On November 25, 2011, Malaysian Minister of Tourism, Dato’ Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen visited Josai’s Kioicho campus and held an interview with Chancellor Mizuta.

During their meeting, Chancellor Mizuta communicated to her guest: “With Josai’s Tourism and Pharmacology departments in mind, we are hoping to establish an academic exchange with Malaysian universities.” Dr. Ng Yen Yen responded by saying, “The development of human resources is of the utmost importance for bolstering the tourism industry. It would be our pleasure to accept your offer of academic exchange.”
Josai has already formed an academic exchange agreement with Malaysia’s Management and Science University, but hopes to utilize Dr. Ng’s visit to deepen their association with Malaysia even further.

Following her interview with Chancellor Mizuta, Dr. Ng met with a group of ten exchange students, including Malaysian students studying at Josai’s Faculty of Economics and Chinese and Hungarian students studying at JIU’s　Faculty of Tourism. After hearing about the　students’ study abroad experience, Dr. Ng offered a brief explanation of the state of the tourism industry in Malaysia and encouraged the students to make the most of their time here in Japan.

Afterwards, Dr. Ng also appeared as a guest at the reception following the lecture commemorating the opening of Josai’s Graduate Studies Center.