President Nagata visits the President of Turkmenistan

A university delegation led by President Kyosuke Nagata visited the Republic of Turkmenistan on May 18 to 20, 2017.

President Nagata held a meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss the new educational programs at the Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University, being considered for implementation by the University of Tsukuba with support from the Japanese government.

The Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University, which opened on September 1 last year, is the first real engineering school in Turkmenistan featuring Japanese style education. Currently, two faculty members of the Humanities and Social Sciences have been dispatched to teach Japanese Language courses in the Preparatory Program.

President Nagata told the Turkmen President that to realize implementation of five new programs, which include ICT/ Robotics, nano-technology, environmental engineering, etc., and to ensure quality of Japanese style education, certain conditions such as IT infrastructure development, are necessary for dispatching faculty and administrative staff.

President Gurbanguly appreciated the support shown by the University of Tsukuba to the Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University, and promised to take necessary measures towards commencement of the new programs.

The University of Tsukuba delegation, together with the Japanese Ambassador to Turkmenistan, H.E. Takahiko Katsumata, visited the campus of the Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University, its affiliated elementary and junior high school (focused on Japanese language education) and the Turkmenistan Academic Technology Center.

President Nagata having a conversation with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

At the elementary school affiliated with the Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University

At the Turkmenistan Academic Technology Center