On March 28th, President Zhang Renshou met with Prof.Eto Shigehiro, Dean of Graduate School of Letters, and Mr.Konishi Akinori, Head of the Department of Student Support of Nishogakusha University.Directors of International Office and School of Japanese Language and Culture of ZJSU attended the meeting.

President Zhang Renshou extended warm welcome to the delegation, introduced school-running history and general situation of ZJSU, and expressed our hope of further expanding exchange programs and strengthening cooperation on the basis of current programs. Prof. Eto Shigehiro thought the cooperation between two universities, especially betweenNishogakusha University andSchool of Japanese Language and Culture of ZJSU have been smoothly conducted and he would give more support on those programs. After the meeting, the two parties signed framework cooperation agreement and exchange program protocol to extend cooperation.

Nishogakusha University is a private school established in 1949. The university is consisted of School of Letters, School of International Political Economy, and Graduate School of Letters. Early in 2005, vice president Prof.Watanabe Kazunori, and Prof.Takenaga Naoko, Head of Department of International Communication at Nishogakusha University had visited ZJSU. Prof. Wang Guangming, Secretary of the Party Committee at that time, and the former President Hu Zuguang met with them and signed framework cooperation agreement.