On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Md. Daud Ali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Japan, paid a courtesy visit to President Hiroshige Nishina.
During the meeting, Ambassador Md. Daud Ali first explained the recent increase in the number of Bangladeshi students studying abroad in various countries. This was followed by an overview from Ehime University representatives regarding the university’s acceptance of international students and its initiatives under the Career Development Program for International Students, after which both sides exchanged views.
Attending the meeting were Mr. Md. Zoynal Abedin, First Secretary at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Japan, and from Ehime University, Professor Mitsunobu Kazuhiro, Executive Director and Vice President (International Relations), Professor Hato Kenji, Vice President (Regional Cooperation), Professor Kobayashi Osamu, Special Aide to the President (International Relations), and Associate Professor Islam Parvez from the Graduate School of Agriculture.
Ehime University has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Academic Exchange with three universities in Bangladesh and is currently hosting six Bangladeshi international students. In addition, in April 2025, the international collaborative research project in Bangladesh titled “Project for implementing water quality monitoring and purification technologies to mitigate health risks for antimicrobial resistances (AMR) in the Dhaka Metropolitan area” led by Professor Watanabe Kozo of the Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), was selected for the “JST-JICA Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS).”
Ehime University will continue to promote academic and student exchange with universities and other institutions in Bangladesh.
＜Institute for International Relations（IIR）＞