Excerpted from Compass
By the Office of Global Affairs
Ohio University welcomed several officials from Japan’s Iwate Prefectural University to Athens in February.
The IPU representatives were hosted by the Linguistics Department and took part in a wide range of other events.
Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis and Iwate Prefectural University Vice President, University Administration, Dr. Jun Ishido
One main collaboration that OHIO has been working with IPU on since 2011 is the Tsunami Relief Project, created by Dr. Christopher Thompson, Associate Professor and Chair of Linguistics, as an enrichment opportunity for OHIO students studying abroad at one of four partner institutions in Japan, as well as for alumni living in Japan.
In a meeting with OHIO President M. Duane Nellis, IPU Vice President Dr. Jun Ishido thanked OHIO for its support in the Tsunami Relief Project and explained the significant of the contributions of the OHIO students.
“Your students’ presence let the people know that they are not forgotten,” Ishido said. The people of the Iwate Prefecture are thankful to see the OHIO students each year, and the students have done a great deal to help with the relief efforts.
During the February visit, the IPU officials met with OHIO faculty, staff and students to discuss the OPIE project, Tsunami Relief Project and potential areas for future collaboration.
President Nellis and Vice President Ishido also discussed how the relationship between OHIO and IPU is benefiting students from both institutions.
In addition, IPU has been sending undergraduates to the Ohio Program of Intensive English to study intensive English during the spring semester since 2016. Seven IPU students were on campus from Feb. 24 to March 10.
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