The signing ceremony of the MoU with the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association.
National Taiwan University (NTU) and the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (the Association) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 16, 2024, to cultivate Taiwanese talents in Japanese studies. This MoU ratifies the “Support Plan for Researchers in Japanese Studies,” under which the Association will support NTU’s Colleges of Law, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts employment of postdoctoral fellows specializing in Japanese studies.
Association representative Kazuyuki Katayama expressed his firm commitment to supporting Japan-related research activities conducted in Taiwan. He also highlighted the Association’s expectation that this collaboration with NTU, the leading university in Taiwan, would support Japan-related research and deepen mutual understanding between Japan and Taiwan. NTU President Wen-Chang Chen noted that NTU has already received donations from entrepreneurs to establish scholarships, such as the “NTU Nitori International Scholarship” and the “NTU Chung-Te Study-in-Japan Scholarship,” aimed at supporting students in Japanese studies and those pursuing master’s and doctoral programs in Japan. By signing this MoU, NTU will receive support from the Association for postdoctoral researchers to have a more complete talent cultivation chain. President Chen is optimistic that future collaboration between NTU and the Japanese academic community will deepen and broaden, further strengthening the ties between the two nations.
Following the speeches, President Chen and Representative Katayama jointly signed the MoU, witnessed by Dean Huang-Yu Wang of the College of Law, Dean Yu-Yu Cheng of the College of Liberal Arts, Vice Dean Yeun-Wen Ku of the College of Social Sciences, Vice Dean Sieh-Chuen Huang of the College of Law, and Professor Jing-Huei Tsau, Chair of the Department of Japanese Language and Literature.
After the signing ceremony, both parties toured the historical photographs displayed in the College of Law’s sixth conference room. This brief historical display highlights Taiwan’s process of democratization and the significant role played by legal professionals, reinforcing the deep friendship between Taiwan and Japan.
From Left to Right: Jing-Huei Tsau, Chair of the Department of Japanese Language and Literature, NTU; Yeun-Wen Ku, Vice Dean of the College of Social Sciences, NTU; Yu-Yu Cheng, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, NTU; Huang-Yu Wang, Dean of the College of Law, NTU; Wen-Chang Chen, President of NTU; Kazuyuki Katayama, Chief Representative of the Taipei Office, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association; Chiaki Muramoto, Secretary General of the Cultural Affairs and Public Relations Department, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association; Sieh-Chuen Huang, Vice Dean of the College of Law, NTU.
