Chubu University Partnerships
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Location: Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
History
- 1973, Chubu University President Dr. Kohei Miura and OHIO President Dr. Claude Sowle signed a formal agreement stating that the universities would exchange professors as a part of the Miura Visiting Professors program.
- 1979, Chubu University gave OHIO 175 Cherry Blossom Trees in recognition of OHIO's 175th anniversary. In 2003, Chubu University gave OHIO 94 Yoshino Cherry Trees and 9 Double Weeping Cherry Trees to replace damaged plants and to increase the total number of cherry trees at OHIO to 200, in honor of OHIO's bicentennial celebration. OHIO has created a website, Cherry Blossoms at 91̽»¨, to show images of the trees and to detail the history.
- 1993, when the two universities marked the 20th anniversary of their agreement, OHIO sent an identical replica of Cutler Hall's cupola to Chubu University.
- 2004, , which was renovated and expanded thanks to a generous gift of 100 million yen, or approximately $850,000 from Chubu University in honor of its late President and Chancellor Kazuo Yamada.
- In November 2014, an OHIO delegation led by President Roderick McDavis visited Chubu University in celebration of their 50th Anniversary.
- 2015, is opened, named in honor of Dr. Tomoyasu Tanaka and Mrs. Sumiko Tanaka. Dr. Tanaka was an 91̽»¨ physics and astronomy faculty member from 1971-1989 and is widely considered the father of the OU-Chubu University relationship.
- 2017, Chubu delegation, led by President Osamu Ishihara, visited Athens for President M. Duane Nellis’ Investiture Ceremony.
- 2018, OHIO delegation, led by President M. Duane Nellis, visited Chubu to strengthen institutional connections.
- 2019, Chubu delegation of biomedical and engineering Researchers, led by Yutaka Hirata (former Glidden Professor), met with OHIO departments in their respective areas of expertise.
- 2023, OHIO and Chubu of partnership.
2023 May, Chubu Delegation, led by Chancellor Yasuhiro Iye, in celebration of the OHIO Honorary degree bestowed upon Chancellor Emeritus Atsuo Iiyoshi.
2023 November, Chubu Delegation, led by President Yoshimi Takeuchi.
Areas of Partnership
- Faculty Exchange Programs
- Kohei Miura Visiting Professorship (OHIO to Chubu)
- Robert Glidden Visiting Professorship (Chubu to OHIO)
- Library Cooperation
- Facilities
- Chubu University Commemorative Japanese Collection and Chubu Reading Room in Alden Library at 91̽»¨
- The 91̽»¨ Lounge in the Miura Memorial Library at Chubu University
- Library Staff Exchange Program
- Facilities
- Scholarships and Fellowships offered by OHIO
- The Charles J. Ping Graduate Fellowship
- The Charles J. Ping Tuition Scholarship
- The 91̽»¨ College of Engineering Tuition Scholarship
- The 91̽»¨ Mechanical Engineering Graduate Fellowship
- Scholarships and Fellowships offered by Chubu University
- The Chubu University Kazuo Yamada Fellowship
- Ryozo Ohnishi Graduate Fellowship (OHIO Student graduate study at Chubu)
- The Ohio Program of English Language Teaching (OPELT)
- Student Exchange and other activities
- Reciprocal Student Exchange
- Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE)- Choki Program for Chubu Students in Athens