Temple University Japan Campus (TUJ), which is strategically working to advance internationalization and promote global education, signed a comprehensive collaboration and cooperation agreement with Nagasaki Prefecture on March 2024, 3. This is the second collaboration agreement that TUJ has concluded with a prefecture, following Yamanashi Prefecture, and the third university with which Nagasaki Prefecture has concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement, following Meiji University and Nagasaki University. becomes.
The signing ceremony for the agreement was held at the Prefectural Hall in Tokyo, and was signed by TUJ President Matthew Wilson and Nagasaki Prefecture Governor Kengo Oishi. Based on the agreement, TUJ and Nagasaki Prefecture will jointly engage in international education, language training, academic research, global human resource development, attracting foreign companies and foreign human resources to the Kyushu region, and developing skills in tourism and hospitality management and other important fields. Let's proceed. We anticipate a variety of interactions between TUJ students and faculty and individuals, schools, and companies in Nagasaki Prefecture, as well as face-to-face and online classes and events at TUJ's base in Tokyo and TUJ Kyoto, which will open in January 2025. Citizens of Nagasaki Prefecture will be given priority participation in events and other events.
This is TUJ's second comprehensive agreement at the prefecture level, following Yamanashi Prefecture (December 2022), but at the city/ward/town/village level, it will be signed with Setagaya Ward, Tokyo in 12, and with the former campus location in 2. We have a track record of concluding an agreement with Minato Ward, Tokyo. For many years, TUJ has focused primarily on the Tokyo metropolitan area, but with increasing student numbers and overall university growth, TUJ is expanding its presence into the Kansai region and other parts of western Japan. The opening of the new base in Kyoto will further expand the scope of TUJ's activities, allowing for more effective cultural and educational activities and other collaborations with Nagasaki Prefecture.
TUJ President Wilson said, ``This agreement is a commitment to promote academic and cultural exchange and contributions to the international community, and to work together toward a brighter future.Nagasaki has a rich history and vitality. A certain culture will deepen the global education that Temple University promotes.This collaboration is an initiative with great potential for both parties, and we salute Governor Oishi's leadership and global perspective. ” commented. Governor Kengo Oishi of Nagasaki Prefecture also said, ``Through our collaboration with TUJ, we are able to match our resources and needs, such as securing human resources and accepting internships in the tourism field, which is the main industry of our prefecture, and we hope that not only students from our prefecture but also students from our prefecture will benefit from this collaboration. By providing a variety of global education and exchange opportunities for companies and a wide range of prefectural residents, we hope to foster an international mindset that can be utilized in economic activities and local life.This comprehensive collaboration We hope that the conclusion of this agreement will be an opportunity to deepen the friendship between TUJ and this prefecture, and that this will ultimately lead to the promotion and revitalization of both sides.'' I sent a message.
