Ambassador Moi Lemosila of Kenya to Japan and his delegation visited the university.
On Friday, October 23, Ambassador Moi Remosilla of Kenya and his delegation visited the university and held discussions with Chairman Yoshihide Akiya, Vice President Akio Nishiura, Vice President Norihiko Shinomiya, and others.
During the discussion, Ambassador Remosira expressed gratitude for the university's efforts in learning Swahili and the long-standing relationship with University of Nairobi, stating, "Deepening understanding of each other's languages is an important theme in exchange. I hope to further develop international exchange and encourage Kenyan international students to learn about Japan's cultural background and give back to their home countries," expressing his expectations for the future.
Vice President Nishiura introduced the history of exchanges between our university and African countries, including the "Swahili Language Speech Contest," and stated, "We will continue to strive for the development of inter-university exchanges and the emergence of talent who contribute to world peace."
Vice President Shinomiya expressed his gratitude for the achievements of Kenyan-born athletes in our university's ekiden team, stating, "By having athletes from Kenya join, we learn from each other's different cultures and have a positive impact on the entire team. We hope that international and Japanese students will unite and strive to become the best in Japan."
Additionally, international students from Kenya also attended the roundtable venue, and a Q&A session was held at the end.
Afterward, the ambassador and his entourage visited the university's Ikeda Memorial Ground, where they interacted with the track and field team's head coach, Kazuki Enoki, as well as Kenyan runners Stephen Mucini (4th year), Solomon Mutuku (2nd year), and Benard Kikumbi (1st year), and offered warm words of encouragement to the athletes.
