2026Years8Month26On Sunday, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)ofUlrik Dam Nielsen (Ulrik Damm Nielsen) Professor (Head of the Department of Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) visited our university, and President Toshio Iseki, Associate Professor Takanori Sakai (Department of Distribution and Information Engineering), who is the contact faculty member, and the MarineAIProfessor Toru Kino and Assistant Professor Kazunori Hiraga from the Development Evaluation Center attended the meeting.

　NielsenThe professor attended the event held the previous day.METISHe spoke at a mini-symposium in the program, and this courtesy visit was made possible by taking advantage of the opportunity during his stay at our university.

　During the meeting, it was mentioned that discussions regarding its implementation are currently underway at our university.Industrial PhDWe were given an overview of the system and its implementation in Denmark. Following that, an exchange of opinions took place regarding the future of collaboration between the Technical University of Denmark and our university, mainly focusing on the relationship between our university andDTUThe ongoing exchange between the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering,Maritime DTUDiscussions were held regarding the possibility of developing collaboration through interdisciplinary centers such as those mentioned above.

　The Technical University of Denmark is implementing the followingMETISAs a partner school of the "Program,"AIIt is also a consortium school of the "Professional Excellence Graduate School Program."METISThe program includes the implementation of online joint classes and "OceanAIWe have been actively promoting exchanges, including student exchanges through our "Program."

　Our university will continue to promote further development of collaboration and cooperation in the maritime and ocean-related fields with the Technical University of Denmark through student exchanges and research cooperation.

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