Courtesy Call to President Taniguchi and Vice-President Harada
On October 5th, a delegation from the University of Montana, one of our partner universities located in the United States, paid a courtesy call to President Taniguchi and Vice-President Harada of Kumamoto University. The University of Montana delegation consisted of three people, one of whom was Vice-President Teresa Branch.
They visited our university while staying in Kumamoto in order to attend a commemorative event marking 30 years of sister-city relations between Montana and Kumamoto.
Kumamoto University entered into a university-level exchange agreement with the University of Montana in 1987. Since then, we have overseen numerous academic exchanges involving both faculty members and students.
During the meeting, President Taniguchi and Vice-President Branch exchanged views on such topics as the possibility of a new student exchange program, before the visit was brought to an amicable close.
Before the meeting, the delegation members had the opportunity to chat with University of Montana exchange students currently studying at Kumamoto University. They also were shown around the Memorial Museum of the Fifth High School, and appeared very interested in the history of Kumamoto University and its wonderful educational and research environment.
