he 26th Academic Exchange Seminar between Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and Osaka University (OU) was held from 6 to 8 November 2024. This academic exchange seminar with SJTU, one of OU's strategic partners, has been alternately held between the universities since 1995. On this occasion, over 100 individuals from OU and SJTU were in attendance, including 20 members from OU, making for a lively seminar.

This year’s seminar featured seven fields, including joining and welding, materials, laser, naval architecture & ocean engineering, industrial biotechnology, combustion engineering, and smart cities. Workshops and facility tours for each field were held at various locations within SJTU.

The ceremony on 7 November began with opening addresses by Dr. ZHOU Cheng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC SJTU Committee, and Professor FUKASE Koichi, Executive Vice President for Global Engagement at OU. The addresses celebrated the seminar's long history and the intergenerational exchange it has fostered, while also expressing expectations for the further deepening of existing collaborations and the expansion of exchange into new fields.

Subsequently, representatives from each of the seminar's subcommittees reported on the achievements and progress of research collaborations. Finally, it was confirmed that this seminar will be continued in the future to further strengthen cooperation.

SJTU
Dr. ZHOU Cheng
Deputy Secretary of the CPC SJTU Committee

OU
Professor FUKASE Koichi
Executive Vice President

Opening Ceremony

Prior to the opening ceremony, a meeting between Dr. ZHOU Cheng. Deputy Secretary of the CPC SJTU Committee, and Professor FUKASE Koichi, Executive Vice President of OU, was held. During the meeting, Professor FUKASE explained the initiatives leading up to the "Inochi Declaration," which will be issued at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and gained the endorsement of SJTU. The two sides also looked back on the long history of exchange between the two universities and agreed to cooperate even more closely in the future to further advance research and education.

Meeting

Commemorative photo taken after the meeting