ドイツ・ポツダム大学と学術交流協定を締結しました New Academic Partnership Established with the University of Potsdam

2025/9/19

本学は、多くの海外の大学等と学術交流協定を締結し、積極的に国際交流を推進しています。この度、2025年9月10日に、ドイツのポツダム大学と学生交流を含む学術交流協定を締結しました。
本協定は、ポツダム大学の所在するドイツ・ブランデンブルク州と埼玉県との姉妹都市提携25周年を記念する事業の一環として、同大学から埼玉県を通じて本学に協定締結の申出があり、これに応じたものです。
当日は、ブランデンブルグ州からVolker-Gerd Westphal事務次官ら州政府関係者、埼玉県から大野元裕知事および白土幸仁埼玉県議会議長ら埼玉県関係者が立会人として参列しました。厳かな雰囲気の中、Oliver Günther学長と坂井貴文学長が協定書に署名し、今後の両校の交流推進を祈念しました。
協定締結後、学生交流に焦点を置いた意見交換会が開かれ、市橋秀夫副学長(国際・グローバル教育担当)から、本学を紹介する目的で、プレゼンテーションが行われました。

Saitama University (SU) actively promotes international collaboration by establishing academic exchange agreements with numerous universities and institutions worldwide. As part of these efforts, on September 10, 2025, we signed a new academic exchange agreement with the University of Potsdam (UP) in Germany, which includes student exchange programs.
This agreement was concluded in response to a proposal from UP, coordinated through Saitama Prefecture, as part of a project commemorating the 25th anniversary of the sister city partnership between the State of Brandenburg in Germany, where UP is located, and Saitama Prefecture.
At the signing ceremony, Mr. Volker-Gerd Westphal, State Secretary, and other government officials from the State of Brandenburg, as well as Mr. Motohiro Ōno, Governor of Saitama Prefecture, and Mr. Yukihito Shirato, Chairman of the Saitama Prefectural Assembly, and other government officials from Saitama Prefecture were present as official witnesses. In a solemn atmosphere, Dr. Oliver Günther, President of UP and Dr. Takafumi Sakai, President of SU signed the agreement, expressing their hopes for promoting future exchange between the two universities.
After the signing, a discussion focused on student exchange took place. Dr. Hideo Ichihashi, Vice President for International Affairs and Global Education, gave a presentation introducing SU.