On April 1, 2020, the "Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (THERS)" was officially launched, integrating two major educational institutions in the central Japan region namely - Gifu University and Nagoya University into one single institutional framework. Currently, 10 international collaborative programs are offered by THERS. In April 2019, Gifu University launched four distinctive international graduate Joint Degree (JD) programs. To commemorate the start of JD programs, Gifu University hosted the first "Gifu Joint Degree Symposium" in October 2019. In this second "Gifu Joint Degree Symposium 2020," faculty members, researchers, etc. from Gifu University's overseas partner institutions, as well as people in private businesses both at home and abroad will discuss the theme, "Joint Degree Programs in Post-Coronavirus Era" online.

Themes

Main Symposium
"Joint Degree Programs in the Post-Coronavirus Era: Internationalization of Education and Research & Regional Revitalization"

Academic Session
Gifu Joint Degree Webinar 2020 (Academic session); Glocalization for Sustainable Development of Regions
　 Strategic Scenario for Sustainable Development of Regions
　 Green and Smart Technologies for Regional Development

Industry-Government-Academia-Banking Institution Collaboration Session
"Regional Revitalization (with a special focus on the Tokai region (Japan), Northeast India and Malaysia) through International Joint Degree Programs"

Please access Gifu Joint Degree Symposium 2020 website for the details.

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