From December 15-22, 10 young professors and post-graduate students visited Okayama University from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University of Technology and Xiamen University, with which Okayama University has concluded international exchange agreements, and from National University of Singapore, with which Okayama University conducted joint research.

As well as engaging in discussions related to joint research, the participants conducted experiments on the synthesis of Biologically active organic compounds at the laboratory of Professor Sakakura.
This program was conducted by Technical Research Officer Ms. Yuri Nakamura of Faculty of Engineering and advised from Professor Masanobu Abe, Dean of the Faculty. Moreover, it coordinated across the whole university, they visited to Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Public Relations and Information Strategy. Therefore, they can imagine several studies with the view of studying in Okayama University in near future.

As part of the program, they paid a visit to Professor Kanji Tsuru at Fukuoka Dental College and other researchers and took part in a seminar and discussion on new materials. They also visited Kabaya Foods Corporation and the Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture to learn about community-rooted yet global-oriented companies and research facilities.
This exchange project was organized by young professors and students with different backgrounds such as nationality and academic fields. By inviting them all together, we were able to examine and ascertain things from various angles and approaches. Through this three-years project, we had deepened cooperation with overseas Universities.
Okayama University will continue to contribute to the development of human resources in the fields of science and technology.

This project was implemented as part of the Japan-Asia youth exchange program in science “Sakura Science Plan” of the Japan Science and Technology Agency.