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Josai Visits Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

On November 7, a Josai delegation led by Chancellor Noriko Mizuta paid a visit to Warsaw’s Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology (PJWSTK).

Josai established an academic exchange agreement with the Institute of Information Technology in September of 2011, and last October our school’s Faculty of Tourism began hosting short-term exchange students from the Polish university. This marked the first visit to the university by Chancellor Mizuta since the signing of their exchange agreement, and she took the opportunity to meet with university Rector Jerzy Paweł NOWACKI and Chancellor Barbara NOWACKA, among other distinguished faculty members. During the meeting, the group discussed plans to develop a long-term exchange program in the areas of media studies and international humanities, confirming their desires to extend exchange between the two universities even further.

This visit also provided the opportunity to meet with former Ambassador of the Embassy of Poland in Japan, Jadwiga Maria Rodowicz-Czechowska and her husband, documentary filmmaker Waldemar Czechowski who have provided much support in facilitating exchange between Josai and Polish universities over the years and who currently work as professors at PJWSTK. During the discussion, the two offered suggestions for the media studies collaboration and ways in which Josai and PJWSTK could strengthen their academic exchange moving forward.

The Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology is a private institution established through the cooperation of the Japanese and Polish governments to foster joint development in the area of technology in 1994. The university has an enrollment of 4,000 students and five academic departments including Information Technology, New Media Art, Information Management, Interior Design, and Japanese Culture. Since the school’s founding, the Japanese government has pledged its continued support in working with Poland to foster the growth of computer and information technology. The university opened its Japanese Culture program in 2007 and has devoted much energy to Japanese language and cultural education. In taking a tour of university premises, the Josai group was particularly impressed by the displays of Japanese film, calligraphy, tanka poetry, and other art that decorated the halls of PJWSTK.

Meeting with Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology representatives

Meeting with Polish-Japanese Institute of
Information Technology representatives

A commemorative photo with members from Josai and PJWSTK

A commemorative photo with members from
Josai and PJWSTK

Reunited with former Polish Ambassador Rodowicz (center)

Reunited with
former Polish Ambassador Rodowicz (center)

Japanese cultural artifacts decorating PJWSTK halls

Japanese cultural artifacts decorating PJWSTK halls


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