Japanese students on a scouting trip in Montpellier
A delegation from Tohoku University visited the campuses of the University of Montpellier from February 8 to 14. The delegation consisted of two representatives from the international relations office, two faculty members, and fourteen students, as part of the internationalization strategy of the university, which is based in Sendai in the Tohoku region. The purpose of the visit was to promote study abroad opportunities among Japanese students and to establish concrete initiatives under a university partnership agreement between the Faculty of Sciences at Montpellier and Tohoku University, covering degree programs in chemistry, mechanical and materials engineering, earth, water, and environmental sciences, as well as master’s programs across all disciplines, for a period of five years.
This type of agreement makes it possible to define the terms of the partnership, particularly with regard to mobility (students, administrative staff, Professors research faculty) and scientific cooperation. Accompanied by representatives from the University of Montpellier, the Japanese delegation was able to visit École Polytech Montpellier and explore the campus of the Faculty of Sciences as well as the Faculty of Pharmacy before taking a brief tour of the laboratories, which included: the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics (LIRMM), the Montpellier University Space Center (CSUM), the Laboratory of Mechanics and Civil Engineering (LMGC), and the Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE).