On March 7, Prof. Akhmaloka, Ph.D., Rector of Indonesia’s Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) paid a visit to Tokyo Kioicho Campus to sign an academic exchange agreement with our university.

Josai, as part of its Mid-term Target of strengthening international exchange to foster human resources who can participate at a global level, has established numerous academic exchange agreements with various universities throughout the world, focusing particularly on institutions in Asia and Central Europe. Josai has engaged in exchange with ITB in the past in the field of Pharmacy, and the two schools decided to expand this relationship to include a comprehensive academic exchange program.

Founded in 1920, the Bandung Institute of Technology stands as Indonesia’s oldest technology-oriented university. In terms of technical education, ITB is highly regarded not only for its curriculum, but also its management, finance, quality of staff, student services, and academic-industrial joint program, making it a highly diverse research institution. ITB boasts an enrollment of 11,800 students and ten departments and programs in all, including: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering, Pharmacy, Earth Sciences and Mineral Technology, Industrial Technology, Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development, Arts and Design, and Business and Management. In addition, Sukarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, earned his degree from ITB.

Upon his arrival to campus, Prof. Akhmaloka first met with Chancellor Noriko Mizuta and other Josai executive members.

Chancellor Mizuta provided a brief address before the signing by stating, “Recently we have established academic exchanges with many universities in a variety of different countries, but I would like to focus our energy on cooperation with Indonesian universities in particular. With the variety of cooperative activities that this latest agreement entails, we hope to strengthen the relationship between Japan and Indonesia while jointly fostering the development of global human resources.” Prof. Akhmaloka then shared his opening remarks, saying, “Beginning with our Schools of Pharmacy, Josai and ITB share many common features and, based on this, one can expect the development of many cooperative programs in a variety of different forms.”

Following the agreement signing, Prof. Akhmaloka was guided on a tour of Josai’s major facilities in addition to the new 3rd building that is scheduled for completion in April.