  {"id":145289,"date":"2021-07-21T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=145289"},"modified":"2021-07-20T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T02:38:46","slug":"uh-jal-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/21\/uh-jal-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation, human resources, focus of <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr>, <abbr title=\"Japan Airlines\">JAL<\/abbr> collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_145320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145320\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-japan-airlines.jpg\" alt=\"two people holding up folders\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-japan-airlines.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-japan-airlines-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-japan-airlines-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Hiroshi Kuroda, Japan Airlines regional manager, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new partnership aims to enhance collaborative opportunities centered on human resource development through innovation for University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa students. The <a href=\"https:\/\/shidler.hawaii.edu\/\">Shidler College of Business<\/a> and Japan Airlines <abbr title=\"Company\">Co<\/abbr>., <abbr title=\"Limited\">Ltd<\/abbr>. (<abbr>JAL<\/abbr>) signed a Memorandum of Understanding during a ceremony at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa on Tuesday, July 20.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-jal-mou-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"two people shaking hands while sitting at a desk\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-145321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-jal-mou-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-jal-mou-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manoa-shidler-jal-mou.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> and <abbr>JAL<\/abbr> will work together in various fields, including non-tourism sectors, to resolve social issues in the islands, including environmental concerns and achievement of sustainable development goals, to increase the attractiveness and value of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> to realize a sustainable society that can be passed onto future generations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are thrilled for the opportunity to collaborate with Japan Airlines,&rdquo; Shidler College of Business Dean <strong>Vance Roley<\/strong> said. &ldquo;Given <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s rich historical ties to Japan, coupled with <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> being a premier destination for Japanese visitors, this is a synergistic alignment. We look forward to working with <abbr>JAL<\/abbr> and providing unique opportunities to our students.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are looking forward to deepening our relationship with the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Shidler College of Business as we aim to help cultivate a more sustainable society in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>, by leveraging the strengths of students focused in the fields of innovation, tourism and human resource development in collaboration with our own innovation team located in Silicon Valley,&rdquo; said Hiroshi Kuroda, Japan Airlines regional manager, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> region.<\/p>\n<h2>Cooperation and collaboration plans<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102165\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manoa-shidler-tim-merge-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"building\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-102165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manoa-shidler-tim-merge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manoa-shidler-tim-merge-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manoa-shidler-tim-merge-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manoa-shidler-tim-merge.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shidler College of Business<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Establish a pilot program that will consider commercialization that will solve social issues or enhance customer value<\/li>\n<li>Implement a travel-centered mobile app and conduct joint research on database marketing and commercialization<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with <abbr>TRUE<\/abbr> (an initiative launched by the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Executive Collaborative, which aims to tech-enable local businesses) on events that promote the activities of start-ups and to create new business opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Establish a human resource development internship program at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> to provide internship opportunities for students at various <abbr>JAL<\/abbr> offices in the U.S. (<abbr>JAL<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> branch and Silicon Valley Investment and Innovation Group) and Japan (<abbr>JAL<\/abbr> Innovation Lab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This collaboration is an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goals of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=25\">Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), two of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The partnership will include establishing a pilot program, launching a mobile app and creating an internship 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