Academic exchanges between FEFU and Japanese universities, assistance to FEFU work with Japanese business-community, joint innovative researches of our scholars – these and many other topics were discussed by FEFU President Dr. Vladimir Miklushevskiy and the new Council General of Japan in Vladivostok Mr. Ito Nobuaki at the meeting on July 13.
— We had very strong working and personal relations with your predecessor on the post of Council General of Japan in Vladivostok Mr. Yamado Jun, — said Mr. Miklushevskiy, opening the meeting. — I am sure that we’ll establish constructive cooperation on many issues.
Particalarly, FEFU is interested in establishing collaboration with Japanese universities, increasing the quantity of Japanese students, organizing faculty internships in Japan and inviting scholars from Japan to Far Eastern Federal University. This summer a delegation from FEFU is planning to visit Japan, its leading universities and a branch of FEFU that has been functioning in Hakodate for already 17 years.
— Consulate General offers its help to organize your trip to Japan and also to hold preparatory meetings before it, — suggested Mr. Ito Nobuaki.
Dr. Vladimir Miklushevskiy told about strategic plans and projects of FEFU that will be soon realized. Among them is the FEFU Medical Center which is being built on Island Russkiy now. This Medical Center will become the leading one in the Far East, and its equipment, design, professional competence of doctors and their treatment to patients will correspond to leading world clinics.
The FEFU President added that FEFU wants to purchase medical equipment for the Center from the Japanese corporation Toshiba, and also proposed to place some technical equipment for academic and research purposes, at the same time organizing “free show-room” for the company, where symposia, conferences and seminars will be held. FEFU is waiting for Consulate Gereral’s assistance in this matter.
Council General of Japan in Vladivostok has already seen the new campus of Far Eastern Federal University, its academic buildings and dormitories, the Students Center, sea front and of course the building of future Medical Center.
— I’m very impressed, the new FEFU campus is a great project, — Mr. Ito Nobuaki said. — I think it’ll be very interesting for Japanese students to study there. I hope we’ll establish good relations with your university and I’m ready to do what I can to help you.
By the way, during the meeting they spoke only Russian. The Council General admitted that he hadn’t spoken Russian for about 15 years and hopes to enrich his vocabulary in Vladivostok