Kyoto Univ. opens industry-gov't-academia liaison office in London

Japan's Kyoto University held an opening ceremony Friday for its European liaison office in London to promote global cooperation among industry, government and academia.
The office is intended to reinforce collaboration with major universities in Britain and other European countries as well as to promote and implement joint research with international companies, the university said.
It is the university's first overseas industry-government-academia liaison office to which members of its staff are posted.
"Now is the age when it is important for academic and research organizations to exchange information," said Hiroshi Matsumoto, the university's president, at a press conference.
"We will send out activities of Kyoto University in English" with the launch of the office, Matsumoto said.
Kyoto University has made preparations for opening a similar liaison office in the United States, it said
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