From August 25 to 28, President Tominaga Teiji, Executive Vice President Toshiya Ueki, Vice President Fumihiko Imamura, and President-Appointed Extraordinary Professor Hitoshi Tanaka visited Indonesia and Vietnam.
The delegation visited Universitas Indonesia, where they met with Tohoku University alumnus Rector Heri Hermansyah, as well as other executive management and alumni now working there as faculty. President Tominaga shared words of encouragement for the alumni and their achievements, along with expectations for further collaboration with Universitas Indonesia. Both sides exchanged views on specific areas of collaboration, as well as the expansion of double degree programs.
After the meeting, a networking event was held with the Indonesian Alumni Association of Tohoku University. Approximately 40 people, including alumni active in the country’s academia, government agencies, private enterprise, and other various fields attended, deepening relationships.
President Tominaga congratulated the Tohoku University Alumni Association in Indonesia on being selected to receive the 2026 Tohoku University International Award (Group Category) in October of this year, and expressed his gratitude for the association’s meaningful activities.
President Tominaga also visited the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia and met with His Excellency, Ambassador Atsushi Ueno, with whom he discussed current affairs in Indonesia and the future expansion of Tohoku University’s international initiatives.
In Vietnam, the Tohoku University delegation first paid a visit to biotechnology company LiveSpo PHARMA and met with its founder and chairman Dr. Nguyen Hoa Anh, a Tohoku University alumnus.
Next, the delegation visited Thuyloi University for a seminar and networking event with members of the Tohoku University Alumni Association in Vietnam. At the event, the alumni introduced their work in their respective fields, and both sides discussed strengthening future collaboration.
In addition, President Tominaga and the delegation met with Thuyloi University President Nguyen Trung Viet, an alumnus of Tohoku University, and others. President Tominaga expressed his gratitude for the cooperative relationship the two universities have built to date, noting that Vietnam is an important partner country for Tohoku University. President Nguyen expressed his expectations for strengthening collaboration with Tohoku University in the future.
Through this visit and through Tohoku University’s ties with its alumni associations, further cooperation with Indonesia and Vietnam is expected to develop.
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