2024Years5Month22President Toshio Iseki and Vice President Akio Okayasu held the meeting in Busan, South Korea.Asian Universities' Forum2024I attended. This forum was held at the establishment of Kama-kyo University, which is our university's international exchange partner school.100This was held as part of the anniversary celebration.

　The forum isDr. Yoon-Soo JangThe event opened with opening remarks from the president, andBeyond Academics: Asian Universities Adapting to the Fundamental Societal TransformationsIn addition to President Iseki, President Kiyohiro Hokane (Hokkaido University)Arif SatriaPresident (Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia),Mai Thanh PhongPresident(Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam)Chongrak WachrinraPresident(Kasetsart University, Thailand) andJangPresident's6gave a presentation as a speaker.

　President Iseki said,Initiatives of TUMSAT in response to societal transformationsHe gave a lecture with the title ``Vision'', mainly regarding the university's role and initiatives in an aging society with a declining birthrate.2040'' and emphasized the need to ``strengthen research capabilities'' and shift to ``student-oriented education.''

　I also participated as a panelist in the discussion after the presentation. During this discussion, questions and answers were actively held with the participants, and the forum ended with great success.

　Our university and Kama-kyo University1990Since concluding an international exchange agreement with Tokyo University of Fisheries, the predecessor of our university, in 2017,30For more than 20 years, we have been actively engaged in student and researcher exchanges. recently,2022Years10A graduate of our university in MayDr. Yoon-Soo JangThe president gave a special lecture "Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology and I" at our university, and2023Years12In April, the university's executive director and vice president (in charge of general affairs, finance, and public relations) toured Kama-kyo University's facilities to use as reference for the campus master plan, and the range of mutual exchange continues to expand. Our university continues to have a rich history2We value the connections between universities and will continue to promote exchanges.

President Iseki's lecture

Panel discussion

Group photo

Souvenir exchange before the forum