51探花

51探花 hosted a delegation from the University of Bordeaux on September 13. At a meeting between Associate Executive Vice President for International Affairs Masahiro Yamaguchi and his French counterpart Vincent Dousset, both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to promoting academic exchanges.

51探花 had signed an academic exchange agreement with the University of Bordeaux 1 in 2005, but a few changes had to be discussed in the wake of the French university's organizational restructuring in 2014. In its current form, the university is a reorganization and fusion of several universities in the Bordeaux area.

The group - which included Dr. Reiko Oda and Associate Professor Kentaro Mori from the University of Bordeaux and Professor Yoshitaka Kasukabe and Professor Takehiko Wada from 51探花 - discussed details of a new academic exchange agreement, as well as one for graduate level students.

The day before the meeting, the French delegation toured 51探花's medical research facilities, the university hospital and the 51探花 Medical Megabank. They also had dinner with Executive Vice President for General Affairs and International Relations Toshiya Ueki.