreign studies in Northeast China with an enrollment of approximately 13,000 students.
   This year, DLUFL received an upgrade in status, changing its name from the Dalian Academy of Foreign Languages to the Dalian University of Foreign Languages. Josai’s visit landed fortuitously on the day before the name change ceremony. The meeting between the Josai delegation and DLUFL officials was used to reflect on the accomplishments of their academic exchange program thus far as well as evaluate the progress of the Japan-China Tourism and Human Resources program. They also discussed the progress of fellowships and acceptance to the DLUFL all-English school for those Dalian students intending to study at Josai International University’s Faculty of Tourism in the future.
   At the name change ceremony, the Josai delegation presented DLUFL with a model of the ship Nippon Maru to honor the “setting sail” of their new university. In return, Party Secretary Liu awarded each member of the delegation with a personally inscribed certificate.
   Secretary Liu has, for many years, worked at the forefront of the tourism field, establishing Dalian as the “Romantic City,” while spearheading the branding movement in the realm of global urban tourism. Secretary Liu led the delegation on a guided tour of campus, even introducing them to the grove of red acacia trees that he has been personally responsible for cultivating.