On August 29, 2016, the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science held a meeting with the members of Indonesian Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI) at Juroku Plaza in front of JR Gifu Station.

From DIKTI, Dr. Purwanto Subroto and Mr. Adhrial Refaddin joined the meeting. From Gifu University, President Hisataka Moriwaki and Dr. Fumiaki Suzuki, Executive Director for International Affairs and Public Relations attended. In addition, from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Dr. Masateru Senge, Dean, Dr. Tohru Mitsunaga, Vice Dean, and Professor Kohei Nakano were in attendance.

In the meeting, the participants discussed how to create a double-degree program at a doctoral course in a collaborative education framework between Gifu University and Indonesian universities. Later, two Indonesian government-funded students who are studying at Gifu University made their research presentations and spoke about their life in Japan.

On August 30, the members of DIKTI and 9 Indonesian students studying at Gifu University were invited to the Office of Dean at the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science and exchanged opinions with one another.

The participants of these two meetings extensively talked about a wide range of topics, and the meetings gave a great momentum for everyone concerned to make a big step forward to facilitation of future collaborative education schemes between Gifu University and Indonesian universities.