Building Partnerships in Japan

As part of the Office of Global Affairs’ targeted partnership development in strategic countries, Dr. Jun Liu, Vice President/Vice Provost for Global Affairs, traveled to Yokohama, Japan to meet with city officials and local universities and discuss potential areas for collaboration. The connection, made possible by CEWIT Advisory Board Member Masa Maeda, coincides with the City of Yokohama opening a representative office in New York City later this year.

While in Yokohama, Dr. Liu met with five public and private universities to discuss the potential for student and faculty exchanges, as well as with city officials and Mayor Fumiko Hayashi. A prominent former business leader in Japan, Mayor Hayashi was previously named one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes and is the first female mayor in Yokohama.

Mayor Hayashi will visit Stony Brook in late November to meet with University officials and give a lecture leadership as part of the Global Forum series.