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On 27th March 2023, Associate Professor Dr. Sarintip Tantanee, The President of Naresuan University (NU), Kingdom of Thailand, led the NU administrative team comprising (i) Professor Dr. Kornkanok Ingkaninan, Vice President for Research and Innovation Development; (ii) Dr. Yutthapong Tongpob, Assistant to the President for Research and Innovation Development; (iii) Assistant Professor Dr. Saisiri Merasena, Dean of Faculty of Medical Science; (iv) Associate Professor Dr. Sutisa Thanoi Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Faculty of Medical Science; and (v) Associate Professor Dr. Sukunya Ross, Assistant Dean for Public Relations and International Affairs, Faculty of Science, in a visit to Gunma University (GU), Isesaki, Japan .

The NU delegates discussed with Professor Dr. Yasuki Ishizaki, President of GU, and the GU administrative team at Aramaki campus for further research and academic collaborations (i.e., BASL3, food and wellness, neuroscience, cancer medical science, diabetes mellitus), student and staff exchange, as well as opportunities for linkages to private sectors.

Additionally, the NU delegates visited GU’s Kiryu campus with the intermediation of Professor Dr. Kou Yamada, Division of Mechanical Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, to conclude an inter-faculty activities and agreements. The NU team visited the laboratories led by Prof. Nobuyoshi Nakagawa, Environmental Engineering Science Department, Prof. Dr. Yuya Tanaka, Mechanical Science and Technology Department, Prof. Dr. You Yin, Electronics and Informatics, Mathematics and Physics Department, and Prof. Dr. Nobuhiro Takeda, Materials and BioScience Department, under the attentive guidance of Professor Dr. Shinichi Kuroda, Chairman of the International Exchange Committee, and Vice Director of Division of Industry-Academia Collaboration. Following the laboratory visit, the NU team paid a courtesy call to Professor Dr. Tsuneaki Ishima, Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology.

The two parties made plans to discuss the possibility of further cooperation in detail. After a pleasant conversation, the delegates took a commemorative photo under the weeping Sakura blossoms in full bloom.

NU wishes to express deep appreciation to all GU staff for their heartwarming welcome as well as for the fruitful discussions conducted during the visit. Impactful collaborations and efficient networks are anticipated as a result of this visit.

More information can be accessed from GU website: https://www.st.gunma-u.ac.jp/20230327_naresuan-university/

March 27, 2023

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