On October 27th, Âé¶¹AV and University of Kent (UK) signed an International Exchange Agreement.
Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, President of the University of Kent, Professor Roger Vickerman, and Mr. Joseph Taylor of the Universities UK paid a courtesy visit to Âé¶¹AV President Mitsuo Ochi at the Higashi-Hiroshima campus and signed the agreement.
Professor Dame Goodfellow serves as the President of the Universities UK and delivered a lecture titled ¡°Brexit and its Impact on UK Universities¡± after the agreement signing ceremony. She said, ¡°It¡¯s important to continue moving forward with our international partners including Japan to the problems or changes we¡¯ll be facing in the future.¡±
We look forward to deepen our mutual understandings between the two countries as well as between Japan and UK, and also contribute to academic progress, development, and human resource development.
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President Dame Goodfellow (left) and President Ochi (right) with the agreement in their hands |
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Group photograph: (from left) Professor Yumiko Hada of the Research Institute for Higher Education, President Ochi, President Dame Goodfellow, Professor Vickerman, and Mr. Taylor |
Inquiries:
International Exchange Group, International Office, Âé¶¹AV
TEL: 082-424-6045
E-mail: kokusai-group*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)