On November 10, 2025, the Vice Rector (for Innovation and Research) Prof. Ir. Lavi Rizki Zuhal and Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Assistant Prof. Pramudita Satria Palar of Indonesia’s Bandung Institute of Technology visited Tohoku University and met with Executive Vice President (for General Affairs, International Relations, and Academic Resources) Prof. Toshiya Ueki and the dean of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Prof. Toshiaki Yoshioka.
During the meeting, they affirmed their commitment to ongoing cooperation in environmental studies, disaster risk reduction, and earth sciences, in which the two universities have a strong collaborative relationship. They also discussed possibilities for further collaboration in the fields of semiconductors, health sciences, and materials science, as well as potentially implementing jointly supervised programs and double degree programs given Bandung Institute of Technology’s policy to increase its Ph.D. student numbers. EVP Ueki presented Tohoku University’s vision as a ‘University for International Research Excellence’ in detail, with a focus on the university’s strategies for strengthening its research capabilities and global readiness, and introduced its research infrastructure, which includes some of the most advanced facilities in the world (such as the next generation synchrotron radiation facility NanoTerasu), and expressed his expectations that Bandung Institute of Technology students and researchers will also have access to them. Dean Yoshioka spoke about the two universities’ annual joint seminar on environmental studies, reaffirming that it serves as a strong foundation for exchange and collaboration between the two institutions.
The next day, the delegation visited the School of Engineering and met with its dean, Prof. Akinori Ito, as well as faculty members from International Office, School of Engineering. They discussed researcher matching in fields with potential for expansion, developing student exchange programs, and potentially implementing double degree programs. Tohoku University’s current situation, as well as its new initiatives for further enhancing exchange and developing ‘global students’ (such as the Gateway College scheduled to open in 2027), were also introduced.
As a result of this visit, Tohoku University and Bandung Institute of Technology are expected to enter a new stage of strengthening collaboration.
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