On Friday, September 26, 2025, Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT) visited Niigata University of Pharmacy and Medical Life Sciences(NUPALS), a partner institution under the J-PEAKS project, for an opinion exchange and facility tour aimed at strengthening collaboration. From NUT, President Shigeharu Kamado, Executive Director Osamu Yamashita, Secretary-General Yoshio Kamiji, Executive Vice President Tadachika Nakayama, and administrative staff participated in the meeting. They engaged in a lively discussion with President Takumichi Sugihara, Professor Hiroshi Takaku (Dean of the Faculty of Applied Life Sciences), and other key members of the host institution. The dialogue focused on promoting joint research, administrative staff collaboration, and the mutual exchange of students, faculty, and staff.

Through this exchange, common challenges and the strategic direction for collaboration became clearer, marking a significant step toward a stronger partnership.

Following the meeting, the participants toured the campus facilities, specifically focusing on laboratories planned for future collaboration. This visit allowed both universities to share the J-PEAKS philosophy even more deeply and to clarify the path toward concrete social implementation.

Through this collaboration, NUT will continue to accelerate its initiatives toward creating social transformation.

Left: Exchange of opinions, Right: Laboratory tour

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Head Office for Research Strategy, Nagaoka University of Technology: Saito, Takei