On July 4, 7, Mayor Maurits MANTIRI from Bitung City, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, visited our university.This visit was made possible because Prof. Kakaskasen Andreas ROEROE, a professor at Samratulangi University, a university with which we have an agreement, and a graduate of our university, is serving as a special advisor to the Governor of North Sulawesi.

　From our university, President Toshio Iseki and Executive Vice President for Education and International Affairs Masashi Maita responded and actively exchanged opinions on the development of young human resources to engage in the port and fishery industries, which are important industries in Bitung City. I was.As the only marine university in Japan, our university has long played a role in producing human resources for the Japanese marine industry.Through this exchange of opinions, we were able to reaffirm the necessity of developing maritime human resources in Indonesia and other ASEAN countries, and the importance of collaboration and cooperation for that purpose, and it was a meaningful opportunity for our university.

Group photo

Meeting