TUAN Topics: Univeristy of Tsukuba and University of Washigton Forge AI Partnership with NVIDIA and Amazon

2024.04.12

University of Tsukuba and University of Washington have entered into a landmark partnership in collaboration with and funded by NVIDIA and Amazon.

This Japan-US partnership is aimed at fostering research, human resource development, entrepreneurship, and social implementation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

The agreement was announced on April 9th in Washington D.C., where representatives from both universities and collaborating U.S. corporations participated in a signing ceremony.

TUAN Topics: Student Commons’ SDGs RECYCLING PROJECT

2024.04.11

“Student Commons’ SDGs RECYCLING PROJECT,” a project to collect ‘still-useable unused items’ and give them to students,

including new students for free, is taking place in the Student Commons, a space for students to interact with each other.

(Monday, April 4 through Friday, April 12. The project will end when all items run out.)

RECYCLING PROJECT! Collection at Division of Student Exchange (1A101)

TUAN Topics: Students from the Bordeaux Institute of Technology came to Japan

2024.04.10

The students participating in the Tsukuba Short-term Study Program (TSSP) from the Bordeaux Institute of Technology, arrived in Japan, and Associate Professor Aranha Claus de Castro, who is in charge of the program, conducted an orientation session.

The orientation was also attended by the students of the University of Tsukuba who participated in an internship at the Bordeaux Institute of Technology in March.

One of the students from the Bordeaux Institute of Technology, said that she was really looking forward to coming to Japan and looked happy to see the students of the University of Tsukuba again in Japan.

TUAN Topics: Undergraduate Entrance Ceremony / Graduate School Entrance Ceremony for AY2024

2024.04.08

The entrance ceremonies for the undergraduate school, graduate school, and the Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Teacher Training School for the academic year 2024 were held at the University Hall Auditorium on April 5. Newly enrolled students included 2,217 undergraduate students, 7 Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Teacher Training School students, and 2,511 graduate students.

TUAN Topics: Scene of the staff training in Bordeaux, France

2024.04.05

This is a scene from the staff training program at the University of Bordeaux, France, conducted from March 4 to 8.

A training staff member gives a presentation on University of Tsukuba to students from IUT de Bordeaux, who are scheduled to come to our university in April.
TUAN Topics:
Staff training in Bordeaux, France (March 19, 2024)
https://www.bgi.sec.tsukuba.ac.jp/post-tuan-en/tuan-topics20240319en/

TUAN Topics: University of Tsukuba and IIT Bombay Sign Agreements for Academic Collaboration and Joint Institute

2024.04.04

On March 26, 2024, President NAGATA Kyosuke of the University of Tsukuba and Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, held an online signing ceremony for three agreements: a Letter of Intent (LOI) on the Establishment of the Joint Institute (IITB-UT), a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Academic Exchange, and a Students and Scholars Exchange Program Agreement.

This signing marks a significant step towards closer collaboration between the University of Tsukuba and IIT Bombay, paving the way for joint research, student exchange, and other academic initiatives.

 

 

TUAN Topics: Cherry blossoms have bloomed

2024.04.02

Cherry blossoms in the rainbow plaza have bloomed.
This year the blossoms are later than usual and only about 10% of the tree are in bloom, but when they are in full bloom, the plaza will be filled with cherry blossoms.

photo of cherry blossoms taken today
as seen in previous years