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President Hisataka Moriwaki visits Viet Nam

From May 22 to 25, 2016, President Hisataka Moriwaki, Professor Hirokazu Fukui, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences and other members of Gifu University delegation visited Hanoi and Vinh City, Nghe An Province, Viet Nam.

From May 22 to 24, the Gifu University delegation accompanied Mr. Hajime Furuta, Governor of Gifu Prefecture and other government officials on their visit to Southeast Asia including Viet Nam for the promotion of tourism and local specialties of the prefecture.

President Moriwaki is currently serving as Chair of Gifu and Viet Nam Friendship Association. As part of this Friendship program, the University delegation held a meeting with the representatives of Japanese companies established in Viet Nam from Gifu Prefecture and met with the executive members of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. They also visited Vinh University, Nghe An Department of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) in Hanoi during their stay in Viet Nam.
In the meeting with the executive members of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, the University delegates exchanged opinions with Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, Secretary of the Committee over future cooperation in the fields of agriculture and human resource development. During their visit to Vinh University, the delegates and Prof. Dr. Dinh Xuan Khoa, President, extensively talked about creation of a partnership between the two universities.

On the final day of May 25, the University delegation visited Thuyloi University and made a courtesy call on Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Kim, Rector, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Canh Thai, Vice Rector and Ms. Pham Hong Nga, Head of International Cooperation Department. The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science (UGSAS) of Gifu University concluded a faculty-level agreement with Thuyloi University in June, 2015.

At the beginning of the courtesy meeting, Rector Nguyen and President Moriwaki alternatively expressed their appreciation for a long-term cooperation and friendship between the two universities. Later, they introduced their respective priority research activities and discussed how to expand the current partnership in the years to come.

Meeting with the executive members of Nghe An Provincial
Party Committee
Visit to Vinh University
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Visit to Thuyloi University
Visit to Thuyloi University


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