Twenty seven delegates from Vietnamese universities visited the Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University on Friday, 27^th June, 2014. The Vietnamese delegation visit was coordinated by Gifu University Office for Academic Globalization and the Faculty of Engineering. This visit is part of the youth exchange project "JENESYS2.0 (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths)" by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The "JENESYS2.0" is aimed at the rejuvenating the Japanese economy by promoting potential interests towards Japan, increasing visitors to Japan, and at the same time, promoting global understanding on Japan's strengths such as science and manufacturing technology, historical attractions, beautiful nature, products "made in Japan" as well as Japanese values.

The two groups of delegates (each group has 27 people) visited companies, local government, schools, historical architectures, and beautiful spots in Gifu and Aichi Prefecture during their stay from Thursday, 26^th June to Sunday, 29^th June. While the Vietnamese university students saw science and technology as well as manufacturing technology in Gifu through the interaction with local residents, they enjoyed the beauty of nature and learned some of traditional culture and history of Gifu. Staff from "Gifu World Youth" who were the attendants of one delegation group also visited the Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University as part of exchange. The "Gifu World Youth" is an organization aiming at international youth exchange for promoting mutual understanding and globalization. The director of the "Gifu World Youth", Hideki Mori, is the former president of Gifu University.

Mr. Ryosei Kawaguchi, Mr. Shuji Takaya, and Mr. Ren Ito, all 4^th year students of Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, led the meeting with the Vietnamese delegation on 27^th June. Dr. Keitetsu Rokugo, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, introduced the faculty including the subjects of international exchange and research contents following the speech from one of the Vietnamese delegates. The delegation went on a facility tour to the Center for Advanced Die Engineering and Technology, and the Mechanical Systems Experiment Building afterwards. At the Center for Advanced Die Engineering and Technology, Associate Prof. Makoto Niikawa of Mechanical Engineering Course in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, gave an explanation of the facility and its equipment. Vietnamese students were impressed with the advanced equipment used in the course which covers from die designing and manufacturing to production, and many questions were asked by ardent Vietnamese students.
During the tour of the Mechanical Systems Experiment Building, Associate Prof. Satoshi Kikuchi of Mechanical Engineering Course in Department of Mechanical Engineering, spoke about fluid engineering research. Vietnamese students asked lots of questions about the experiment devices and advanced research such as flow control using plasma, and wind tunnel experiment of aerotrain which applies a wing-in-ground effect.

Following the facility tour, an exchange meeting between Vietnamese and Gifu University students was held. A Vietnamese student studying at Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Mr. Nguyen Duy Hieu (1^st year in Mechanical and Systems Engineering Division) made a presentation about his student life in Japan. Later in the meeting, 22 Vietnamese and Japanese undergraduate/graduate students had a group discussion on impressions about Japan and Vietnam as well as their interest using mainly English. Japanese students showed how to make a paper crane (Origami) to Vietnamese students. It was a great opportunity for Gifu University students to deepen the knowledge about Vietnamese culture and student life in Vietnam. It was also a memorable event for the Vietnamese students studying at Gifu University. At the end of the meeting, a speech from the Vietnamese delegation was delivered expressing their appreciation, and a gift was handed from a Vietnamese student to Dr. Keitetsu Rokugo, Dean of Faculty of Engineering.

A lunch party started with the toast in Vietnamese style, saying "Yo" ("Cheers" in Vietnamese). The Vietnamese students surprised Gifu University students by performing a dance in the middle of the party. We wrapped up the party with a speech from Prof. Yoshihiko Uematsu of Mechanical Engineering Course in Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Although the visit of the delegation was short, it was a great success as it deepened mutual understanding and exchange between Vietnamese students and Gifu University students.