From 27 to 31 October, Hokkaido University (HU) hosted three professional staff members from its Strategic International Partner, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) for the 2025 HU-UMA Two-way Professional (Technical) Staff Development Program. This jointly-organized program aims to foster networking among professional staff, strengthen support systems for international collaborative research, and enhance research infrastructure across both universities. The two universities arrange mobility of specialized staff members and online debriefing workshops with HU’s funding from the Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS) supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
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