Shinshu Univ. School of Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, Renew the Academic Cooperation and Exchange Agreement

On May 21, 2018, the delegation from Shinshu University School of Medicine visited Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital (RAMA), Bangkok Thailand, and renewed the academic cooperation and exchange agreement.

RAMA is located in the center of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and is one of the world's leading institutions of medical education, and their representatives including Prof. Piyamitr Sritara, Dean of RAMA, and Prof.Sirintara Singhara Na Ayudhaya, Deputy Dean for International Relations, welcomed quite warmly the delegation from Shinshu University School of Medicine including Dean Prof. Eiji Tanaka, Prof. Tsuyoshi Tada as Director of Center for Medical Education and Clinical Training, and Prof. Kei-ichi Higuchi as Director of International Relations.

This agreement was initially signed in 2013 between RAMA and Shinshu University School of Medicine, and the achievements in active collaborations in the last 5 years encouraged both RAMA and Shinshu to renew the agreement.　Dean Prof. Piyamitr Sritara for RAMA and Dean Prof. Eiji Tanaka for Shinshu University School of Medicine signed the agreement, witnessed by Mr. Go-ichiro Kimura, First Secretary in charge of Health and Welfare, Embassy of Japan in Thailand. Mr. Kimura remarked a strong interest in our fruitful relationships and the past exchanges results, and also the hope of further development in our partnership.

Following the signing ceremony, both representatives introduced remarkable research activities, and suggested further research collaborations and student exchanges.

School of Medicine continues to activate international exchanges increasingly for international contribution through medical research and education.