On July 5, Professor Dr. Rolly Intan of Indonesia’s Petra Christian University (PCU) visited Tokyo Kioicho Campus to form an academic exchange agreement with our university.

As part of Josai’s Mid-term Target of strengthening international exchange to cultivate global human resources, our university has formed academic exchange agreements with a number of institutions worldwide, with a particular emphasis on universities in Central Europe and other parts of Asia.
   Josai’s relations with PCU was born out of their participation in the Asia Summer Program which was held at PCU last July. With Professor Intan’s visit in this time, our two universities signed an academic exchange agreement.
   PCU is a private university founded in 1961 in Indonesia’s second largest city of Surabaya with aspirations of becoming an international university rooted in the principles of compassion and Christian values. The university is composed of six undergraduate schools with twenty-one majors and two graduate schools. Their curriculum is not just academic in nature, with many programs that emphasize the cultivation of technical expertise and practical skill. The enrollment of PCU is approximately 8,000 students.

After arriving on campus, Professor Intan and Director of International Exchange Meilinda MA were given a tour of the facilities in Josai’s recently completed 3rd building, followed by a meeting with Chancellor Noriko Mizuta and other Josai executives in the international conference room.
   Preceding the signing, Chancellor Mizuta spoke on behalf of the Josai group, saying, “As Josai and Petra Christian University bear many similarities in terms of academics, it is my hope that this academic exchange agreement will lead to many fruitful collaborations in a variety of fields.” Professor Intan also addressed the group by saying, “I hope that this academic exchange agreement will work to promote the growth of human resources not just in Japan and Indonesia, but on a global scale.” The two parties then signed the academic exchange agreement, rendering it official.

After leaving Tokyo Kioicho Campus, PCU delegation then proceeded to the Awa Campus, the home of Josai International Univeristy’s Faculty of Tourism, where they were given a tour of campus and met with the aforementioned department to discuss concrete plans for implementing academic exchange. The following day, the delegation visited the Togane Campus where they were guided on another tour of campus facilities, followed by a student-conducted interview of Professor Intan in English (see below for video).