On April 17, Kanazawa University concluded the university-level Agreement for Cooperation and Exchange with Ifugao State University in the Philippines. President Serafin L. Ngohayon from Ifugao State University, Governor Pedro G. Mayam-o of Ifugao, and Director Tomoki Nitta and 1 other delegate from JICA Hokuriku attended the signing ceremony at Kakuma Campus. After the signing, there was a lively discussion about the on-going JICA Grass-root Project “Ifugao Satoyama Meister Training Program (IMSTP)” and the future student and researcher exchanges.