{"id":27472,"date":"2023-10-23T13:40:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T04:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/?p=27472"},"modified":"2023-11-01T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T01:23:20","slug":"waseda-university-and-university-of-bath-sign-a-new-departmental-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/news-en\/2023\/10\/23\/27472\/","title":{"rendered":"Waseda University and University of Bath sign a new departmental agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, September 11, 2023, representatives from Waseda University&#8217;s Faculty of Sport Sciences visited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Bath<\/a> to sign a new departmental agreement with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/faculties\/faculty-of-humanities-social-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Bath is a public university in the UK and is located in the city of Bath. The city of Bath is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<br \/>\nSeveral of the UK&#8217;s university rankings rate the University of Bath as a top university and it is known as a university putting effort into its sport science education and research. It is also ranked 7th in QS&#8217;s World University Rankings for 2023 in sports-related subjects.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27472 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-360x270.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-27625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-720x540.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-27625'>\n\t\t\t\tCampus view of the University of Bath\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-27626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-27626'>\n\t\t\t\tThe university library\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Until now, several faculty members from the two departments have been conducting academic exchanges that include collaborative research and co-authoring papers.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2023, the Faculty of Sport Sciences invited Associate Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.bath.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/rui-biscaia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rui Biscaia<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/departments\/department-for-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department for Health<\/a>, which focuses on sports science within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/news-en\/2023\/07\/04\/24849\/\">to Waseda University as a visiting scholar<\/a>. He conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/news-en\/2023\/08\/02\/25803\/\">an intensive lecture titled &#8220;Sport Sponsorship Management&#8221;<\/a> and subsequently organized a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/news-en\/2023\/08\/08\/25767\/\"> mini-workshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The newly signed agreement aims to turn these individual activities into an organized effort in order to comprehensively enhance collaboration in education and research within the field of sports.<\/p>\n<p>The signing ceremony, which took place on September 11th, was attended by key individuals including Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/announcements\/professor-julian-chaudhuri-announced-as-pro-vice-chancellor-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julian Chaudhuri<\/a>, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education at the University of Bath, Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/announcements\/professor-deborah-wilson-announced-as-new-dean-of-the-faculty-of-humanities-social-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deborah Wilson<\/a>, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.bath.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/rui-biscaia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rui Biscaia<\/a> (Associate Professor) and Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.bath.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/andrew-manley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Manley<\/a>, Senior Lecturer from the Department for Health.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see 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src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-3-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-3-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-3-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><sup>Prof.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/w-rdb.waseda.jp\/html\/100001014_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hirotaka Matsuoka<\/a>, Senior Dean presenting a commemorative gift and a pennant of the Faculty of Sport Sciences to Pro-Vice-Chancellor Julian Chaudhuri (left) and an image of the signing ceremony (right)<\/sup><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27532\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eyecatch-bath.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eyecatch-bath.png 1071w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eyecatch-bath-610x457.png 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eyecatch-bath-940x705.png 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eyecatch-bath-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eyecatch-bath-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/eyecatch-bath-720x540.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group photo at the signing ceremony<\/p><\/div>\n<p><sup>Back row from left: Dr. Rui Biscaia, Dr. Andrew Manley, Deputy Dean <a href=\"https:\/\/w-rdb.waseda.jp\/html\/100000036_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiroaki Masaki<\/a>, Dean Deborah Wilson, Ms. Jessica Carwardine (International Affairs Officer, University of Bath)<\/sup><br \/>\n<sup>Front row from left: Senior Dean Matsuoka, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Julian Chaudhuri<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>After the signing ceremony, the group toured classrooms and sports facilities under the guidance of Ms. Sarah Turner, a staff member from the University of Bath.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-27472 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt 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src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, 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