On May 9, 2014, the Josai University Educational Corporation formed an academic exchange agreement with Thailand’s Walailak 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, focusing particularly on those in Southeast Asia and Central Europe. In Thailand alone, Josai has formed a cooperative alliance with the Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) (in October 2012) as well as academic exchange agreements with Bangkok University (in January 2013), Rangsit University (in April 2013), and the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology (in May 2013).
　 Josai has already established relations with Walailak University with the Asia Summer Program in which students of this university participate every year, and used the occasion of Walailak President Keerath Sanguansai’s visit to create a formal academic exchange agreement.
　 Founded in 1992, Walailak University is one of 31 national universities in Thailand. Its name comes from the third daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), Chulabhorn Walailak. Walailak University is comprised of the following 11 schools: the School of Agricultural Technology, the School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, the School of Architecture and Design, the School of Engineering and Resources, the School of Informatics, the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Management, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Science and has an enrollment of 6,000 students.

Upon arrival to the Tokyo Kioicho Campus, President Keerath met with Chancellor Noriko Mizuta and other Josai University Educational Corporation executives.
　 Before the agreement signing, Chancellor Mizuta provided opening remarks, saying, “It is a great honor for us at Josai to form an academic exchange agreement with Walailak University. Our two universities share many common fields of study, and with this agreement we plan to take concrete measures toward developing our program of exchange.” President Keerath followed with her remarks, saying, “I would like to thank Josai for such a warm reception. Starting today, we will deepen our program of exchange with us sending exchange students to Josai University and Josai International University and working together to develop human resources.”

Josai International University and Walailak University share many common programs of study especially in the Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Thus, with the formation of this academic exchange, we can anticipate the beginning of many cooperative projects in these fields and others.