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Faculty of Education Concludes Agreement with Shanxi Normal University, China

On December, 7, 2015, the Faculty of Education concluded an Agreement on Student and Faculty Exchanges with Shanxi Normal University, China. This agreement aims to promote exchanges of faculty and students as well as the exchange of educational studies and research for teacher training.
The Shanxi Normal University is a teacher training university with 18,000 students and is located in Linfen City, Shanxi Province. A long standing joint research project in physics between Dr. Donghai Zhang, Director of the Institute of Modern Physics of Shanxi Normal University, and Professor Kazuma Nakazawa, Physics Department, Science Education Course of Gifu University, led to the conclusion of this agreement.
The signing ceremony was held at the Shanxi Normal University which was attended by Professor Naotake Iketani, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Professor Nakazawa of the same faculty. Dr. Xue Yaowen, Vice President, Associate Professor Liu Yaning, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office, Associate Professor Xue Chengshui, Deputy Dean of the Institute of Foreign Languages, Dr. Donghai Zhang, Director of the Institute of Modern Physics, and others were present at the ceremony from Shanxi Normal University. During the meeting held after the signing, the attendees had a lively discussion about features of the two universities and exchange plans for the future.
After the signing ceremony, the two Gifu University delegates visited a museum in the Shanxi Normal University and joined a lecture by the Japanese Department. Professor Iketani and Professor Nakazawa interacted with the students by presenting an outline of Gifu University and replying jovially to students' questions.
Under this agreement, the Faculty of Education and Shanxi Normal University will work together for the development of global human resources by advancing research exchanges on various issues concerning teacher training, and exchanges of students who wish to become teachers.

Professor Iketani (left) shaking hands with Vice President
Xue Yaowen (right) after the signing
Scene of the signing ceremony

2016.01.21

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