Prof. Masashi Kawaichi (Head of the Division for Educational Promotion), Director Sachi Ando and Coordinator Junko Iwatsuki (Division for Global Education) visited Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to attend the APAIE Conference and Exhibition 2017. APAIE (Asia Pacific Association for International Education) is an association to promote internationalization in higher education and provides a place for international educators to interact and exchange information. At the conference, the NAIST delegates had meetings with representatives from various academic institutions around the world to explore collaborative opportunities. Following APAIE, Director Ando visited National Yang-Ming University in Taipei to exchange information with the faculty members of its IInstitute of Biophotonics to develop future academic and research exchange possibilities.

APAIE 2017 in Kaohsiung	National Yang-Ming University (Taipei)
Meeting with representatives	Meeting with Prof. Wu (left) and Prof. Kao (right) of the Institute of Biophotonics