Tsukuba University of Technology signed a partnership agreement with Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Deaf School on September 2019, 9.This is the first time that Tsukuba University of Technology has signed an agreement with a deaf school that has only regular courses.
Tsukuba University of Technology and Okazaki Deaf School have signed a partnership agreement with the aim of developing education for the hearing impaired and further promoting information security.With the conclusion of this agreement, we will use the Internet to relay lectures at Tsukuba University of Technology and start creating a system that allows remote lectures at Okazaki Deaf School.There will also be an opportunity for Okazaki Deaf School students to visit Tsukuba University of Technology and take classes directly.
In the future, it is expected that the number of students aiming to go on to university from deaf schools will increase by enhancing cooperation such as exchanges between teachers and students / students and mutual utilization of academic resources.