From the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Mr. Murao, Director of the National University Corporation Support Division, and others.5name is4Mon16On Thursday, I visited Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.

At the start of the inspection, President Toshio Iseki and other members of the university's executive board gave us an overview of the university's efforts to strengthen its education and research system, the cutting-edge research activities being conducted at the Institute of Aquatic Organism Production Engineering, and the land utilization projects. Following this, we exchanged various opinions on these initiatives.

Afterward, we visited the Institute of Aquatic Organism Production Engineering at the Shinagawa Campus and received an explanation of surrogate parent fish techniques from Professor Ryosuke Yazawa. We also inspected the international mixed-residency dormitory "Seitaka Dormitory," which opened this April, before moving to the Etchujima Campus to see the hydrogen fuel cell ship "Raicho" developed by our university.NAfter boarding the ship for a tour, we received an explanation about the newly established "Next-Generation Ship Operation Technology Development Center" at our university.

In the President's office (from left: Director Minami, Director Murakami, Director Maida, President Iseki, Director Murao of the National University Corporation Support Division, Section Chief Tamagawa of the Second Support Section, Section Chief Mochizuki of the Legal Affairs Section, Staff Member Matsunaga of the Second Support Section, Staff Member Matsumoto of the National University Strategy Office)

Visit to the Aquatic Biotechnology Research Institute

Inspection of the land utilization project (Aotaka Dormitory)

Hydrogen fuel cell ship "Raicho"N”Inspection

Hearing a presentation from the "Next-Generation Ship Operation Technology Development Center"