SPbGASU develops cooperation with Japanese universities

SPbGASU pays great attention to cooperation with foreign universities. On November 19, 2019, the third meeting of the working group on the development of cooperation between St. Petersburg and Hokkaido Prefecture was held under the leadership of the Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Oleg A. Markov and the Vice Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture Nakano Yusuke. Svetlana N. Petrova, head of the SPbGASU Department of International Cooperation, represented the university at the meeting.

During the meeting in Smolny, SPbGASU representative, along with other representatives of St. Petersburg universities, expressed interest in developing cooperation with foreign colleagues. S.N. Petrova told those present about the university’s participation in academic mobility programs.

On the same day, representatives of the Japanese delegation visited SPbGASU. Among the guests were 

• Professor Natsuhiko Otsuka, Center for Arctic Studies, Hokkaido University,
• Associate Professor Taro Mori, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University,
• Marina V. Lomaeva, Hokkaido University International Cooperation Coordinator,
• Professor of Design Hisao Habuka, City University of Sapporo,
• Associate Professor Toshifumi Sakai, Department of Future Design, Hokkaido University of Science,
• Junichi Watanabe, Deputy Head of the Construction Supervision Department, Construction Department of Hokkaido Governorate Prefecture.

The parties exchanged information on the scientific and educational activities of their universities. Mr. J. Watanabe spoke about the geography of Hokkaido Island and the relationship between Hokkaido and St. Petersburg, which began at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum; he emphasized that there were a lot of similarities between the two regions. “I think we need to start with an acquaintanceship,” said Mr. J. Watanabe.

Despite the enormous distances between our countries and cities, we have feasible opportunities for interaction. We are currently conducting informational work among students about the summer schools at Hokkaido University. We invite your students to summer schools at SPbGASU. We are interested in organizing internships for teachers. We invite Professor H. Habuka to SPbGASU to participate in the international conference on reconstruction and restoration in March 2020.

Strengthening international relations is especially important in connection with the implementation of the national Education and Science projects, which are called upon, among other tasks, to ensure the global competitiveness of Russian education and the attractiveness of working in the Russian Federation for Russian and foreign foremost scientists and young promising researchers.

Text: Tatyana Petrova

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