10月5日,モンゴル国のモンゴル国立大学で,本学と同大との大学間交流協定を締結しました。調印式にはモンゴル国立大学からはトムルオチル・サンジベグズ学長他10名が,本学からは中村信一学長,環日本海域環境研究センターの柏谷健二教授,長谷部徳子准教授並びに福士圭介助教が出席しました。調印後には,モンゴル国立大学の70周年記念式典が執り行われ,モンゴル国立大と交流のある多くの国際機関が一同に会し,親交を深めました。
同大とは2007年にがん進展制御研究所とモンゴル国立大学生物学部とで部局間交流協定締結以来交流を重ね,今回の大学間交流協定締結に至りました。今回の協定締結を機にさらなる交流の推進が期待されます。
また学長ら一行は,モンゴル国立大学訪問に先立ち,環日本海域環境研究センターと部局間協定を締結し共同研究を行っているモンゴル科学アカデミー地理学研究所および同地質鉱物資源研究所を表敬訪問しました。これまでの交流実績や研究成果について意見交換するとともに,今後さらに共同研究を活発に進めるための情報交換を行い,お互いの理解を深める事ができました。
On October 5, the signing ceremony for the Agreement on Cooperation and Exchange between National University of Mongolia (NUM) and Kanazawa University (KU) was hosted at NUM, and President Tumur-Ochir Sanjbegz and 10 other members were in attendance.From KU, President Shin-ichi Nakamura, Professor Kenji Kashiwaya, Associate Professor Noriko Hasebe, and Assistant Professor Keisuke Fukushi of the Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology attended. After the signing, the delegates joined the participants from many international institutions to attend the memorial ceremony for the 70th anniversary of NUM, and deepened the friendship of the two universities.
In 2007, NUM and KU concluded the department-level agreement between the Department of Biology at NUM and the Cancer Research Center of KU, and the two universities enjoyed active exchanges which resulted in this time’s conclusion of the university-level agreement. There is much anticipation for the promotion of further exchanges.
Also, prior to the visit to NUM, the delegates paid a courtesy visit to the Institute of Geography and the Institute of Geology Mineral Resources, Mongol Academy of Science, which are the department-level partner institutions of the Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology of KU. There was exchange of opinions on the past exchanges and research achievements, and the participants shared information to actively promote future joint research. It was an excellent opportunity to deepen the mutual understanding.