Two members of the Republic Democratic Party of Japan visited SUNY Korea on August 7th to discuss ways to promote global education between the two counties. The Liberal Democratic Party has shown interest in Korea for its highly developed semiconductor companies and STEM-focused education. They especially expressed high interest in STEM education and industry-academic cooperation at SUNY Korea, a representative institution of global education.
Pyungryun Yu, Vice President of SUNY Korea, attended the meeting with Wada Yoshiaki and Kada Hiroyuki, Members of the Republic Democratic Party of Japan. They discussed the background and status of the establishment of the Incheon Global Campus and SUNY Korea, as well as the current status of industry-academia cooperation and future prospects.
Wada Yoshiaki said, "I was able to hear about SUNY Korea after a visit to the State University of New York (SUNY), meeting with the Vice Chancellor, and I am very happy to understand and fully discuss the successful educational model of Korean campuses. I hope we will show deep interest in the achievements of STEM education and seek ways to cooperate with each other for the development of global talent and industry-academia cooperation in the future."
“We are happy to introduce the excellent education system and industry-academic cooperation model of New York State University to Japanese political and research officials through this visit,” Vice-President Pyungryun Yu said. "We look forward to developing relations in the future through exchanges between the two countries."
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