{"id":45997,"date":"2016-10-28T15:46:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T06:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=45997"},"modified":"2016-10-28T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T07:07:57","slug":"presidents-of-36-universities-at-waseda-for-japan-belgium-academic-roundtable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/45997","title":{"rendered":"Presidents of 36 Universities at Waseda for Japan-Belgium Academic Roundtable"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_45679\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45679 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b4fd2fc48e28852e356f15385d022c5d.jpg\" alt=\"\u2605T01_4624_02\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b4fd2fc48e28852e356f15385d022c5d.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b4fd2fc48e28852e356f15385d022c5d-610x404.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b4fd2fc48e28852e356f15385d022c5d-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japan-Belgium Academic Roundtable<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Marking the 150th anniversary of bi-national\u00a0relations, the Japan-Belgium Academic Roundtable was held on October 11 at Waseda University.<\/p>\n<p>University presidents from 36 Japanese and Belgian institutions gathered for the roundtable. At the opening ceremony, Waseda President Kaoru Kamata welcomed the guests, followed by a lecture by Office for International Planning Director Hideki Iwabuchi from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. The participants were then divided into groups to discuss three topics: globalization of higher education, industry-academia collaborations, and joint-degree doctoral programs. After a luncheon meeting, each group presented the conclusions of their discussions in front of the full group, which was joined by Queen Mathilde of the Belgians.<\/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 gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-45997 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/%e2%98%85t01_4673_02'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a2759f5b4c3b02b6ecf6a9c91e50d8d5-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-45676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a2759f5b4c3b02b6ecf6a9c91e50d8d5-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a2759f5b4c3b02b6ecf6a9c91e50d8d5-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-45676'>\n\t\t\t\tInternationalization group discussion led by Vice President Morita\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<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/%e2%98%85t01_4802_02'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/62d7aa61e1f81cf8fd6d48ff8893742c-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-45677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/62d7aa61e1f81cf8fd6d48ff8893742c-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/62d7aa61e1f81cf8fd6d48ff8893742c-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-45677'>\n\t\t\t\t President Kamata and Vice President Morita welcome Her Majesty Queen Mathilde\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Looking back in history, this roundtable was perhaps the first of its kind to be held between Belgian and Japanese university presidents. Both Belgian and Japanese universities look forward to further globalization, and this roundtable has contributed to forging stronger academic ties.<\/p>\n<h4>Participating institutions<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>From Japan<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Fukuoka University, Hitotsubashi University, Hokkaido University, Kanazawa University, Kansai University, Keio University, Kobe University, Kyushu University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Tohoku University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of the Arts, University of Miyazaki, University of Tsukuba, Waseda University, Japan Student Services Organization, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology<\/p>\n<h5>From Belgium<\/h5>\n<p>ARES, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Ecole nationale sup\u00e9rieure des arts visuels de La Cambre, Flemish Higher Education Council (VLUHR), FNRS, Ghent University, Haute Ecole L\u00e9onard de Vinci, Howest, de Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, ICHEC Brussels Management School, KU Leuven, KU Leuven Association, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain(UCL), Universit\u00e9 de Li\u00e8ge (ULg), Universit\u00e9 de Mons (UMons), Universit\u00e9 de Namur (UNamur), Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Universit\u00e9 Saint-Louis \u2013 Bruxelles, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Agreement between ULB and Waseda<\/h4>\n<p>Demonstrating the University\u2019s expanding relationship with Belgium, Waseda University signed an agreement with the Free University of Brussels at the New Otani Hotel on October 12. The signing ceremony was attended by the King of the Belgians, <span class=\"st\">Philippe L\u00e9opold Louis Marie<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45678\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45678 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a4a3c0d05cc34acfcbafed2f7ad0b74a.jpg\" alt=\"\u2605IMG_1910\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a4a3c0d05cc34acfcbafed2f7ad0b74a.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a4a3c0d05cc34acfcbafed2f7ad0b74a-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a4a3c0d05cc34acfcbafed2f7ad0b74a-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a4a3c0d05cc34acfcbafed2f7ad0b74a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a4a3c0d05cc34acfcbafed2f7ad0b74a-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a4a3c0d05cc34acfcbafed2f7ad0b74a-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Majesty King Philippe (C)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marking the 150th anniversary of bi-national\u00a0relations, the Japan-Belgium Academic Roundtable was held on Octo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":45677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,117],"tags":[214],"class_list":["post-45997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-topic","tag-intl-office-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45998,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45997\/revisions\/45998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}