Yamanashi University held a ceremony to conclude a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Chiba Institute of Technology at the Omura Memorial Hall of the Yamanashi University Satoshi Omura Memorial Academic Center in Takeda, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and started the cooperative relationship between the two schools.With the aim of developing human resources who will develop academic and industrial fields and build a new era, we will also promote joint research centered on engineering.
According to Yamanashi University, the signing ceremony was attended by President Masaji Shimada of Yamanashi University, Repair Director Setokuma of Chiba Institute of Technology, and President Takafumi Matsui, and signed the agreement.President Shimada said, "I am convinced that this agreement will contribute to solving the problems required by society, the development of the region including Yamanashi Prefecture, and the development of science and technology." Instead, I would like to actively promote human resource development and education and research. "
In a video message, Governor Kotaro Nagasaki of Yamanashi Prefecture expected that "the cooperation will greatly contribute to the industrial development of this prefecture."Governor Toshihito Kumagai of Chiba Prefecture commented on the congratulatory telegram, "We expect each school to further develop in Chiba and Yamanashi prefectures by making the best use of their respective strengths."
After that, a commemorative symposium was held with about 110 students and faculty members from Yamanashi University attending. The director of the research center gave a lecture entitled "Robot Technology and Future Society".