5月19日,ブラジルの在マナウス日本国総領事である荻野正裕氏が和田隆志学長を表敬訪問しました。
マナウスにはブラジルで唯一の石川県人会があり,日系人およそ3万人が暮らし,多くの日系企業が進出しているなど,日本や石川と深いつながりがあります。
荻野氏から,マナウスの地理的文化的特色について話があった後,ブラジルは親日家が多く日本語を学ぶ学生が多いことから,金沢大学の学生にもぜひマナウスを訪問してほしい旨が述べられました。また,マラリア研究に積極的に取り組む医薬保健研究域の吉田栄人教授の研究について,マナウスを拠点としたさらなる推進への期待が表明されました。
和田学長は,日本語や日本文化を学ぶマナウスからの学生の受け入れも視野に,積極的な学術研究交流を進めていきたいと前向きな姿勢を示しました。
金沢大学はマナウスのアマゾナス連邦大学を含むブラジルの3大学と大学間協定を締結しています。
On May 19, Mr. Masahiro Ogino, Consul General of Japan in Manaus, Brazil, paid a courtesy visit to President Takashi Wada.
Manaus has deep ties with Japan and Ishikawa, as it is the only city with an Ishikawa Kenjinkai in Brazil, where approximately 30,000 people of Japanese descent live, and many Japanese companies have established operations.
Mr. Ogino spoke about the geographical and cultural characteristics of Manaus.
He mentioned that he would like Kanazawa University students to visit Manaus, as Brazil has many pro-Japanese people as well as many students who study Japanese language. He also expressed his hope for further promotion of research by Professor Shigeto Yoshida of the Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, who is actively engaged in malaria research, based in Manaus. President Wada expressed his positive attitude toward active academic and research exchange, and also accepting students from Manaus who are studying Japanese language and culture.
Kanazawa University has concluded inter-university agreements with three Brazilian universities, including the Federal University of Amazonas in Manaus.