Okayama University held an Academic Seminar at University Putra Malaysia (UPM) on August 2. As part of ASEAN’s Study in Japan Global Network Project commissioned to Okayama University by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the seminar was organized for the 1rst time in Malaysia to promote the attraction of conducting research at Japanese universities. The event, attended by 128 students and teachers, began with a welcome address by Prof. Dr. Rusli Bin Hj Abdullah, Deputy Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at UPM. Following this, teachers from Okayama University delivered lectures. Many students visited the individual consultation booths to ask questions about studying in Japan and future career plans.
During their visit to Malaysia, the teachers from Okayama University introduced this project at the National University of Malaysia, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, and Japan Graduates Association of Malaysia (JAGAM), among other organizations, and exchanged opinions about the seminars to be organized in Malaysia in the future.

[Speakers at the seminar and their topics]
MURATA Yoshiyuki: Professor, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science (Chemistry of bio-signaling)
INAMORI Takao: Associate Professor, Institute of Global Human Resource Development (Agricultural development)
TSUHA Yu: Chief Coordinator, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science (International doctoral course for young lecturers)
TORIGOE Asami: Study in Japan Coordinator, Okayama University Japan Educational Information Center (Study in Japan)

* Study in Japan Global Network Project
Since September 2014, Okayama University has addressed the Study in Japan Coordinator Project (Myanmar). The initiative became the Study in Japan Global Network Project in April 2018, expanding its target to the entire ASEAN region. The university established OJEIC in Yangon to implement programs to encourage local students to study in Japan