Prof. Masashi Kawaichi, Director, NAIST Indonesia Office, and Mr. Tsutomu Hashida, Director, Division for Global Education, visited our office in Bogor, the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (RistekDikti), the JASSO Indonesia Office in Jakarta, and the Collaboration Office with Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta from February 15 to 17, 2017.

In Bogor, Prof. Kawaichi and Mr. Hashida had a meeting with Dr. Muchdar Davis, an Indonesian alumnus specially tasked by Indonesia NAIST Alumni Association (INAA) for collaborative operations, to discuss matters related to office management, alumni relations, public relations and Indonesian government scholarships.

In Jakarta, they went to RistekDikti and consulted with Dr. Muklas Ansori, Director for Human Resources Qualification, Mr. John I Pariwono, Coordinator of Overseas Scholarship, and other related administrators concerning scholarship issues. They also visited the JASSO office to talk about NAIST's participation in the Study in Japan Fair in Jakarta this year.

In Yogyakarta, they visited the collaboration office for a meeting with NAIST alumni headed by Prof. Edy Meiyanto (UGM), INAA President, and exchanged views on possible cooperation for the Study in Japan Fair and other collaborative activities.

In these visits, a mutual understanding of the expectations and aims of collaboration in higher education and research was achieved, and it was also an excellent opportunity to strengthen relations with governmental organizations as well as NAIST alumni.

NAIST Indonesia Office	Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education
JASSO Indonesia Office	NAIST Collaboration Office with UGM