The Gifu University's United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences (UGSVS) held the 7^th Joint Symposium of Veterinary Research among Universities of Veterinary Medicine in East Asia in Vietnam on February 22, 2016.
The symposium was attended by people from the following universities:
- Gifu University,
- Iwate University,
- Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine,
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology,
(all of which are the members of UGSVS)
- Tottori University,
- Yamaguchi University,
- Kagoshima University,
(all of which are the members of Yamaguchi University's United Graduate School of Veterinary Science)
- The University of Tokyo,
- Seoul National University,
- National Taiwan University,
- Vietnam National University of Agriculture

The symposium featured keynote lectures concerning veterinary research activities and sessions for students to give presentations, where participants actively exchanged opinions and information. Eight students from UGSVS gave oral presentations. This symposium proved conducive to the human resource development of young researchers, and served as a venue for exchange among veterinary researchers in Asia.