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Agreement on Student Exchange Program with Queens College, City University of New York

Following on from the exchange agreement between Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech) and Queens College of the University of New York (signed on 29 July 2013), Toyohashi Tech President Yoshiyuki Sakaki visited Queens College, City University of New York on 16 December 2013 to sign an agreement with James Muyskens, the president of Queens College, covering the Implementation of a Student Exchange Program. This is part of the Trilateral Collaboration and Educational Reform in the National University Reform Enhancement Promotion Project, marking the first step in overseas research initiatives to further the development of global human resources for education.

President Sakaki also gave a keynote lecture the next day on "Decoding the Human Genome: from a view of successful cooperation of science and technology."

Opening Ceremony Held for TUT-USM Penang

An opening ceremony was held on 4 December 2013 in Penang, Malaysia, for the launch of TUT-USM Penang, which is the overseas educational facilities of Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT or Toyohashi Tech)in collaboration with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). About 300 people including President Yoshiyuki Sakaki, government officers attended the ceremony. The tape-cutting by president and distinguished guests was followed by traditional Malaysian lion dances and other events to celebrate the event.

The IGNITE 2013 symposium was also held on the following day at the Penang Shangri-la Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa Hotel to commemorate the opening.

The establishment of the TUT-USM Penang overseas education base is part of National University Reform Enhancement Promotion Project, and will be used for sending Japanese students for language learning and internships at local companies, learning manufacturing in coordination with these companies and allowing them to reassess Japanese culture and diversely absorb other cultures.
　Go to the following link for more details on the TUT-USM Penang.
http://penang.ignite.tut.ac.jp/