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On December 9th, 2014, President Susumu Satomi, Executive Vice President Toshiya Ueki, and 29 other faculty and staff from Tohoku University held "Tohoku University Day" at the University of Cambridge.

Following greetings from Minister of Embassy of Japan Hiroshi Matshuura, President Satomi and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Jeremy Sanders exchanged pleasantries and gave presentations introducing their respective universities. Following this, a signing ceremony was held, where both parties signed a Joint Statement in regards to future student and researcher exchanges, as well as further collaborative research. In the evening, President Satomi hosted a dinner (which was also attended by Sir John Walker, recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Chemistry), and the guests enjoyed the opportunity to mingle with President Satomi.

President Satomi (right) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sanders, University of Cambridge (left) at the signing of the Declaration of Intent

Materials Science workshop	Global Safety Workshop

On the 10th, workshops on Global Safety and Materials Science were held, and researchers from Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science and Advanced Institute for Materials Research enjoyed the opportunity to take part in research exchange and discuss their student exchange programs.

Both universities have high expectations for the future developments that will come out of this event.