On October 2, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) President Jan S. Hesthaven visited Tohoku University, met with President Teiji Tominaga, and toured some of the university’s laboratories and facilities.
The executive-level meeting with President Hesthaven was attended by President Tominaga, Executive Vice Presidents Takafumi Aoki, Toshiya Ueki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, and Vice President Marie-Pierre Favre, CGO. During the meeting, the members reflected on the two universities’ history of exchange over the years and discussed a wide range of views on developing future collaboration in education and research, particularly through promoting research cooperation through student and researcher exchange, as well as through strengthening international research networks such as the German-Japanese University Network (HeKKSaGOn), of which both universities are members.
President Hesthaven also visited the Smart Robots Design Lab at the Graduate School of Engineering where Associate Prof. Ankit Ravankar and Assistant Prof. Zonghao Dong explained their research. He also visited the Yamada Lab within the Unprecedented-scale Data Analytics Center (UDAC), where he had engaging discussions with Prof. Kazunori Yamada, Assistant Prof. Michael Zielewski, and students.
In addition, he visited the 3GeV synchrotron radiation facility NanoTerasu where he was given a tour and explanation of the facility by Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC) President
This visit is expected to serve as a valuable opportunity to further deepen mutual understanding between Tohoku University and KIT, and to strengthen future collaboration.
