From March 9th to 16th, at theinvitation of the University of Aizu and Hokkaido Information University, ledby President Wen Tao of our university, the delegation comprised of Sun Wei,Dean of Computer Science and Technology, and Zhang Tingting, Director ofJapanese Division in School of International Education paid a visit to Japan.
President Wen Tao and fellow colleagues were visitingHokkaido Information University
President Wen Tao was giving a speech in the seminar ofthe University of Aizu
When in theUniversity of Aizu, the delegation participated in the internationalindustry-university cooperation forum organized by this university. PresidentWen Tao, as a special guest, participated in the seminar on innovationcooperation among the three universities from China, Japan and the United States.In the seminar, President Wen Tao introduced the history and features of DalianNeusoft University of Information, and the innovation cooperation mode with theUniversity of Aizu and San Jose State University. President Wen mentioned thatthere were many similarities in educational philosophy among the threeuniversities, especially in that we all had strong industrial background andmany enterprises, such as, Neusoft in China, Alpine in Japan, Silicon Valley inthe United States and so on. A university cannot develop without the support ofindustries. Cultivation of innovation and start-up talents with internationalview and ability need the cooperation between the industry and university. Thecooperation strategy of us three universities is to upgrade the currentindustry-school-politics ecosystem. By connecting and integrating the threeecosystems can we realize the international resource sharing, communications ofideas and innovation and start-ups of the teachers, students and companyemployees from these three areas.
After the forum, President Wen Tao also held talks withthe school representatives from the University of Aizu, finally confirmed theupcoming 2+2 Joint-Degree program with this university, and confirmed thecooperation intention with San Jose State University in the 3+1+1.5 Bachelor toMaster Program.
While in Hokkaido Information University, the delegationvisited its teaching facilities and research institute, and discussed with itsrepresentative teachers. President Long Fushi of Hokkaido InformationUniversity warmly welcomed the visit of President Wen Tao and the fellowteachers. He pointed out that as the second partner university in China, DalianNeusoft University of Information contained a quite high professionalcompatibility and industrial background with them. The two universities hassigned the 2+2 Joint-Degree Program and we hoped that we could cherish our friendlylink and work together to develop the communication channel in talentcultivation and joint research. President Wen expressed that as HokkaidoInformation University had a superior geographic location and steady strengthof running a school, it would definitely attract many excellent students tostudy here. We hoped that we would strengthen our cooperation and benefit eachother in student communication, teacher communication and even medicalprofessional establishment. At the end of the discussion, President Wen offeredan appointment certificate to President Fushi as the visiting professor In DNUIas well.
The University of Aizu is the oldest single-subjectuniversity in the computer science field in Japan. Its cultivation on students’start-up and internationalization abilities receives great attention from theeducational circles in Japan. It was identified as “Super Global University” byMinistry of Education of Japan in 2014.
San Jose State University was established in 1857, is oneof the oldest universities in California. It is located in the Silicon Valley,and is elected as the top 50 public comprehensive universities in the UnitedStates by the magazine Fox for itsgreat employment rate, graduate salary coming out on top in the US, strongmulticultural academic atmosphere and outstanding quality of undergraduateeducation.
Located in Jiangbie, Hokkaido Information University wasestablished in 1989, which is 20 minute-drive away from Sapporo. It receivesgreat attention for developing special talent cultivation courses which areneeded by the ICT industry. In 2014, the homepage of Japanese Prime Minister'sofficial residence specially published 10 small-scale universities within Japanwhich is worth paying attention to, and Hokkaido Information University was oneof them.