On Saturday, November 15, 2025, the 4th Japan-India University Forum and on Sunday, November 16, the JAPAN ACADEMIC DAY 2025 were held in Hyderabad, India. From Gifu University, Professor KOYAMA Hiroyuki, Executive Director of Gifu University Organization for Promotion of Glocalization (GU-GLOCAL), who also served as Acting President of Gifu University, and Professor EBIHARA Akio, GU-GLOCAL Associate Director.
The Japan-India University Forum is an initiative organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Fiscal 2025 has been designated as the "Japan-India Year of Science and Technology Exchange" by the government, and various measures to strengthen bilateral cooperation have been discussed at the government level. As part of these efforts, the 4th Forum was held in India in November.
During the opening ceremony, following the welcome address by the President of JST, representatives from both countries expressed their hopes and expectations for further collaboration.
In the second session, Gifu University delegates participated in a roundtable discussion themed "For universities to promote India-Japan collaboration for developing human resources and enhancing the career-paths in collaboration with municipalities." Universities and institutions from both Japan and India gave presentations, reaffirming the importance of promoting human resource development, regional revitalization, and research collaboration in an integrated manner.
The third session featured individual meetings, where Gifu University delegates held discussions with the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG). The talks covered a wide range of topics, including promotion of the ongoing Joint Degree Program (JDP) and the Inter-University Exchange Project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
JAPAN ACADEMIC DAY 2025 was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), where many Japanese universities and research institutes, including Gifu University, highlighted their missions, initiatives, and academic activities at exhibition booths. At Gifu University booth, IITH students and postdoctoral researchers asked many questions about study-abroad programs and scholarship opportunities offered by the university.
From Monday, November 17 to Wednesday, November 19, Professor Koyama, Professor Ebihara, and Associate Professor SUZUKI Shiro from the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences visited IITG. After a plenary meeting with IITG Director, Prof. Devendra Jalihal, they held individual meetings with faculty members from departments and research centers involved in the JDP and the Inter-University Exchange Project, engaging in in-depth discussions on identifying challenges and accelerating collaboration.
Prof. Devendra Jalihal visited Gifu University in early December to attend the Gifu Joint Degree Symposium 2025.
Gifu University will continue to strengthen its partnership with IITG and contribute to fostering human resources, promoting research, and enhancing industry-government-academia-finance collaboration between Japan and India.
Group photo at the Japan-India University Forum
Scene from the roundtable discussion (Session 2)
Individual meetings (Session 3)
Exhibition at JAPAN ACADEMIC DAY 2025
Visit to IITG
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