Port-City University League

Yokohama National University A. Nagashima Port-city Historically, the port-city has been ・ the gate for a country or a continent in-and-out of goods, people and culture. ・ accumulated heritage properties, knowledge and information ・ the base of prominent and influential university Expected features of cooperation Targeting, for example, trade, border control, communication, industrial development, coastal management, and environmental protection.

Participation expected from university, city and citizens, port authority The start：Proposal of the PUL concept 2005: Strong responces from UK, China, India, Brazil, and others. Discussion started. Positive answer from the city gov. and the Port Authority No financial guarantee in the beginning, but later, supports from YNU, the City, the Port and donations. The First Seminar of PUL

In Yokohama, 2006 Delegates from seven universities participated. Lectures and reports on maritime studies, marine technology, disaster safety and university introductions. “Yokohama Sea Week” with several additional events. Signed the PUL Declaration. YOKOHAMA

The Seminar From the Declaration of PUL in 2006 “ Recognizing that the world’s port cities share common interests ・・・”

“・・・while enjoying their own unique history, tradition and culture”

Key words; “common” , “unique” SOTON

YCU UBC UL YNU

SJTU

HCMCUT IIT Madras

USP

Port-city University League (PUL) HCMCUT Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology IIT Madras Indian Institute of Technology Madras SJTU Shanghai Jiao Tong University SOTON University of Southampton UBC University of British Columbia UL USP University of Sao Paulo YCU YNU Yokohama National University *As of Feb. 1, 2008 Signing the Declaration Policy agreed Continuation A proverb: “Continuation makes power” Compact size Welcome some more members, but not too large Common ground A common ground for various projects Flexible Not too formal. No written constitution. Expecting １．Cooperation on diversified subjects Trade, economy, border management, industrial development, culture, art, environment/sustainability, and education. ２．Regional co-operations University, citizen, port,・・・ ３．Dense and close tie Also a node for regional universities/organizations Role of PUL PUL to be a ground, not itself a project. So, PUL to lead new research cooperations, new exchange programs, information exchanges, network formations, and so on. Additional events at the 1st seminar Visit of Yokohama Port Citizens too participated. “Sea Week” at Yokohama National Univ. PUL events International seminar on marine technology Events with citizens Visiting the Port of Yokohama by boat The 2nd seminar of PUL 2007 in Chennai (Madras), India Hosts; Indian Inst. Tech. and the Port Authority, Madras 3 days seminar Sessions of lectures, reports Visits of the Great Tsunami sites, port facilities and the Marine University

New programs discussed at PUL A joint course on port management India, Japan, Europe Cooperation of graduate courses Europe, Japan, India Participation to 150 Years Events in Yokohama Future meetings of PUL Proposal of the 3rd PUL Seminar 2008, in Lisbon, Portugal Hosts: Univ. Lisbon (and Port Authority of Lisbon) Plan of the 4th PUL Seminar in 2009 Vancouver ? Yokohama ? Experiences from PUL Advantages of modest size easy to organize close communication Merit of cooperation of socio-humanity-natural sciences Merit of community participation city-citizens, port, regional organizations Examples of international activity of Yokohama National University(YNU) Accepted many foreign students since early stage (graduates working at important positions in their countries) Exchange programs with 23 countries and 63 universities Courses in English offered (about 70 students) International research cooperations in various fields including disaster safty, environment, etc. Encountering difficulties at YNU As a medium size university, departments to accept are limited. (No departments on medicine, law etc.) Limited financial/human resources. (Not much earnings of the fund due to low interest rate ) Limited number of dormitories and residential facilities..

. A New International Strategy of YNU Starting from 2008, examples of targets; ・ Upgrading international competency in education and research ・ Intensified efforts on focused areas/programs/universities ・ Encouraging the start of original programs such as PUL ・ Rational effort to upgrade YNU in international/national ranking