On October 26, a delegation from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Canada, a partner institution of Okayama University under an inter-university agreement, led by Professor François Légaré, Director of the INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, visited Okayama University. The delegation paid a courtesy call on President NASU Yasutomo and attended the signing ceremony for a double degree program agreement. Attending from Okayama University were Executive Director for Academic Affairs SUGA Seiji, Vice President TSURUTA Kenji, Dean YOSHIBA Yasuyuki of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Dean MORI Yasushi of the Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Professor KIWA Toshihiko of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Research Professor TERANISHI Takashi of the Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, and Senior URA Bernard Chenevier of the Organization for Research and Innovation Strategy. This is the first double degree program that Okayama University will run with a university in Europe or North America.

Since concluding an inter-university agreement in February 2016, Okayama University and INRS have steadily promoted student and staff exchanges as well as joint research. The launch of this double degree program builds on the cooperative relationship developed between the two institutions and will further strengthen their collaboration in both education and research.

President NASU expressed his gratitude for the visit and stated, “We hope that the conclusion of this double degree program agreement will serve as a new starting point for further developing the cooperative relationship our two universities have built.” He also offered words of encouragement, affirming that the University will actively support the program so that the exchanges it creates will be more fruitful.

With the conclusion of this agreement, Okayama University and INRS are expected to further advance their collaboration in education and research and to deepen their international exchange activities.

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