The 4th Consortium Meeting of CAMPUS Asia Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Sustainable Infrastructure Development
On December 6, 2024, the 4th Consortium Meeting of CAMPUS Asia Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Sustainable Infrastructure Development was held at Shandong University, China. A total of 31 participants from five participating universities (7 from Nagasaki University, 2 from Sungkyunkwan University in Korea, 19 from Shandong University in China, 2 from National University of Laos, and 1 from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore) attended this consortium meeting.
In the opening remarks, each university reviewed and commented that the CAMPUS Asia Program contributed significantly to nurturing global human resources for infrastructure development, by constantly improving DD Program, Short-Term Exchange program, and introducing a credit transfer system. In addition, the participants expressed their hope that the establishment of the International Collaboration Laboratory would lead to further cooperation between universities, soliciting more active research collaboration and faculty exchanges.
The main topics of this meeting were as follows:
1) 2024 Implementation Report on four major programs
a) Hybrid Short-Term Exchange Program
b) Double Degree Program (DD)
c) ASEAN Expanded Short-Term Exchange Program
d) International Collaboration Laboratory
2) 2025 Implementation Plan
3) Discussion to further improve the quality of the program
Regarding the implementation plan for 2025, all participants agreed on the proposed schedule and number of exchange students for the four major programs. Regarding the ASEAN Expanded Short-Term Exchange Program, Nagasaki University announced its plan to continue to accept students from the National University of Laos (NUOL), as well as to dispatch students to both NUOL and Nanyang Technological University in FY2025. It was also agreed that an international symposium and alumni event would be held simultaneously at Nagasaki University in late 2025.
After the meeting, Shandong University hosted “The Second Research Exchange Seminar” to promote research exchange between universities. From Nagasaki University, Professor Tomoaki Itayama and Associate Professor Shinta Seto presented their research results.
The third mode of the CAMPUS Asia Program will come to an end in March 2026. Since FY2025 will be the final year of the program, five universities have confirmed that they will continue to work closely to further enhance the quality of the program in 2025.
