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Delegation of Karlsruhe University of Education Visits Gifu University

On October 21, 2015 Prof. Dr. Christiane Benz, Vice-President, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Weigand and Prof. Dr. Mutfried Hartmann, Vice-Dean of Karlsruhe University of Education, Germany, made a courtesy call on President Hisataka Moriwaki at the Office of President. This courtesy meeting was joined by Dr. Fumiaki Suzuki, Executive Director for International Affairs and Public Relations, Professor Naotake Iketani, Dean of the Faculty of Education, Associate Professor Tetsushi Kawasaki of the same Faculty and Mr. Shotaro Kuwabara. Mr. Kuwabara is an alumnus of the Faculty of Education and served as an interpreter for the meeting.

Dr. Hartmann and Associate Professor Kawasaki have been maintaining close relationship in research on mathematics for more than a decade, and their long-term collaboration has led to conclusion of Agreement on Faculty Exchanges between Karlsruhe University of Education and the Faculty of Education, Gifu University on October 21.

In the meeting, Dr. Benz explained a unique cross-cultural education program that her university has been promoting. In her talk, she referred to multiple educational challenges in Germany where people speak different languages by ethnicity. Dr. Benz also mentioned a teachers' training program which enables teachers to learn a method of teaching in foreign languages such as English and French. The goal of this program is to cultivate teachers to become a needed-personnel in the international community. All the participants were intently listening to the university's ambitious initiatives.

It is hoped that the latest conclusion of faculty-level agreement will help the two universities facilitate active exchange and reinforce partnership far into the future.

Meeting with the President
(front row from left)President Moriwaki, Dr.Benz, Dr.Hartmann,
     Dr. Weigand, Professor Iketani
(back row from left)Dr.Suzuki, Associate Professor Kawasaki
     and Mr. Kuwabara

2015.11.02

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