{"id":18236,"date":"2021-03-02T14:36:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T05:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/strategy\/partnership"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:12:08","slug":"partnership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/strategy\/partnership","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"contentsWrap page1column\">\r\n<section class=\"contentsBox\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"sttl01\"><em>Strategic Partnership<\/em><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wrap_txt\"><p>\r\nAs part of <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/university\/president\/vision\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VISION 2030, Kyushu University<\/a><\/u> is committed to VISION 6: \u201cInternational Collaboration,\u201d aiming to become a global hub for the circulation of international talent through institution-level partnerships. To advance this goal, the university has established Strategic Partnerships that go beyond traditional university-wide agreements, fostering deeper educational and research collaboration with selected leading institutions around the world.\r\n<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"sttl02\"><em>University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) since 2019<\/em><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<!--\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a-->\r\n<center><img src=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2748-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19643\" \/><\/center><br>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThis strategic partnership builds on a strong foundation of long-standing academic exchange between the two universities, led by the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I\u00b2CNER). It also reflects the achievements and promising future of student mobility between the institutions.<br>\r\nTogether, the universities have identified five priority research areas, where joint projects are actively being promoted through matching funds:<br>\r\n<br>\r\n1.Data Science and Data Management Curation (including Mathematics)<br>\r\n2.Environmental Economics<br>\r\n3.Humanities<br>\r\n4.Library Science<br>\r\n5.Smart Grid and Sustainable Energy<br>\r\n<br>\r\nIn addition to these core fields, new collaborative initiatives have recently begun in the areas of medicine and agriculture, further expanding the scope of this dynamic partnership.\r\n<br><br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/strategy\/partnership\/uiuc\" class=\"btn_nomal\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Click here for details<\/em><\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<!--\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a-->\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"sttl02\"><em>National Taiwan University (NTU) since 2023<\/em><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<!--\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a-->\r\n<center><img src=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_7181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19643\" \/><\/center>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\nSince 2001, Kyushu University and NTU have actively promoted university-wide student exchange programs. In addition, the university libraries have engaged in collaborative research activities under an academic exchange agreement signed in 2009.<br>\r\nDespite the challenges of the global pandemic, both universities successfully co-hosted the \u201cNTU-Kyushu Colloquium\u201d in 2019 and 2020, demonstrating their strong commitment to academic collaboration. The current strategic partnership builds upon these longstanding efforts and shared achievements.<br>\r\nFurther expanding their international engagement, the two universities have also taken a leading role in fostering collaboration between national universities in the Kyushu-Okinawa region (KOOU) and the universities in Taiwan (UAAT) since 2023.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/strategy\/partnership\/ntu\" class=\"btn_nomal\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Click here for details<\/em><\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<!--\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a-->\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"sttl02\"><em>Trilateral University Alliance &#8211; UNIQ<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<br>\r\nOn February 19, 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Trilateral University Center was signed at National Taiwan University (NTU), marking a significant milestone in international academic collaboration. This form of multilateral partnership\u2014bringing together multiple strategic partner universities\u2014is still rare globally, even as strategic alliances continue to grow as a worldwide trend.<br>\r\nIn November 2024, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) hosted a workshop on sustainability in metropolitan areas, welcoming around 30 researchers from the three universities. Participants exchanged insights on pressing urban environmental challenges, including climate change. The workshop served as a catalyst for future joint research initiatives and collaborative efforts to secure research funding.<br>\r\nKyushu University remains committed to strengthening this partnership by promoting educational and research exchange through workshops, seed funding projects, and other collaborative activities.<br>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Strategic Partnership As part of VISION 2030, Kyushu University is committed to VISION 6: \u201cInternational Collaboration,\u201d aiming to become a global hub for the circulation of international talent through institution-level partnerships. To advance this goal, the university has established Strategic Partnerships that go beyond traditional university-wide agreements, fostering deeper educational and research collaboration with selected<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/strategy\/partnership\" class=\"themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":17975,"menu_order":176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18236"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34731,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18236\/revisions\/34731"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. The constant WPCACHEHOME must be set in the file wp-config.php and point at the WP Super Cache plugin directory. -->