KYUDAI NEWS KYUSHU UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAGAZINE Spring 2014 No.25

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On April 4, 2013, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines launched services between Fukuoka, Japan, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, creating its rst regular direct ight to Fukuoka Airport. On this memorable day, Kyushu University president Setsuo Arikawa and KLM Managing Director and Chief Operating Ofcer (COO) signed an agreement entering each into a partnership with each other.The objective of this agreement is to provide Kyushu University's students with the opportunity to acquire a broad range of knowledge and education while putting the Netherlands and other European countries into their eld of vision. The hope is that they will be able to play a role in maintaining solid relationships between Kyushu, The Netherlands, and Europe as a whole, both while at university and after graduation. Also, another aim of the partnership is to contribute higher quality education for the benet of both countries.Specically, under this agreement, KLM will accept students from Kyushu University for internships, and Kyushu University and KLM will jointly hold competitions seeking research reports from the university's students on topics relating to the Netherlands and Europe.The term of this agreement is currently set for one year. With the consent of KLM, Kyushu University plans to extend and enhance the agreement, and hopes to further the collaborative relationship with KLM in years to follow.On May 15, 2013, Dr. Min Byung-Joo, a member of the National Assembly of South Korea, visited Kyushu University. Dr. Min is a graduate of the University's doctoral program. In South Korea, the 15th day of May is designated as Teachers' Day, a special day for people to express their appreciation to their teachers and schools. Dr. Min visited Japan to deliver a lecture to students, billed as 'An Invitation to Korean Studies'. The lecture was part of the Japan-Korea Strait College Program, which Kyushu University implemented in 2011.In her lecture, Dr. Min introduced the audience to South Korea's new science and technology policy, which was developed to foster economic growth through advancements in science and technology, using her own experience in drafting the creative economy policy as a member of the Park Geun Hye Administration. She also stressed the importance of Japan and South Korea cooperating with each other while making use of their own strengths in the elds of science and technology, and proposed student exchange programs. To close her lecture, she touched on her own experiences studying abroad by encouraging students to actively take on challenges without fear of failure.Before delivering her lecture, Dr. Min paid her respects to President Arikawa and Executive Vice President Fujiki. An animated exchange of opinions regarding Japan and South Korea's education and science policies followed.Kyudai News No.2523TopicsTopics 1Topics 2Partnership Agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ConcludedVisit by Dr. Byung-Joo Min, Member of the South Korean National AssemblyKyushu University President Setsuo Arikawa and KLM COO Pieter ElbersDr. Min taking a question from a student at the lecture

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