UWED expands cooperation with universities in Japan

A business visit to the University of World Economy and Diplomacy by a delegation of Wakayama University led by President prof. Ito Chihiro.

The Japanese delegation included Lumbidi Kupanhy - Vice-President of Wakayama University, Nakamoto Kazu - Vice-Director of the Center for Tourism Research, Murano Misato - Research Fellow of the Center for Tourism Research, E. Elmurodov - Executive Director of the Representative Office of Nagoya University in Uzbekistan.

During negotiations with the vice-rector of the UWED for international cooperation prof. S.S. Saidkasimov, the parties discussed the preparation of an agreement on cooperation, the organization of an exchange of professors, teachers, researchers and students, as well as the possibility of inviting leading Japanese professors to organize master classes and special lecture courses for students and graduate students of UWED. Particular attention was paid to the organization of on-line classes at the UWED.

Among the promising areas of cooperation, cooperation was noted within the framework of student exchange programs, the training of scientific personnel, the organization of scientific internships, and the implementation of joint research in the fields of management, international tourism, the digital economy, and IT technologies.

President of Wakayama University prof. Ito Chihiro expressed deep satisfaction with the businesslike and constructive nature of the talks and expressed his firm confidence in the further development of joint cooperation.

02/18/2020

(unofficial translation from Russian)