{"id":1076,"date":"2026-05-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:42:30","slug":"%e3%83%a9%e3%83%83%e3%83%9a%e3%83%bc%e3%83%b3%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bb%e3%83%a9%e3%83%8f%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e5%b7%a5%e7%a7%91%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6%ef%bc%88%e3%83%95%e3%82%a3%e3%83%b3%e3%83%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/%e3%82%a4%e3%83%99%e3%83%b3%e3%83%88%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e5%a0%b1%e5%91%8a\/1076\/","title":{"rendered":"International Research and Laboratory Exchange with Associate Professor Humberto Almeida Jr. of LUT University (Finland)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of NUT\u2019s J-PEAKS project, we invited Associate Professor Humberto Almeida Jr. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT University) in Finland for a short-term visit beginning on Sunday, May 10. LUT University is a benchmark institution for NUT's J-PEAKS initiative. The purpose of this visit was to establish a research network between the two universities and to build a framework for long-term institutional collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his stay, President Kamado, Executive Director Takeda, and Vice President Miyashita received a courtesy call from Associate Professor Almeida. This visit provided an opportunity for a highly productive exchange of views on the future direction of ongoing international collaboration between the two universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, May 11, he spoke at a university-wide lecture titled \u201cIntroduction to LUT University: Toward Future Collaboration,\u201d where he presented LUT\u2019s cutting-edge initiatives. On Tuesday, May 12, he also delivered a lecture to faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This lecture focused on cutting-edge research regarding the microstructure of next-generation composite materials and data-driven design and manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To foster the formation of a research network, Associate Professor Almeida visited several mechanical engineering laboratories on campus and toured the GX Center and DXR Center. He engaged in lively discussions with faculty members from various fields regarding the potential for international collaborative research. These discussions centered on his specialty\u2014composite materials\u2014as well as research facilities such as 3D printers and non-destructive testing equipment. He also exchanged views with researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University, a J-PEAKS partner university, regarding future collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This visit has led to the initiation of several international collaboration projects. NUT will continue to vigorously and systematically promote global educational, research, and personnel exchanges with LUT University, with the J-PEAKS initiative at the core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6742-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6742-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6742-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6742-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6742-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6742-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6742-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scenes from the lecture; \"Introduction to LUT University\"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1000003739-1-6-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1000003739-1-6-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1000003739-1-6-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1000003739-1-6-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1000003739-1-6-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1000003739-1-6-2048x1388.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1000003739-1-6-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Associate Professor Humberto Almeida Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1013-2-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1013-2-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1013-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1013-2-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1013-2-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1013-2-2048x1374.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1013-2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy Call on the President Kamado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issued by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head Office for Research Strategy, Nagaoka University of Technology, URA (Saito, Takei, Kuribayashi)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u672c\u5b66\u306eJ-PEAKS\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u306e\u4e00\u74b0\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30015\u670810\u65e5\uff08\u65e5\uff09\u3088\u308a\u3001\u672c\u5b66\u306eJ-PEAKS\u30d9\u30f3\u30c1\u30de\u30fc\u30af\u5927\u5b66\u3067\u3042\u308b <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/%e3%82%a4%e3%83%99%e3%83%b3%e3%83%88%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e5%a0%b1%e5%91%8a\/1076\/\">Read more \u2192.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,28],"tags":[9,40],"class_list":["post-1076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-13","category-14","category-28","tag-9","tag-40"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1076"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1089,"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076\/revisions\/1089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}