On December 6th, president Zhang Renshou met withProf Tamihiro SHIGEMORI, dean of CollegeofPolicy ScienceatRitsumeikanUniversity, and their delegation. On behalf of ZJSU, Zhang signed cooperation agreement withRitsumeikanUniversity. On the signing conference, the two sides introduced their universities, expressed their expectations to develop extensive exchange and communication. According to the agreement, the two universities will conduct cooperation in teachers and students exchange programs and hold academic seminars. Persons in charge from International Exchanges and Cooperation Office andSchoolofJapanese Languageand Culture also attended the meeting.

After the conference, Prof. Tamihiro SHIGEMORI attended Chinese classes for overseas students atSchoolofInternational Education, visited the teaching building ofSchoolofJapanese Language, and discussed issues about cooperation programs with persons in charge on our side. And the Japanese delegation talked with our students and answered students’ question about studying inJapan.

RitsumeikanUniversityis a private university inKyoto,Japan, tracing its roots to 1922. The university is one of the top universities inJapanand also known as one of the four leading private universities in westernJapan. KAN-KAN-DO-RITS (KwanseiGakuinUniversity,KansaiUniversity,DoshishaUniversity, andRitsumeikanUniversity) is the abbreviation that many people refer to when talking about the four leading private universities in the region.