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On September 3rd 2018, the opening ceremony for ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ Mongolia Research Center, the 18th overseas base of ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥, was held in Ulaanbaatar State University (USU) in Mongolia. On the same day, before the opening ceremony, the delegation from ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ including President Mitsuo Ochi, Executive and Vice President Toshiyuki Sato and Prof. Nobuharu Sato of Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, attended the USU¡¯s entrance ceremony where President Ochi made a congratulatory address.

The opening ceremony initiated with a ribbon-cutting by the participants including President Ochi and USU President Sanjaa Baigalsaikhan, with attendance of representatives from the Embassy of Japan in Mongolia and the Mongolia-Japan Center For Human Resources Development of The Japan Foundation, followed by the unveiling of signboard by presidents of both universities.

Kyokushuzan-zeki, a successful former professional sumo wrestler, rushed to the luncheon party after the opening ceremony to celebrate the occasion.

ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ and USU concluded an inter-university exchange agreement in November 2016 and both universities have deepen relations since then, including ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ accepting students from USU for the ¡°Japanese Language and Culture Special Program¡±.

With the establishment of this center, it is hoped that the collaboration between the two universities will develop further.

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(USU¡¯s homepage written in Mongolian language)