Participating universities from Japan Total 25 Universities and 6 Institutions No. University name Remarks 1 Hokkaido University 2 Tohoku University 3 Akita University 4 University of Tsukuba 5 Saitama University 6 Chiba University 7 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 8 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology 9 Yokohama National University 10 Niigata University 11 Nagaoka University of Technology 12 Nagoya University 13 Kyoto University 14 Hiroshima University 15 Yamaguchi University Observer 16 Naruto University of Education 17 Kyushu University 18 Nagasaki University 19 Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology 20 Meikai University 21 Shibaura Institute of Technology 22 Sophia University 23 Asahi University 24 Ritsumeikan University 25 Ryukoku University Other institutions 1 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan (MEXT) 2 Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) 3 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 4 Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) 5 The Japan Association of National Universities (JANU) 6 Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Observer Participating universities from Republic of South Africa Total 21 Universities and 7 Institutions No. University name Remarks 1 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2 Central University of Technology, Free State 3 Durban University of Technology 4 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 5 North-West University 6 Rhodes University 7 Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 8 Stellenbosch University 9 Tshwane University of Technology 10 University of Cape Town 11 University of Johannesburg 12 University of KwaZulu-Natal 13 University of Limpopo 14 University of Mpumalanga 15 University of Pretoria 16 University of South Africa 17 University of the Free State 18 University of the Western Cape 19 University of the Witwatersrand 20 University of Zululand 21 Vaal University of Technology Other institutions 1 Department of Science and Technology (DST) 2 Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) 3 National Research Foundation (NRF) 4 Universities South Africa (USAf) 5 South African Technology Network (SATN) 6 Alliance for Collaboration on Climate & Earth Systems Science (ACCESS) 7 The South African Embassy in Japan.