I am pleased to hold a student exchange event between National Taiwan University (NTU), Makerere University (MAK), Uganda, and Okayama University (OU), which is supported by the Sakura Science Exchange program, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).  Twelve students from NTU,  three from MAK, and eight from OU will participate in the event. This program is trilateral between the three universities. We will have another exchange event at NTU by sending OU students, which WESCO Co. LTD will financially support.

The Environmental Management course at OU, the Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering at NTU, and the Department of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering at MAK have similar backgrounds in rural and environmental sciences. These departments have strengthened biological and ecological research areas, emphasizing practical field science. By visiting research fields in different regions during the events, students will learn about environmental problems and related research activities. In addition, these opportunities are suitable for matching a student with their future host professor. I hope many highly motivated students from NTU and MAK come to the Master and Ph.D. programs at OU in the near future.