The rectors of the Sapporo City University and the University of Lapland signed a cooperation agreement in Rovaniemi on Wednesday, 5 August 2015.
From the left: Professor Kazuyo Kanzaki-Sooudi, Rector Mauri Ylä-Kotola, President Takashi Hasumi and Assistant Professor Hirofumi Ueda.
Photo: Arto Vitikka
The Sapporo City University, located on the island of Hokkaido, is
focused on design and nursing. The University of Lapland will become its
fifth international partner, and also its first non-Asian partner
university. At the University of Lapland the cooperation will mostly
focus on the Faculty of Art and Design, and it is closely linked to the
cooperation between the cities of Rovaniemi and Sapporo as well.
Sapporo City University is one of the strategic partners of the
University of Lapland. In its cooperation with Japanese partners, one of
the aims of the University of Lapland is to strengthen cooperation on
Arctic issues with the partner universities in Hokkaido.
For more information:
Rector Mauri Ylä-Kotola, tel. +358 400 276 288
ULapland/Comms/SV