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Academic Exchange Accord Reached with North Karelia University of Applied Sciences

On June 1st, 2009 Chief Namikawa of the Management Planning Division paid a visit to North Karelia University of Applied Sciences in Finland as a representative of Chancellor Mizuta Noriko. At the meeting with Professor Vesa Saarikoski, President of North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, the two institutions made an academic exchange agreement. North Karelia University was established in 1992; with approximately 4,000 students and 400 faculty and staff, the university has four campuses that specialize in the practical sciences in such fields as engineering, health and welfare, arts and design, IT media, and tourism.

In their first affiliation with a Japanese university, they expressed their interest in a variety of issues, including a dual degree system, state scholarships, cooperative efforts to offer degrees in English, and the completion of graduate studies. Furthermore, as a way to promote collective studies on welfare concerns such as declining birthrates and an aging society, student exchanges and joint research in these fields are also anticipated.

With President Vesa Saarikoski

With President Vesa Saarikoski

Studio at the Faculty of Media Studies

Studio at the Faculty of Media Studies

Group of Works from the Faculty of Art and Design

Group of Works from the Faculty of Art and Design


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