{"id":111034,"date":"2020-02-12T10:44:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T20:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=111034"},"modified":"2020-08-07T13:13:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T23:13:15","slug":"uh-manoa-okinawan-university-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/12\/uh-manoa-okinawan-university-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa reaffirms partnership with Okinawan university"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Â鶹´«Ã½President David Lassner and University of the Ryukyus President Mutsumi Nishida re-signed an agreement between the two schools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A 1988 University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa agreement with an Okinawan university was reaffirmed by both schools in January 2020.<\/p>\n

Campus leaders from UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a> and University of the Ryukyus<\/a> met to re-sign an agreement between the sister schools. It encourages continued faculty and staff collaboration, student exchange programs and the exchange of academic materials and publications.<\/p>\n

There have been several highlights over the past 32 years, most notably, the establishment of the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Center for Okinawan Studies in 2008, which focuses on Okinawa-related issues and research interests. The University of the Ryukyus also honored Â鶹´«Ã½with a pair of Shisa (traditional lion dog guardian) statues, which were installed on Maile Way next to Hamilton Library.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa has sent 13 students to the University of the Ryukyus and 25 students have come to UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa from Okinawa to study. Currently, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa has one University of the Ryukyus student studying this year, who is taking classes in the School of Travel Industry Management. M\u0101noa International Exchange plans to nominate a student for an exchange in the academic year 2020–2021.<\/p>\n