ヤンゴン工科大学との部局間学術交流協定を締結／School of Eng., UTokyo Signed MoU with Yangon Technological Univ.
2018年２月20日、東京大学大学院工学系研究科とヤンゴン工科大学との部局間学術交流の協定調印式が、ヤンゴンにて執り行われました。調印式には、関村直人副学長をはじめとし、社会基盤学専攻から加藤浩徳専攻長、目黒公郎教授、川崎昭如特任教授、竹内渉准教授が、応用化学専攻から北森武彦専攻長、馬渡和真准教授が列席し、ヤンゴン工科大学からはMyint Thein学長、Mya Mya Oo元学長、Khin Than Yu副学長をはじめとする代表が参加しました。調印式後に行われた会議では、今後の連携について様々な議論が交わされました。
本学の戦略的パートナーシップ大学プロジェクトにおいて将来のパートナーシップが見通せる大学のひとつとしてヤンゴン工科大学が採択されたことを機に、工学系研究科および生産技術研究所を中心に、学生交流、共同研究、FD等を推進し、本協定締結へと繋がりました。
近年の民主化や経済改革を経て、急速な経済発展を遂げているミャンマーでは、国土・都市開発に必要となる社会基盤の整備とそれらを担う国内の人材育成が急務です。戦略的パートナーシップの枠組みの中で、本学工学系研究科（社会基盤学専攻、応用化学専攻）および生産技術研究所が連携し、科学技術インフラの教育と技術移転に関する事業を推進しています。今後は、学生交流、共同研究の実施等、更なる連携と広範な分野での持続的かつ多様な交流等を強化して行く予定です。
A ceremony to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between School of Engineering, UTokyo and Yangon Technological University (YTU) was held in Yangon on February 20, 2018. In the signing ceremony, UTokyo Vice President Sekimura, Prof. Kitamori (School of Engineering), Prof. Kato (School of Engineering), Proj. Prof. Kawasaki (School of Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Mawatari (School of Engineering), Prof. Meguro (Institute of Industrial Science), and Assoc. Prof. Takeuchi (Institute of Industrial Science) met YTU Rector Myint Thein, Former Rector Mya Mya Oo, Pro-Rector Khin Than Yu, and Heads of all Departments. Followed by the signing ceremony, a series of discussions was made to accelerate future collaborations based on this Memorandum of Understanding.
In the scheme of UTokyo Strategic Partnership Project, YTU has been selected as one of our prospective strategic partner institutions. The School of Engineering, in collaboration with the Institute of Industrial Science, has strengthened a relationship by promoting student exchange, cooperative research, and faculty development in the past years, and those efforts have led to a conclusion of the MOU.
Since the recent political transformation and economic reforms, Myanmar has been experiencing an on-going series of rapid changes and development. In the country, there is a critical need to form a foundation of civil engineering that is inevitable for urban planning. In addition, nurturing skilled talents is also a challenge faced.
As a part of the UTokyo Strategic Partnership Project, the School of Engineering (Civil Engineering Dept. and Applied Chemistry Dept.), in collaboration with the Institute of Industrial Science, has established a platform of educational/research programs for science and technology infrastructure in the past years. This MOU expects to advance further academic interactions including student exchange and joint research, and develop sustainable relationships in broader fields.
