JANU’s Overseas Partner University Associations

The Japan Association of National Universities (JANU) implements international presidents’ forums and symposiums, and staff exchange programs by concluding Agreements/Memorandums of Understanding with overseas university associations. JANU also has the occasions to co-organize the presidents’ forums and symposiums by collaborating with public and private university associations in Japan through the “Japan Committee of Universities for International Exchange (JACUIE)”

 

The List of Overseas Partner University Associations with JANU

Until now, JANU has concluded the Agreements/MOUs with the following overseas university associations:

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  France Universités(France – Concluded on 5 May 2014. Concluded as JACUIE on 27 July 2022)
cdefi.png Conférence des directeurs des écoles françaises d’ingénieurs (CDEFI)(France – Concluded on 5 May 2014. Concluded as JACUIE on 27 July 2022)
hrk.png German Rectors’ Conference (HRK)(Germany – Concluded on 26 June 2015)
ua.png Universities Australia (UA)(Australia – Concluded on 3 September 2015)
fichet.png Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET)(Taiwan – Concluded as JACUIE on 12 May 2016)
uuk.png Universities UK (UUK)(UK – Concluded on 28 October 2016)
SEAMEORIHED.png Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED) (Southeast Asia – Concluded on 9 February 2018)
ace.png American Council on Education (ACE) (US – Concluded on 10 March 2018)

 

【Past Related News on the Above Programs】

・10/02/2023 President Alis of the University of Rennes and its delegation visited JANU (February 10, 2023)
・08/12/2022 UK-Japan Higher Education Forum held on December 8, 2022
・27/07/2022 Signing Ceremony of the “Agreement Concerning Mutual Recognition of Enrollment, Degrees, and Credits” between JACUIE, France Universités, and CDEFI (Conférence des Directeurs des Ecoles Françaises d’Ingénieurs) held on July 27, 2022
・30/03/2022 President Nagata attends a webinar co-hosted by Chatham House and Japan House London (March 30)
・20/01/2022 “Demonstrating Research Impact: Insights from the UK’s Research Excellence Framework” held on January 20, 2022
・18/11/2021 2021 Taiwan-Japan University Presidents’ Virtual Forum “Moving Forward: Taiwan-Japan Academic Collaboration in the New Era Experiencing the Global Pandemic” held on November 18, 2021
・20/10/2021 2021 Trilateral university leaders’ meeting – France – Germany – Japan “Future university development beyond pandemic times” held on October 20, 2021
・27/09/2021 His Excellency Mr. Ricardo G. Rojas, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to Japan paid a courtesy visit to JANU on September 27,2021
・20/07/2021 The Japan-UK higher education dialogue 2021: Opportunities and challenges for higher education collaboration in the new era held on July 20, 2021
・24/12/2020 First Secretary of Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan visits the Japan Association of National Universities (December 1)
・10/12/2020 Japan – Australia University Staff Training Program 2020 held to promote interaction between Japanese and Australian university staff (October 19, November 4, 11, 18)
・30/11/2020 Counsellor of the Australian Embassy visits the Japan Association of National Universities (November 17)
・20/11/2019 Japan – Australia University Dialogue 2019 (October 9-10)
・30/10/2019 Delegation from Taiwan Assessment and Evaluation Association Visits the Japan Association of National Universities (October 3)
・26/09/2019 Group headed by the director of the Department of Personnel, Ministry of Education of Taiwan visits the Japan Association of National Universities (September 4)
・29/08/2019 Delegation of Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training Visits the Japan Association of National Universities (July 26)
・20/08/2019 UK-Japan University Dialogue 2019 (June 12 -14)
・19/07/2019 The 1st SEAMEO RIHED-JANU Seminar and Study Visit to Japan (June 23 – 29)
・17/07/2019 The Colombian Minister Plenipotentiary visited the Japan Association of National Universities. (June 21)
・08/07/2019 Visit by Chancellor and Officials of the Universities of Paris to the Japan Association of National Universities (May 29)
・19/12/2018 2018 Japan-Spain Presidents’ Joint Symposium(November 27-28)
・18/12/2018 2018 Japan – France Symposium in Higher Education(December 7)
・06/12/2018 2018 Japan-UK Round-Table(Japan-UK Dialogue on Exchange in Higher Education & Research) October 29-31
・19/11/2018 The 2018 Australia-Japan Innovation and Research Symposium Kyoto was Held(October 22-25)
・11/07/2018 JANU Receives Courtesy Call from the Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to Japan (June 28, 2018)
・04/07/2018 Holding the 2018 Japan-Taiwan University Presidents’ Forum (June 7-8)
・23/05/2018 2018 Japanese-German Symposium Held on April 26-27
・12/04/2018 Presidents or Vice-Presidents of Japanese and American universities attended a roundtable, as well as the Japan Association of National Universities (JANU) and the American Council on Education (ACE) signed a partnership agreement on March 10th
・16/02/2018 JANU Signed a MOU on Exchange and Cooperation with SEAMEO-RIHED(February 09, 2018)
・09/02/2018 JANU Held an Opinion Exchange Meeting with UUK (January 10, 2018)
・09/02/2018 JANU and UA Held Joint Japan-Australia Short-term Staff Exchange and Training Program (Group Visit; Shadowing Training) in Australia (October 30-November 3, 2017)
・11/07/2017 SEAMEO-RIHED Director Visits JANU (July 5, 2017)
・27/06/2017 ACE Vice President for Global Affairs Visits JANU (June 21, 2017)
・16/05/2017 Secretary General of the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference Visits JANU (May 9)
・10/11/2016 JANU Signs a MOU on Exchange and Cooperation with UUK (October 28)
・10/11/2016 JANU holds a lecture meeting “The Current Situation of Higher Education in the UK” (October 28)
・10/11/2016 JANU receives an Australian delegation under the Japan-Australia Short-term Staff Exchange and Training Program (October 24 – 27)
・29/07/2016 JANU cohosts follow-up meeting to Japan-France Student Exchange Agreement on June 30 and Japan-France Higher Education Reform Symposium on July 1
・29/07/2016 German-Japanese Symposium Held June 28 and 29
・29/07/2016 2016 Taiwan-Japan University Presidents’ Forum Held May 11-13
・21/12/2015 JANU and UA Hold Joint Japan-Australia Short-term Staff Exchange and Training Program (Nov 26-Dec 4)
・24/09/2015 JANU Signs an Academic Links Agreement with Universities Australia (September 3)
・18/08/2015 A Taiwanese University Association and Other Organizations Visit JANU (June 22)
・15/07/2015 Three Japanese University Organizations (National, Public, and Private) Sign an Academic Links Agreement with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) (June 26)
・15/05/2015 JANU Holds an Opinion Exchange with CPU and CDEFI (May 15)
・14/05/2015 JANU Holds a Workshop on Japan-France Cooperation in Higher Education (May 14)
・03/12/2014 Universities Australia Visits JANU (December 3)
・14/05/2014 JANU Signs a Student Exchange Agreement with French Counterparts (May 5)