Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has decided to expand exchanges with Shimane University, Japan, in various areas, including student exchanges.

JBNU and Shimane University signed their first MOU in 2013 and have maintained a cooperative relationship centered on student exchanges.

On the 10th, Shimane University President Otani Hiroki visited JBNU to discuss expanding exchange programs and met with An Guk-chan, Executive Vice-President for External Cooperation, and Cho Hwa-rim, Director of the Office of International Affairs, among others.

According to the discussions that day, the two universities agreed to increase the number of exchange students compared with the past and to include Shimane University students in JBNU's short-term Korean Cultural Experience Program.

In particular, they pledged to identify collaborative research areas of mutual interest and to express interest in and cooperate on JBNU’s Glocal University 30 project.

An Guk-chan, Executive Vice-President for External Cooperation, said, "We have maintained a very friendly cooperative relationship with Shimane University for more than 10 years, and I am very pleased that cooperation between the two universities can expand from today," and added, "Through substantive exchanges, we will further support JBNU's efforts to attract 5,000 international students, and I hope that opportunities for more students from a variety of majors to study at both universities will expand."