{"627884":{"#nid":"627884","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Student Exchange Program Established Between Japan and Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and the Nakatani Foundation for Advancement of Measuring Technologies in Biomedical Engineering signed an agreement on October 14, 2019, that facilitates the exchange of Georgia Tech and Japanese university students. This agreement creates the \u003Cstrong\u003ENakatani Research and International Experiences for Students Fellowship Program\u003C\/strong\u003E (Nakatani RIES program).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program will send up to 12 Japanese undergraduate students to Georgia Tech, including the Wallace H. 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We hope undergraduates will use this opportunity to be an active researcher who can think and act on a global basis,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Cstrong\u003EKaouru Takarada\u003C\/strong\u003E, secretary general of the Nakatani Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Nakatani Foundation aims to promote the broad development of biomedical engineering measuring technologies and thereby contribute to global economic and social development and to the improvement of people\u0026rsquo;s lives. While its core business is to support the development of leading technologies in the field of biomedical engineering measuring technologies, the Nakatani Foundation also conducts other activities such as subsidizing technological exchanges and awards to researchers who have attained remarkable achievements in technology development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Through the generosity of the Nakatani Foundation, both Georgia Tech and Japanese undergraduates will gain exposure to cutting-edge research in a range of science and engineering fields,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Margulies\u003C\/strong\u003E, chair of the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe agreement was signed by \u003Cstrong\u003EYves Berthelot\u003C\/strong\u003E, vice provost for international initiatives at Georgia Tech, and \u003Cstrong\u003EIsao Karube\u003C\/strong\u003E, president of the Nakatani Foundation. 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