Opening Ceremony held for Osaka University ASEAN Campus in Indonesia

On Friday, July 27, 2018, the opening ceremony of Osaka University’s ASEAN Campus was held at Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia. Fourteen individuals were in attendance from Osaka University, including Executive Vice President KAWAHARA Genta and Graduate School of Engineering Dean TANAKA Toshihiro.

Minister NAKAMURA Makoto of the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia gave a congratulatory address, expressing his hope that the establishment of this ASEAN Campus will promote exchange between the younger generations and produce talented human resources that can contribute to the problems facing ASEAN nations.

Through the establishment of this campus, it is hoped that Osaka University will build a strong collaboration system with Bandung Institute of Technology in order to further expand education and research.